In this USH Talk, Dr. Kumar Alagramam summarizes therapies to treat two common mutations in Usher syndrome III (USH3) and demonstrates proof-of-concept using animal models of USH3.
Speaker Bio: Dr. Kumar N. Alagramam earned his Masters in Biotechnology and PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He received postdoctoral training in mammalian genetics at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Case Western Reserve University. The long-term goal of his lab is to understand the genetic basis of hearing and deafness. He has focused on ear dysfunction associated with Usher syndrome for the past 15 years. The current focus of his lab is on Usher syndrome type III (USH3). He developed various animal models to understand the etiology and develop therapies for USH3.