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Alumini Celebration Space from Translational Ear Physiology Team

We warmly acknowledge the students and trainees who have contributed to the ear physiology research. Below is a record of past student researchers, including thesis/project titles and supervision teams! 

Doctoral research

  • Seunga Han — PhD (Physiology) candidate — 2021–2025
    Thesis title: “Purinergic signalling in the cochlea; cross species comparison”
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr; Co-supervisors — P.R. Thorne, S.M. Vlajkovic

Master’s research

  • Louisa Xie — Master of Audiology — 2024–2025
    Thesis title: “3D analysis of arterial network in the sheep cochlea”
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr, P.R. Thorne

  • Sophia Chen — Master of Audiology — 2024–2025
    Thesis title: “Effect of ultrasound on molecular diffusion in cochlear model”
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr, P.R. Thorne

  • Vanshika Chinchalkar — Master of Audiology — 2024–2025
    Thesis title: “Raman spectroscopy for therapeutic compounds and inner ear bone”
    Supervisors: H. Suzuki-Kerr, C. McGoverin, P.R. Thorne

  • Suha Lee — Master of Audiology — 2023–2024
    Thesis title: “Vasculature of the adult and young sheep cochlea”
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr, P.R. Thorne

  • Rosie Lee — Master of Audiology — 2023–2024
    Thesis title: “Intratympanic drug delivery to the inner ear: patients’ perspective study”
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr, P.R. Thorne

  • Judy Lai — Master of Audiology — 2023–2024
    Thesis title: “Temporal bone tissue banking in Aotearoa New Zealand”
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr, P.R. Thorne

  • Ben Thomson — Master of Biomedical Science — 2023–2024
    Thesis title: “Anatomy of the human ear canal and the round window; surgical perspective”
    Supervisors: Primary — P.R. Thorne; Co-supervisors — Philip Bird (Christchurch, Te Whatu Ora), H. Suzuki-Kerr

  • Vanshika Chinchalkar — Master’s (Physiology) — 2022–2023
    Thesis title: “Optical coherence tomography to visualize the inner ear”
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr; Co-supervisors — P.R. Thorne, F. Vanholsbeeck

  • Prakansha Kumar — Master of Audiology — 2021–2022
    Research project title: “P2X receptors in the cochlea”
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr; Co-supervisor — P.R. Thorne

  • Ziyin (Silver) Huang — Master of Audiology — 2020–2021
    Research project title: “P2X4 receptor as therapeutic target for preventing hearing loss”
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr; Co-supervisors — S.M. Vlajkovic, P.R. Thorne

  • Seunga Han — Master of Biomedical Science — 2019–2020
    Research project title: “Characterization of sheep round window membrane”
    Supervisors: Primary — P.R. Thorne; Co-supervisors — S.M. Vlajkovic, H. Suzuki-Kerr

Honours research projects

  • Steven Tran — Honours (Biomedical Science) — 2024
    Thesis title: “Microanatomy of the osseous surface of ovine cochlea”
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr; Co-supervisor — P.R. Thorne

  • Hanson Chong — Honours (Physiology) — 2022
    Thesis project title: “Oval window of the sheep cochlea”
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr; Co-supervisor — P.R. Thorne

Summer studentships

  • Mystie Jacobson — Te Titoki Mataora Summer Studentship (Māori stream) — 2022–2023
    Supervisors: Joint supervision team — H. Suzuki-Kerr, P.R. Thorne, C. McGoverin, F. Vanholsbeeck

  • Fale’aka Bloomfield — Te Titoki Mataora Summer Studentship (Pasifika stream) — 2022–2023
    Supervisors: H. Suzuki-Kerr, P.R. Thorne, C. McGoverin, F. Vanholsbeeck

  • Steven Tran — FMHS Summer Studentship — 2022–2023
    Supervisors: H. Suzuki-Kerr, P.R. Thorne

  • Louisa Xie — FMHS Summer Studentship — 2022–2023
    Supervisors: H. Suzuki-Kerr, Matthews, P.R. Thorne

  • Naketa Philips — Te Titoki Mataora Summer Studentship (Māori stream) — 2022–2023
    Supervisors: Joint supervision team — H. Suzuki-Kerr, P.R. Thorne, C. McGoverin, F. Vanholsbeeck

  • Grace Tawhai — Te Titoki Mataora Summer Studentship (Māori stream) — 2021–2022
    Supervisors: Joint supervision team — H. Suzuki-Kerr, P.R. Thorne, M. Neeff, P. Bird

  • Senerita Pateli — Te Titoki Mataora Summer Studentship (Pasifika stream) — 2021–2022
    Supervisors: H. Suzuki-Kerr, P.R. Thorne, M. Neeff, P. Bird

  • Hanna Ko — FMHS Summer Studentship — 2021–2022
    Supervisors: H. Suzuki-Kerr, Davidson, P.R. Thorne

  • Kahee Cook — FMHS Summer Studentship — 2021–2022
    Supervisors: H. Suzuki-Kerr, Shim, P.R. Thorne

  • Kate Yanagisawa — Summer Studentship — 2020–2021
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr; Co-supervisors — P.R. Thorne, Rachael Taylor

  • Amanda Li — Summer Studentship — 2020–2021
    Supervisors: Primary — Srdjan Vlajkovic; Co-supervisors — Ravi Telang, H. Suzuki-Kerr

  • Fay Abdul Ghani — Summer Studentship — 2019–2020
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr; Co-supervisor — J. Lim

  • Kevin Roy — Summer Studentship — 2019–2020
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr; Co-supervisor — P.R. Thorne

  • Katherine Han — Summer Studentship — 2019–2020
    Supervisors: Primary — H. Suzuki-Kerr; Co-supervisor — Paul Donaldson

  • Matthew Swantica — Summer Studentship — 2018–2019
    Supervisors: Primary — P.R. Thorne; Co-supervisor — H. Suzuki-Kerr

Research elective / short placement

  • Mary Peni — Research Elective (Bachelor of Nursing Māori student; 4-week research placement, Hauora Experience) — May 2022
    Supervisors: H. Suzuki-Kerr, P.R. Thorne

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