Lisa Goodrich, Ph.D.

Lisa Goodrich, PhD – People Feature

Professor of Neurobiology and Department Vice Chair in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School.

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Contact

Email: lisa_goodrich@hms.harvard.edu

Goodrich Lab website: goodrich.med.harvard.edu

The Goal

The Goodrich Lab studies how hearing circuits form and function, and what leads to their deterioration.

The Impact

Studying how the brain and ear work together to produce our sense of hearing offers insight into a key sensory system that people and animals use to navigate the world.

Hearing can be impaired by genetic mutations, infection, or exposure to excessively loud sounds. Deciphering the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the formation and function of auditory circuits may lead to improved protection of hearing and treatments for hearing loss.

This work has the potential to help people of all ages more fully enjoy the sounds that enrich our lives.

A Closer Look

Harvard Medicine Magazine — Spring 2020: 5 Questions with a Neurobiologist: A Conversation with Lisa Goodrich

Lisa reflects on the rewards and challenges of life as a researcher and offers advice for others interested in pursuing scientific research. She discusses the molecular origins of sensory circuits, the rewards of scientific discovery, and the importance of flexibility in research and career paths.

Harvard Medical School News — August 2018: Hearing Class

A study led by Dr. Goodrich found that the inner-ear neurons that carry sound information to the brain fall into three molecularly distinct subtypes.

One of these subtypes is selectively lost in aging mice, and the diversity of subtypes fails to develop properly in a mouse model of deafness. These findings could help explain age-related and inherited hearing loss.