Publications

 

Scientific journals

Book chapters

Theses

 

Scientific journals

Nowotny, M., and Gummer, A.W. (2011). Vibration responses of the organ of

Corti and the tectorial membrane to electrical stimulation. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 130, 3852-3872.

Schraven, S.P., Hirt, B., Goll, E., Heyd, A., Gummer, A.W., Zenner, H.-P., and

Dalhoff, E. (2012). Conditions for highly efficient and reproducible round-window stimulation in humans. Audiol. Neurotol. 17, 133-138.

Schraven, S.P., Hirt, B., Gummer, A.W., Zenner, H.-P., and Dalhoff, E. (2011).

Controlled round-window stimulation in human temporal bones yielding reproducible and functionally relevant stapedial responses. Hear. Res. 282, 272-282.

Goll, E., Zenner, H.-P., and Dalhoff, E. (2011): Upper bounds for energy

harvesting in the region of the human head.

IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng. 58, 3097-3103.

Goll, E., and Dalhoff, E. (2011). Modeling the eardrum as a string with

distributed force. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 130, 1452-1462.

Dalhoff, E., Turcanu, D., and Gummer, A.W. (2011). Forward and reverse

transfer functions of the middle ear based on pressure and velocity DPOAEs with implications for differential hearing diagnosis. Hear. Res. 280, 86-99.

Fleischer, M., Schmidt, R., and Gummer, A.W. (2010). Compliance profiles

derived from a three-dimensional finite-element model of the basilar membrane. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 127, 2973-2991.

Dalhoff, E., Vetesník, A., Turcanu, D., and Gummer, A.W. (2010).

Schall- und Geschwindigkeits-DPOAE: Technologie, Methodik und Perspektiven. HNO 58, 543-555.

Zhou, J., Fritze, O., Schleicher, M., Wendel, H.-P., Schenke-Layland, K.,

Harasztosi, C., Hu, S., and Stock, U.A. (2010). Impact of heart valve decellularization on 3-D ultrastructure, immunogenicity and thrombogenicity. Biomaterials 31, 2549-2554.

Fritze, O., Schleicher, M., König, K., Schenke-Layland, K., Stock, U., and

Harasztosi, C. (2010). Facilitated noninvasive visualization of collagen and elastin in blood vessels. Tissue Eng. Part C. Methods 16, 705-710.

Vetesník, A., Turcanu, D., Dalhoff, E., and Gummer, A.W. (2009). Extraction

of sources of distortion product otoacoustic emissions by onset-decomposition. Hear. Res. 256, 21-38.

Turcanu, D., Dalhoff, E., Müller, M., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W. (2009).

Accuracy of velocity distortion product otoacoustic emissions for estimating mechanically based hearing loss. Hear. Res. 251, 17-28.

Turcanu, D., Dalhoff, E., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W. (2007). Laser-

Dopplervibrometrische Messungen von DPOAE an Menschen: Trommelfellschwingungen spiegeln Mittel- und Innenohrcharakteristika wider. HNO 55, 930-937.

Dalhoff, E., Turcanu, D., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W. (2007).

Distortion product otoacoustic emissions measured as vibration on the eardrum of human subjects.  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 104, 1546-1551.

Vetesnik, A., Nobili, R., and Gummer, A. (2006). How does the inner ear

generate distortion product otoacoustic emissions? ORL 68, 347-352.

Kaneko, T., Harasztosi, C., Mack, A.F., and Gummer, A.W. (2006).

Membrane traffic in outer hair cells of the adult mammalian cochlea. Eur. J. Neurosci. 23, 2712-2722.

Nowotny, M., and Gummer, A.W. (2006). Nanomechanics of the

subtectorial space caused by electromechanics of cochlear outer hair cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 103, 2120-2125.   Supporting Movie

Nowotny, M., and Gummer, A.W. (2006). Elektromechanische

Transduktion: Einfluss der äußeren Haarsinneszellen auf das Bewegungsmuster des Corti-Organs. HNO 54, 536-543.

Scherer, M.P., and Gummer, A.W. (2005). How many states can the motor

molecule, prestin, assume in an electric field? Biophys. J. 88, L27-L29.

Meyer, J., Preyer, S., Hofmann, S.I., and Gummer, A.W. (2005). Tonic

mechanosensitivity of outer hair cells after loss of tip links. Hear. Res. 202, 97-113.

Scherer, M.P., and Gummer, A.W. (2004). Impedance analysis of the organ

of Corti with magnetically actuated probes. Biophys. J. 87, 1378-1391.

Scherer, M.P., and Gummer, A.W. (2004). Vibration pattern of the organ of

Corti up to 50 kHz: Evidence for resonant electromechanical force. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101, 17652-17657.

Gummer, A.W., Meyer, J., Frank, G., Scherer, M.P., and Preyer, S. (2002).

Mechanical transduction in outer hair cells. Audiol. Neurootol. 7, 13-16.

Schulte, C.C., Meyer, J., Furness, D.N., Hackney, C.M., Kleyman, T.R., and

Gummer, A.W. (2002). Functional effects of a monoclonal antibody to amiloride-binding sites on mechanoelectrical transduction in outer hair cells. Hear. Res. 164, 190-205.

Dalhoff, E., Gärtner, R., Zenner, H.-P., Tiziani, H.J., and Gummer, A.W.

