Congratulations to Dr. Ana I. López-Porras for successfully defending her PhD dissertation today!!! Ana was the first PhD student to join the #VelezLab.
I cannot wait to see what Ana accomplishes in the next chapter of her career!
Extremely excited to share that the Provost has approved my promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure at UK!
I couldn't have done it without the support of my lab, Department, College, friends, and family. We were all together on a WILD roller coaster for the last 12 months!
What a busy week for the #VelezLab with 2 talks and 4 poster presentations at the 2026 MidWinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology in San Juan, PR! #ARO2026@AROMWM
Congratulations to Samantha Radomski, a PhD student in the #VelezLab, for receiving the 2025 Thomas V. Getchell, PhD Memorial Award for excellence in the Grant Writing Workshop!!!
Webinar Mon, Oct 27, 5pm ET! Emerging Research Grants scientist A. Catalina Vélez-Ortega, Ph.D., describes how, after noise exposure, cochlear supporting cells are involved in detecting tissue damage and in regulating hearing sensitivity. Register at https://t.co/pRBR8PlI4v
Celebrating the publication of our latest paper:
"TRPA1 Deficiency Affects Cochlear Potentials Days After Noise Exposure"
#VelezLab
https://t.co/zD2xvz29Q8
Here's another casualty of the current administration. Make sure to read Uri's thread (all 15!).
The R01 I lost was through the same funding mechanism.
"Dear Dr Velez-Ortega,
I am pleased to inform you that your manuscript has been accepted for publication."
Great way to start the long weekend!
Happy 4th of July, everyone! 🇺🇸
Don't forget to wear hearing protection if you are attending a fireworks show 🎆 👂
Had a great time with the lab members #VelezLab at the Midwest Auditory Research Conference (MARC) hosted by NEOMED.
Looking forward to seeing everyone again in Lexington, KY for #MARC2027!