William Brownell, Ph.D.

William Brownell, Ph.D.
Jake and Nina Kamin Chair and Professor
Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Education:

B.S. Physics, University of Chicago (1968)
Ph.D., University of Chicago (1973)

Academic Phone Number
713-798-8540


Academic Office Location
6501 Fannin Street, Suite NA500
Houston, Texas 77030

E-mail address:
brownell@bcm.edu

Selected Publications:

Ermilov SA, Murdock DR, Qian F, Brownell WE, Anvari B. Studies of plasma membrance mechanics and plasma membrane-cytoskeleton interactions using optical tweezers and fluorescence imaging. J Biomech 2006; Feb 23;[Epub ahead of print].

Liao Z, Popel AS, Brownell WE, Spector AA. Effect of voltage-dependent membrance properties on active force generation in cochlear outer hair cell. J Acoust Soci Am 2005;118:3737-46.

Liao Z, Popel AS, Brownell WE, Spector AA. High-frequency force generation in the constrained cochlear outer hair cell: a model study. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2005;6:378-89.

Murdock DR, Ermilov SA, Spector AA, Popel AS, Brownell WE, Anvari B. Effects of chlorpromazine on mechanical properties of the outer hair cell plasma mambrane. Biophys J 2005;89:4090-5.

Spector AA, Popel AS, Eatock RA, Brownell WE. Mechanosensitive channels in the lateral wall can enhance the cochlear outer hair cell frequency response. Ann Biomed Eng 2005;33:991-1002.

Ermilov SA, Murdock DR, El-Daye D, Brownell WE, Anvari B. Effects of salicylate on plasma membrance mechanics. J Neurophysiol 2005;94:2105-10.

Liao Z, Popel AS, Brownell WE, Spector AA. Modeling high-frequency electromotility of cochlear outer hair cell in microchamber experiment. J Acoust Soc Am 2005;117:2147-57.

Rabbitt RD, Ayliffe HE, Christensen D, Pamarthy K, Durney C, Clifford S, Brownell WE. Evidence of piezoelectric resonance in isolated outer hair cells. Biophys J 2005;88:2257-65.

Weizel EK, Tasker R, Brownell WE. Outer hair cell piezoelectricity: frequency response enhancement and resonance behavior. J Acoust Soc Am 2003;114:1462-6.

Spector AA, Brownell WE, Popel AS. Effect of outer hair cell piezoelectricity on high-frequency receptor potentials. J Acoust Soc Am 2003;113:453-61.

Wang X, Su H, Copenhagen LD, Vaishnav S, Pieri F, Shope CD, Brownell WE, De Biasi M, Paylor R, Bradley A. Urocortin-deficient mice display normal stress-induced anxiety behavior at autonomic control but an impaired acoustic startle response. Mol Cell Biol 2002;22:6605-10.

Brownell WE. On the origins of outer hair cell electromotility. In Berlin CI, Hood LJ, Ricci AJ, eds. Hair cell micromechanics and otoacoustic emissions. Albany, NY: Delmar-Thomson Learning; 2002. pp. 25-47.

Li Z, Anvari B, Takashima M, Brecht P, Torres JH, Brownell WE. Membrane tether formation from outer hair cells with optical tweezers. Biophys J 2002;82:1386-95.

Morimoto N, Raphael RM, Nygren A, Brownell WE. Excess plasma membrance and effects of ionic amphipaths on the mechanics of the outer hair cell lateral wall. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2002;282: C1076-1086.

Brownell WE, Spector AA, Raphael RM, Popel AS. Micro- and nanomechanics of the cochlear outer hair cell. Ann Rev Biomed Eng 299103:169-94.

Lue AJ-C, Zhao H-B, Brownell WE. Chlorpromazine alters outer hair cell electromotility. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001;125:71-6.

Oghalai JS, Holt JR, Nakagawa T, Jung TM, Coker NJ, Jenkins HA, Eatock RA, Brownell WE. Harvesting human hair cells. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2000;109:9-16.

