The mission of the USF Health Auditory Physiology Laboratory is to improve the application of clinical otology and audiology through advanced research of the ear.
With this mission in mind, our laboratory leverages animal models in addition to human participants. Our laboratory is led by Principal Investigator Jeffery T. Lichtenhan, PhD, who is an experienced researcher that works to identify the origins of physiologic measurements from normal and diseased ears. Physiologic measurements from the ear are routinely used to assess and study hearing in the clinic and in the laboratory. However, these measurements are limited because little has been discovered about their cellular origins and contributing mechanisms.
Our research uses innovative approaches to address questions related to the origins of objective measurements of hearing in normal and diseased ears.
