Ksenia Gnedeva, PhDAssistant Professor, USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Dr. Gnedeva’s laboratory interrogates how molecular signaling and tissue mechanics control embryonic sensory organ growth and how the developmental programs of self-renewal and differentiation can be re-initiated in the mammalian inner ear after damage. Although the focus is on hearing and balance restoration, the lab has broader interest in the common mechanisms that suppress regeneration in specialized sensory tissues.