Affiliation: UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Dr. Ivan Lopez is the Director of the Cellular and Molecular Laboratory of the Inner ear and Associate Director of the NIDCD National Temporal Bone Laboratory within the Head and Neck Surgery Department at UCLA. Dr. Lopez's research investigates the molecular basis of human inner ear pathology. For this purpose, he uses his expertise in various methodologies, including modern histology, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, laser confocal microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and quantitative image analysis. Dr. Lopez has 135 publications, most related to molecular pathology of the human inner ear. Dr Lopez has been PI or Co-Investigator on several University- and NIH-funded grants.