Jizhen Lin, MD

Contact Information Phone: 612-626-9872 Fax: 612-626-9871 Email: linxx004@umn.edu Address: Lions Research Bldg. Room 221A 2001 6th Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455

Assistant Professor

Research

Otitis media with a focus on mucous cell metaplasia in pneumococcal otitis media.

Identification of cochlear neural progenitors and differentiation of them into hair cells, supporting cells and neurons in vitro.

Identification of head and neck cancer stem cells and determination of their role in initiating head and neck cancer.

Education & Training

Medical School
Fujian Medical College

Residency
Union Hospital

Fellowships
Clinical - Union Hospital
Research - University of Minnesota

Graduate School
Fujian Medical College

Selected Publications

Lin J, Tsuboi Y, Rimell F, Liu G, Toyama K, Kawano H, Paparella MM, Ho SB:  Expression of mucins in Mucoid Otitis Media. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2003; 4:384-393.

Hamajima Y, Komori M, Preciado DA, Choo DI, Moribe K, Murakami S, Ondrey FG, Lin J: Id1 induces the proliferation of keratinocytes and expression of keratin 10: the pathological basis for cholesteatoma. 2008; J Assoc Res Otolaryngol, revised.

Ozeki M, Hamajima Y, Feng L, Ondrey FG, Schlentz EP, Lin J: Id1 induces the proliferation of cochlear sensorineural epithelial cells via the nuclear factor kappa B/cyclin D1 pathway in vitro. J Neurosci Res 2007. 85:515-524.