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Faculty Profile Last Modified Time: 01:58:13 PM Wed, 19 May 2021   Contact Information Robert Raphael Associated Profiles  Associate Professor, Bioengineering, Director, Graduate Studies, Rice University   BioScience Research Collaborative, Room No.: 719    rraphael@rice.edu     713-348-3494     713-348-3129    Faculty Profile    Lab Webpage   Bioengineering Department    Auditory System Repair, Inner Ear, Hearing Loss, Deafness, Cultured Cells, 3D Modeling, Optical Imaging, Micromechanical Manipulation, Computational Modeling, Cellular and Molecular Basis of Auditory Function, Cochlear Implants    Associated Profiles Research and Expertise Affiliations Appointments  Research and Expertise Research Interests   The overall focus of the Membrane and Auditory Bioengineering Group is to understand and devise strategies to repair the auditory system. Through basic research into biological membranes and the intricate workings of the inner ear, the group is producing new insights into the causes of hearing loss and deafness. This research includes using cultured cells, 3D culture models, optical imaging, micromechanical manipulation and computational modeling to study the cellular and molecular basis of auditory function. Ultimately, the lab seeks to use the research knowledge to derive novel therapies for hearing loss and inspire new ideas for the design of biosensors and microscale biomedical devices. Ongoing projects include: Understanding the structure and function of prestin and its interaction with the membrane, Computational modeling of ion transport and homeostasis in the inner ear, Development of a 3D culture system of the inner ear, Development of methods to optically measure auditory nerve activity and stimulate the auditory nerve with next generation cochlear implants.  Publications/Creative Works Click here to search for this faculty member's publications on PubMed.  Affiliations  Research Consortia Gulf Cost Consortia for Theoretical & Computational Neuroscience  Training Grants Houston Area Molecular Biophysics Training Program NeuroEngineering IGERT Center for NeuroEngineering  Training Grants NLM Training Program in Biomedical Informatics & Data Science for Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows  Appointments Title Department / School Institution Associate Professor Bioengineering Rice University

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