Congratulations to Ms. Beija Robbins and Mr. Valentin Kochenkov, members of the 2016 graduating class at WSU Vancouver. Beija received her B.S. in Neuroscience and Valentine his B.S. in Biology. Both will continue working in the lab as research technicians while they each apply to medical school.

Congratulations to Ms. Anna Roche, member of the 2016 graduating class at Camas High School. Anna joined the lab in 2013. She will attend the University of Washington this fall.

Congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Alex Young on his acceptance to medical school! Alex began working in the lab as an undergraduate, then transitioned to a research technician role after his graduation in 2014. Alex has a Navy scholarship to attend the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale, AZ.

Check out our latest research on quinoline ring derivatives as protective agents in aminoglycoside-related hearing loss. The paper by lab members Matthew Kruger and Robby Boney was published last week in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. Our co-authors are Dr. Joe Trapani and members of his lab at Amherst College.