Our Team
Taha A. Jan
Principal Investigator
Dr. Jan is a surgeon-scientist with an interest in developmental and regenerative biology of the inner ear with the ultimate goal of translating discoveries in the laboratory to therapies in the clinic and operating room.
Dr. Jan is an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology who is a board-certified Otologist, Neurotologist, and Skull Base Surgeon. He graduated with a bachelor's in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Vanderbilt University prior to attending medical school at Stanford University. He then went onto residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary / Harvard Program in Boston. Dr. Jan completed the Stanford University Clinician Scientist Training Program, a T32 postdoctoral research fellowship followed by Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery clinical fellowship. He was an Assistant Professor at UCSF for 2 years prior to joining VUMC in July 2022.
Sushobhan Biswas
Postdoctoral Scholar
Abel David
UCSF Otolaryngology Resident
Angela Ling
UMass Medical Student
Macey Soltis
Research Assistant II
Ruiqi Zhou
Data Science Institute
Student
Lab Alumni
Han Yin
(2021-2022)
UCSF Medical Student
Sarah Easow
(2021-2022)
Junior Specialist
Yasmin Eltawil
(2020-2022)
UCSF Medical Student
Ryan Murphy
(Summer 2021)
Albert Einstein Medical Student
Lab Events
Lab dinner - June 2022 - UCSF
Lab dinner - June 2022 - UCSF
Abel David presenting at the AAO-HNS September 2022
Abel David wins best resident research presentation award - UCSF - June 2022