Zhongmin Lu

Zhongmin Lu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Miami's College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on auditory neuroscience, genetic hearing disorders, and developmental biology using zebrafish models.

His work explores auditory function development, CRISPR/Cas9 applications for gene editing in hearing research, and molecular mechanisms of hair cell-neuronal connections. Publications highlight studies on alcohol-sensitive developmental periods, otolith organ transcriptomics, and genetic mutations causing deafness.

Recent research trends emphasize zebrafish as a model for human hearing disorders, directional hearing mechanisms in aquatic species, and high-throughput auditory assessments during early development.