David G. Zeddies, PhD

 

Postdoctoral Fellow

Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Biology of Hearing

1210 Biology-Psychology Building

University of Maryland

Phone (301) 405-6903 Fax (301) 405-9358

email dzeddies@umd.edu

 

Academic Positions

University of Maryland-College Park; Postdoctoral Fellow; 2003 - present

Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA; summer 2003

  • Grass Fellowship in Neuroscience

Loyola University-Chicago; Research Associate, 2001-2003

 

Education

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL – Doctoral Student, 1994-2001

  • Awarded Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), 2001
  • Northwestern University Institute for Neuroscience (NUIN) in the department of Neurobiology and Physiology (NBP)

Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA – student; 1999

  • Methods in Computational Neuroscience

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL – Undergraduate student; 1985 – 1990

  • Completed undergraduate education on full athletic scholarship
  • Awarded Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1990
  • Concurrently completed all Pre-Med requirements

 

Academic Awards

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) pre-doctoral individual National Research Service Award (NRSA), 1997-2000
  • Northwestern University Institute for Neuroscience student fellowship, 1994-1995

 

Employment

Northwestern University Institute for Neuroscience, 1994-1995

Teaching Assistant: Neurobiology Laboratory; Honors Neurobiology

Invited Lecturer: Honors Neurobiology, Neurobiology Laboratory, Fund. Hearing Science

Richard Klein & Son; Electrical Contractors, Reading, PA - Electrician; 1992 - 1993 

  • In a small firm (10 employees), helped design, build, install, and field-test industrial electrical control systems

Yeaman Packaging Group, Wheeling, IL - Machine Design Engineer; 1990 - 1991

  • In a small national firm ($10 million/year sales), assigned responsibility for complete mechanical and electrical design of fully automated, high-speed packaging lines

 

Publications

·         Zeddies, D.G. and Siegel, J.H. (2004) A biophysical model of the inner hair cell. J Acoust Soc Am 116(1):426-41.

·         Zeddies DG and Fay RR (2005) Development of the acoustic startle response of zebrafish to tones. J Exp Biol 208(7):1363-1372.

·         Zeddies, D.G.; Dong, Q.; and Siegel, J.H. (in preparation) Swelling of outer hair cells in isolated, perfused, adult gerbil cochlea: Evidence for chloride channels.

·         Zeddies, D.G. and Siegel, J.H. (in preparation) Time-domain analysis of receptor potentials in inner hair cells of the isolated adult gerbil cochlea.

·         Zeddies, D.G. and Siegel, J.H. (in preparation) Frequency-domain analysis of receptor potentials in inner hair cells of the isolated adult gerbil cochlea.

 

Presentations

·         Zeddies DG and Fay RR (2004) Development of the acoustic startle response of zebrafish to tones. Abst. Assoc. Res. Otolarygol. 27:43.

·         Zeddies, D.G. and Siegel, J.H. (2000) “Is there a presynaptic mechanism for adaptation in IHCs?”. Abst. Assoc. Res. Otolarygol. 23:194.

·         Zeddies, D.G.; Dong, Q.; and Siegel, J.H. (2000) “Rapid swelling of hair cells in isolated cochleas perfused with standard media”. Abst. Assoc. Res. Otolarygol. 23:259.

·         Zeddies, D.G. and Siegel, J.H. (1999) “Some currents of inner hair cells of the adult gerbil cochlea”. Abst. Assoc. Res. Otolarygol. 22:211.

·         Zeddies, D.G. and Siegel, J.H. (1997) “Inward currents in adult inner hair cells of the isolated gerbil cochlea”. Abst. Soc. Neurosci. 23:461.

·         Zeddies, D.G. and Siegel, J.H. (1996) “Influence of the basolateral membrane of the development of receptor potential in a simulated inner hair cell”. Abst. Assoc. Res. Otolarygol. 19:184.

·         Zeddies, D.G. and Siegel, J.H. (1995) “A Physiologically Based Model of the Inner Hair Cell”. Abst. Assoc. Res. Otolarygol. 18:153.

 

Athletic Achievements and Awards

  • USA National Gymnastics Team member
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Nissen Award Recipient, 1989 (Equivalent to the Heisman Trophy of football, determined through combined academic and athletic accomplishment)
  • 6-Time NCAA All-American
  • Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipient
  • University of Illinois Athlete of the Year
  • 1988 and 1989 Big Ten Conference Gymnast of the Year