Douglas A. Cotanche, PhD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery and Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine
Lecturer in Otology & Laryngology, Harvard Medical School
Affiliated Faculty, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology

Website:	http://www.bumc.bu.edu/cotanchelab/
Email:	cotanche@bu.edu
Voice: Fax:	617-638-2541 617-638-2546

Training
Ph.D. in Anatomy, University of North Carolina, 1983
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cell Biology,
University of Pennsylvania,1983-1985.

Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Departments of Otolaryngology and Anatomy,
Medical University of South Carolina, 1985-1987.
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology,
Boston University School of Medicine, 1987-1997.
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology,
Children's Hospital,1998-2008
Associate Professor, Department of Otology & Laryngology,
Harvard Medical School, 1998-2008.

Professional Activities
Secretary/Treasurer and Council Member,
Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 1998-2006.
Council of Scientific Trustees, Deafness Research Foundation,
Scientific Advisory Board of the Central Institute of the Deaf in St. Louis, MO
Section Editor, Hearing Research
Editorial Board, Audiology & Neurotology.

Research Interests
Development and regeneration of vertebrate hair cells
Development and regeneration of the tectorial membrane
Stem cell transplantation into the damaged mammalian cochlea

Teaching
HST 010, Gross Anatomy for first year medical students in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology