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Karen Pawlowski, PhD
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
Office Phone: 214-648-2432
Biography
Dr. Pawlowski obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Minnesota, College of Biological Sciences. Afterward, she supervised the electron microscopy lab of Dr. Ardnt J. Duvall III, the Department of Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota, investigating the vascular permeability of the stria vascularis within the inner ear. Her first publications came from this lab and are published under her maiden name, Robinson.
In 1991, Dr. Pawlowski joined the otologic research laboratory of Dr. Charles G. Wright, the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, UT Southwestern. During her time in Dr. Wright’s lab., Dr. Pawlowski continued to co-author several publications with Dr. Wright while completing her Masters of Science degree in Applied Cognition and Science and her Doctorate of Philosophy in Auditory Neuroscience at UT Dallas. Dr. Pawlowski worked as a Research Scientist for the department of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, UT Dallas, investigating the cellular mechanisms involved in hearing loss due to Usher’s syndrome type 1F. She also consulted on otologic projects with Alcon Labs, Fort Worth, Texas, after completing her degree.
Dr. Pawlowski rejoined the Department of Otolaryngology, UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2003 as Assistant Professor. Her current position involves working with colleagues, graduate students and medical residents investigating several issues involving the anatomy and physiology of the temporal bone.
Education
| Graduate School | University of Texas at Dallas (2000) |
| Graduate School | University of Texas at Dallas (1997) |
| Undergraduate | University of Minnesota Central Office (1981) |
Research Interests
Publications
Alagramam KN, Murcia CL, Kwon HY, Pawlowski KS, Wright CG, and Woychik RP , Nature Genetics , 2001; (27(1)):99-102
Wright CG, Pawlowski KS, Roland PS, and Meyerhoff WL , Laryngoscope; (Also presented at the Southern Section of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society Meeting, St. Petersburg Beach, Fla. Jan. 2000.) , 2000; (110(7)):1112-1118
Pawlowski KS, Wright CG, Meyerhoff WL , Acta Otolaryngologica (Stockholm) , 1998; (118/4):505-510
Badr-El-Dine M, Gerken GM, Wright CG, Robinson KS, Meyerhoff WL , Annals of Otology Rhinology and Laryngology , 1997; (106/11):934-942
Zheng QY, Yu H, Washington JL III, Kisly LB, Kikkawa YS, Pawlowski KS, Wright CG, Alagramam KN , Hearing Research , 2006; (1-2/219):110-20
Pawlowski KS, Kikkawa YS, Wright CG, Alagramam KN , Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology , 2006; (7(1)):in press
Pawlowski KS, Wawro D, Roland PS , Otology and Neurotology , 2005; (26):972-975
Alagramam KN, Stahl JS, Jones SM, Pawlowski KS, Wright CG , Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology , 2005; (6(2)):106-118
Pawlowski KS , Ototoxicity , 2004;