Anna Lysakowski, Ph.D., serves on the Research Committee of the American Hearing Research Foundation.
Dr. Lysakowski is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at University of Illinois at Chicago.
Dr. Lysakowski is a regular member of the National Institutes of Health Integrative, Functional, and Cognitive Neuroscience 6 (IFCN-6) Study Section. She received the R.R. Bensley Award for Outstanding Cell Biology Researh from the American Association of Anatomists. She has published numerous scientific articles and book chapters, and is the recipient of several grants from the National Institutes of Health and NASA.
Dr. Lysakowski is a member of several professional organizations, including the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Society for Neuroscience, American Association of Anatomists, American Physiological Society, the Bárány Society, and the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology. She is on the Program Committee for the Association for Research in Otolaryngology and the Educational Affairs Committee for the American Association of Anatomists.
Dr. Lysakowski holds a Ph.D. in Anatomy from the University of Illlinois at Chicago. She received additional research training at the University of Chicago and the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, MA. Her research interests include vestibular and cochlear peripheral anatomy, physiology and development, and vestibular efferent innervation.