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Uncovering hair cell regeneration in the blind Mexican Tetra<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Project Description:<\/strong> My research focuses on sensory regeneration in the blind Mexican cavefish (<i>Astyanax mexicanus<\/i>). Specifically, I investigate how the lateral line system regenerates after damage, comparing surface and cave morphs to uncover cellular and molecular mechanisms that govern repair and sensory adaptation. My goal is to identify principles of regeneration that can ultimately inform strategies for restoring hearing and balance in humans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4100d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4100d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c9afb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73c9afb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Published work and presentations<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477bd29 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"477bd29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a8fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36a8fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Published paper:<\/b><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Schmoker AM, Perez Pearson LM, Cruz C, Colon Flores LG, Branfeild S, Pag\u00e1n Torres FD, Fonseca K, Cantres YM, Salgado Ramirez CA, Melendez LM, Ballif BA, Washington AV. Defining the TLT-1 interactome from resting and activated human platelets. J Proteomics. 2020 Mar 20;215:103638. doi: 10.1016\/j.jprot.2020.103638. Epub 2020 Jan 8. 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