James C. Saunders 
Principal 
Investigator 

Auditory  
Research Lab 

5-Ravdin-ORL 
3400 Spruce St. 
University of Pennsylvania 
Philadelphia, PA 19104 
(215) 898-7504 
saunderj@mail.med.upenn.edu 

Curriculum Vitae in Full 

Research Interests

Auditory developmental neurobiology

Cochlear and hair cell micromechanics and transduction

Peripheral and central auditory nervous system signal processing

Hair cell injury repair and regeneration

Consequences of intense sound on hearing

Education 

Ph.D., 1967-1968, Princeton University, Sensory Psychology

M.A., 1965-1967, Princeton University, Sensory Psychology

M.A., 1963-1965, Conneticut College, Experimental Psychology

B.S., 1959-1963, Ohio Wesleyan University, Psychology

Current Appointments and Positions

Professor of Research Otorhinolaryngology and Physiology

Professor of Neuroscience

Editorial Review Board: Hearing Research

Editorial Review Board: Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Medical Advisory Board: National Organization for Hearing Research

Chair, Medical School Faculty Senate

Member, Neuroscience, Bioengineering, Physiology Graduate Groups

Recent Awards

1997, Class of 2000 Excellence in Teaching Award

1996, Class of 1999 Excellence in Teaching Award

1992 Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award

1988 Claude Pepper Seven-Year Research Award

Recent Publications

1. Werner, Y. L., Montgomery, L. G., Safford, S. D., Igic, P., & Saunders, J. C. How body size affects middle-ear structure and function and auditory sensitivity in Gekkonoid lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology, 1998, 201, 487 – 502.
2. Chin, K., Kurian, R. & Saunders, J. C. Maturation of tympanic layers and collagen in the embryonic and post-hatch chick (Gallus domesticus). Journal of Morphology, 1997, 233, 257 – 266.
3. Duncan, K. R., Dyce, & Saunders, J. C. Low calcium abolishes tip-links and alters relative stereocilia motion in chick cochlear hair cells. Hearing Research, 1998, In Press.
4. Saunders, J. C., Adler, H. J., Cohen, Y. E., Smullen, S. & Kazahaya, K. Morphometric changes in the chick nucleus magnocellularis following acoustic overstimulation. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1998, 390, 412 – 426.