Biography
My research centres on three key areas: the fundamental biology of sensory encoding in the inner ear, the pathophysiology of hearing and balance disorders, and the broader impact of these disorders on health and wellbeing. My overarching objective is to pioneer innovative strategies for prevention and treatment. To achieve this mission, my team employs a diverse, interdisciplinary toolkit, encompassing epidemiology, physiology, imaging, transcriptomics, genomics, and evolutionary biology. Our research spans both animal models and human studies. Equally important to my work is the commitment to providing exceptional scientific and academic training to students at all stages of their education.
Please see my Research Staff Profile for more detail.
Key Publications:
- Schubert et al., 2024. Pathophysiological processes underlying hidden hearing loss revealed in Kcnt1/2 double knockout mice. Aging Cell.
- Paplou et al., 2023. Functional, Morphological and Molecular Changes Reveal the Mechanisms Associated with Age-Related Vestibular Loss. Biomolecules.
- Schubert et al., 2022. Transcriptome-Guided Identification of Drugs for Repurposing to Treat Age-Related Hearing Loss. Biomolecules.
- Schubert et al., 2021. A retrospective cross-sectional study on tinnitus prevalence and disease associations in the Dutch population-based cohort Lifelines. Hearing Research.
- Reijntjes et al., 2019. Sodium-activated potassium channels shape peripheral auditory function and activity of the primary auditory neurons in mice. Scientific Reports.
Key collaborators:
- The MSCA Doctoral Network PROVIDE
- Professor Karen Steel, King's College London
- Professor Pim van Dijk, University Medical Centre Groningen, the Netherlands
- Professor Christine Köppl, Oldenburg University, Oldenburg, Germany