Our Members

juhnx001@umn.edu

Steven Juhn is Professor of Otolarynglogy and Director of the Auditory Biochemistry Laboratory, University of Minnesota.

Education

• M.D. from Kyungpook National University, Korea
• M.S. from Seoul National University, Korea
• Dr. Med. from University of Dusseldorf, Germany

Current Research Interests

1. Pathogenesis of otitis media and new treatment design
2. Biochemistry of inner ear fluids and tissues (blood-labyrinth barrier)
3. Pathogenesis of Meniere’s disease
4. Mechanisms of age-related hearing loss and management
5. Repair of inner ear organs by stem cell implantation

Selected Publications

• Juhn SK, Hunter BA, Odland RM. Blood-labyrinth barrier and fluid dynamics of the inner ear. Int Tinnitus J, 7:72-83, 2001.
• Juhn SK, Tsuprun V, Oh S, Hunter B, Schachern P. Interaction between middle and inner ears in otitis media. Audiological Medicine, 3:159-161, 2004.
• Preciado DA, Caicedo E, Jhangjee R, Silver R, Juhn SK, Choo DI, Ondrey FG. Pseudomonas seruginosa lipopolysaccharide induction of keratinocyte proliferation, NF-?B, and cyclin D1 is inhibited by indomethacin. J Immunol, 174: 2964-2973, 2005.
• King TA, AbuGhazalen R, Juhn SK, Adams GL, Ondrey FG. Induction of heat shock protein 70 and NF-?B in squamous cell carcinoma. Otolaryn-Head and Neck Surgery, 133: 70-79, 2005.
• Juhn SK, Lee JE, Lee S, Adams GL. Effects of aging on auditory system. Kor. J of Gerontology 15: 1-7, 2005

Abstracts

• Kim DJ, Li W, Juhn SK. Role of reactive oxygen species and antioxidant system. Association for Research in Otolaryngology February 2000.
• Juhn SK, Hunter BA, Odland RM. Estimation of perilymph concentration of agents applied to round window membrane by microdialysis. Association for Research in Otolaryngology February 2001.
• Juhn SK, Lee YW, Ge M, Hunter BA, Lee SH, Odland R. The role of lateral wall pathology in hearing loss of aged animals. Association for Research in Otolaryngology February 2002.
• Jurney WM, Oh S, Keene CD, Ortiz-Gonzalez XR, Low WC, Verfaillie CM, Juhn SK, Anderson JH. Survival and distribution of adult-derived stem cells transplanted into the adult mouse inner ear. Association for Research in Otolaryngology February 2003.
• Juhn SK, Kim BH, Schachern PA, Adams GL. Blood labyrinth barrier permeability assessment by Evans Blue extravasation. Association for Research in Otolaryngology February 2005.
• Juhn SK, Lee JE, Jung MK, Tsuprun V, Schachern PA. Age-related changes in the rat cochlear lateral wall. Association for Research in Otolaryngology February 2006.