Janet L. Fitzakerley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research
My general research interests include:
- sensory physiology
- hearing science
- central nervous system development
- information processing in the brainstem and inner ear
More specifically, my research is directed toward furthering our understanding of the acquisition of function in the cochlea and cochlear nucleus, particularly with respect to the role of potassium channels and natriuretic proteins. My ongoing research projects include characterization of neurons within the neonatal cochlea and cochlear nucleus using electrophysiological, immunohistochemical and molecular biological techniques.
Education
- 1980 - 1984, B.Sc. (Hons.), Life Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
- 1984 - 1987, M.Sc., Medical Physiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
- 1987 - 1990, Ph.D. program, Physiology (Pharmacology Track), Southern Illinois University, Springfield, Illinois
- 1990 - 1992, Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences (Physiology), Creighton University and Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska
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1992-1995 Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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1996-1997 Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Teaching
Medical School Lectures and Reviews:
- Inner ear physiology
- Sensory physiology
- Antibodies as Drugs
- Anticoagulants, Thrombolytics and Anti-platelet Drugs
- Antiemetics
- Antineoplastics
- Anti-ulcer Drugs
- Laxatives, Antidiarrheals and IBS/IBD Treatments
Undergraduate, Pharmacy and Graduate School Lectures
- PHCL 5001 Drugs and Health
- Cardiovascular Disease Treatments
- Antineoplastics
- GI Drugs
- PHSL 5601 and PHAR 6061 Organ Systems
- PHSL 5602 - Physiology of Organ Systems II
- Ion Channel Physiology Lab
- PHCL 5702 Intrcellular Signaling
- PHSL 5701 Sensory Physiology
Recent Publications
(2003) Fitzakerley, J.L., and Schweitzer, L., Morphology of neurons cultured from subdivisions of the mouse cochlear nucleus, Cell and Tissue Research, 311:145-158, 2003.
(2001) Fitzakerley, J.L. Survival and differentiation of neurons cultured from the mouse cochlear nucleus on selected extracellular matrix components, Neurosci. Lett. 316(3): 183-187, 2001.
(2000) Fitzakerley, J.L, Starr, K.V., Rinn, J.L. and Elmquist, B.J., Expression Of Shal Potassium Channel Subunits In The Adult And Developing Cochlear Nucleus. Hearing Research 147:31-45, 2000.
(1998) Fitzakerley, J.L., McGee, J., and Walsh, E.J., Paradoxical relationship between tuning and threshold during auditory nerve fiber development in kittens. Journal of the Accoustical Society of America, 103:3464-3477, 1998.
(1997) Fitzakerley, J.L., Schaefer, K.L., Kitko, R.A., and Manis, P.B., Properties of cochlear nucleus neurons in primary culture, Hear. Res. 114:148-168, 1997.
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