Oghalai JS, Zhao H-B, Kutz JW, Brownell WE. Voltage- and tension-dependent lipid mobility in the outer hair cell plasma membrane. Science 2000;287:658-61.

Raphael RM, Popel AS, Brownell WE. A membrane bending model of outer hair cell electromotility. Biophys J 2000;78:2844-52.

Ratnanather JT, Popel AS, Brownell WE. An analysis of the hydraulic conductivity of the extracisternal space of the cochlear outer hair cell. J Math Biol 2000;40:372-82.

Brownell WE. How the Ear Works - Nature's Solutions For Listening. Volta Review 1999;99:9-28.

Lue AJ, Brownell WE. Salicylate induced changes in outer hair cell lateral wall stiffness. Hear Res 1999;135:163-8.

Oghalai JS, Tran TD, Raphael RM, Nakagawa T, Brownell WETransverse and lateral mobility in outer hair cell lateral wall membranes. Hear Res 1999;135:19-28.

Spector AA, Brownell WE, Popel AS. Nonlinear active force generation by cochlear outer hair cell. J Acoust Soc Am 1999;105:2414-20.

Brownell WE, Popel AS. Electrical and mechanical anatomy of the outer hair cell. In: Palmer AR, Rees A, Summerfield AQ, Meddis R, eds. Psychophysical and Physiological Advances in Hearing. London: Whurr Publishers; 1998. pp. 89-96.

Oghalai JS, Holt JR, Nakagawa T, Jung TM, Coker NJ, Jenkins HA, Eatock RA, Brownell WE. Ionic currents and electromotility in human hair cells. J Neurophysiol 1998;79:2235-9.

Oghalai JS, Patel AA, Nakagawa T, Brownell WE.  Fluorescence-imaged microdeformation of the outer hair cell lateral wallJ Neurosci 1998;18:48-58.

Halter JA, Kruger RP, Yium MJ, Brownell WEThe influence of the subsurface cisterna on the electrical properties of the outer hair cellNeuroreport 1997;8:2517-21.

Sit PS, Lue A, Spector AA, Popel AS, Brownell WEMicropipet aspiration on the outer hair cell lateral wallBiophys J 1997; 72:2812-9.

Chertoff ME, Brownell WECharacterization of cochlear outer hair cell turgor. Am J Physiol 1994;266:C467--C479.

Dieler R, Shehata-Dieler WE, Brownell WEConcomitant salicylate-induced alterations of outer hair cell subsurface cisternae and electromotilityJ Neurocytol 1991;20:637653.

Brownell WEOuter hair cell electromotility and otoacoustic emissions. Ear Hear 1990;11:82-92.

Zidanic M, Brownell WEThe fine structure of the intracochlear potential field. I. The silent currentBiophys J 1990;57:1253-68.

Siegel JH, Brownell WESynaptic and golgi membrane recycling in cochlear hair cellsJ Neurocytol 1986;15:311-28.

Brownell WE, Bader CR, Bertrand D, de Ribaupierre Y. Evoked mechanical responses of isolated cochlear outer hair cellsScience 1985;227:194-6.

Brownell WE, Manis PB, Zidanic M, Spirou GA.  Acoustically evoked radial current densities in scala tympani. J Acoust Soc Am 1983;74:792-800.

Brownell WECochlear transduction: An integrative model and reviewHear Res 1982;6:335-60.

Young ED, Brownell WE. Responses to tones and noise of single cells in dorsal cochlear nucleus of unanesthetized catsJ Neurophysiol 1976;39:282-300.

Brownell WEOrganization of the cat trapezoid body and the discharge characteristics of its fibersBrain Res 1975; 94:413-33.

Return to Physician Directory | Otolaryngology Home page


BCM Public | BCM Intranet | Privacy Notices | Contact BCM | BCM Site Map |

©2001-2007 Baylor College of Medicine
Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Mail: One Baylor Plaza, NA102, Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-798-5906
E-mail: oto@bcm.edu

Last modified:June 15, 2007