Our labs are dedicated to discovering new molecular factors associated with various hereditary diseases, including deafness, vision impairment, intellectual disability, and oculocutaneous albinism, utilizing next-generation sequencing.

Saima Riazuddin, PhD, MPH, MBA

Professor at the University of Maryland
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Zubair M. Ahmed, PhD

Professor at the University of Maryland
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

NIH FUNDED:

Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral positions available.

3D representation of opsin expression in photoreceptors

3D representation of opsin expression in photoreceptors

Tripolar Mitotic spindles in LLGL2 mutant cells

Tripolar Mitotic spindles in LLGL2 mutant cells

Bipolar Mitotic spindles in HEK293T cells

Bipolar Mitotic spindles in HEK293T cells

Gamma H2AX expression during Anaphase

Gamma H2AX expression during Anaphase

Neurod expression in zebrafish brain

Neurod expression in zebrafish brain

Alcian staining of 5dpf Zebrafish larvae

Alcian staining of 5dpf Zebrafish larvae

VMR response in zebrafish control and morphant larvae