(2001). Remarks about the depth resolution of heterodyne interferometers in cochlear investigations. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 110, 1725-1728.

Ludwig, J., Oliver, D., Frank, G., Klöcker, N., Gummer, A.W., and Fakler, B. 

(2001). Reciprocal electromechanical properties of rat prestin: The motor molecule from rat outer hair cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98, 4178-4183.

Meyer, J., Mack, A.F., and Gummer, A.W. (2001). Pronounced infracuticular

endocytosis in mammalian outer hair cells. Hear. Res. 161, 10-22.

Preyer, S., Baisch, A., Bless, D., and Gummer, A.W. (2001). Distortion

product otoacoustic  emissions in human hypercholesterolemia. Hear. Res. 152, 139-151.

Hemmert, W., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W. (2000). Three-

dimensional motion of the organ of Corti. Biophys. J. 78, 2285-2297.

Hemmert, W., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W. (2000). Characteristics of

the travelling wave in the low-frequency region of a temporal-bone preparation of the guinea-pig cochlea. Hear. Res. 142, 184-202.

Knipper, M., Zinn, C., Maier, H., Praetorius, M., Rohbock, K., Köpschall, K.,

and Zimmermann, U. (2000). Thyroid hormone deficiency before the onset of hearing causes irreversible damage to peripheral and central auditory systems. J. Neurophysiol. 83, 3101-3112

Meyer, J., and Gummer, A.W. (2000). Physiologische Auswirkungen einer

Zerstörung der Tip-Links kochleärer Haarsinneszellen. Bedeutung für die lärminduzierte Schädigung des Gehörs. HNO 48, 383-389.

Scherer, M.P., Frank, G., and Gummer, A.W. (2000). Experimental

determination of  the mechanical impedance of atomic force microscopy cantilevers in fluids up to 70 kHz. J. Appl. Phys. 88,  2912-2920.

Zinn, C., Maier, H., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W. (2000). Evidence for

active, nonlinear, negative feedback in the vibration response of the apical region of the in-vivo guinea-pig cochlea. Hear. Res. 142, 159-183

Frank, G., Hemmert, W., and Gummer, A.W. (1999). Limiting dynamics of

high-frequency electromechanical transduction of outer hair cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96, 4420-4425

Löwenheim, H., Furness, D.N., Ki, J., Zinn, C., Gültig, K., Fero, M.L., Frost,  

D., Gummer, A.W., Roberts, J.M., Rubel, E.W., Hackney, C.M., and Zenner, H.-P. (1999). Gene disruption of p27Kip1 allows cell proliferation in the postnatal and adult organ of Corti. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96, 4084-4088. 

Dalhoff, E., Gärtner, R., Hofbauer, U., Tiziani, H.J., Zenner, H.-P., and

Gummer, A.W. (1998). Low-coherence fibre heterodyne interferometer for both dc and high-frequency vibration measurements in the inner ear. J. Mod. Optics 45, 765-775

Meyer, J., Furness, D.N., Zenner, H.-P., Hackney, C.M., and Gummer, A.W.

(1998). Evidence for opening of hair-cell transducer channels after tip-link loss. J. Neurosci. 18, 6748-6756

Gummer, A.W., and Preyer, S. (1997). Cochlear amplification and its  

pathology: emphasis on the role of the tectorial membrane. Ear Nose Throat J. 76, 151-163.

Leuwer, R., Maier, H., and Gummer, A.W. (1997). Mikrolichtleiter- 

Spektrophotometrie an der Cochlea. HNO 45, 372-377.

Maier, H., Zinn, C., Rothe, A., Tiziani, H.J., and Gummer, A.W. (1997).

Development of a narrow water-immersion objective for laserinterferometric and electrophysiological applications in cell biology. J. Neurosci. Methods 77, 31-41

Pfister, M., Maier, H., Gummer, A.W., and Preyer, S. (1997). In-vivo-

Cochleoskopie durch das runde Fenster. HNO 45, 216-221

Rodriguez Jorge, J., Zenner, H.-P., Hemmert, W., Burkhardt, C., and

Gummer, A.W. (1997). Laservibrometrie: Ein Mittelohr- und Kochleaanalysator zur nicht-invasiven Untersuchung von Mittel- und Innenohrfunktionsstörungen. HNO 45, 997-1007

Gummer, A.W., Hemmert, W., and Zenner, H.-P. (1996). Resonant tectorial 

membrane motion in the inner ear: Its crucial role in frequency tuning. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93, 8727-8732

Preyer, S. (1996). Pathologische mechanoelektrische Transduktion der  

äußeren Haarsinneszellen als Ursache für Rekruitment. HNO 44, 246-253. 

Preyer, S. (1996). Sprachdiskrimination: Steuerung der Verstärkung im 

Innenohr. HNO 44, 658-660

Preyer, S., and Gummer, A.W. (1996). Nonlinearity of mechanoelectrical

transduction of outer hair cells as the source of nonlinear basilar-membrane motion and loudness recruitment. Audiol. Neurootol. 1, 3-11.

Preyer, S., Renz, S., Hemmert, W., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W.

(1996). Receptor potential of outer hair cells isolated from base to apex of the adult guinea-pig cochlea: Implications for cochlear tuning mechanisms. Aud. Neurosci. 2, 145-157. 

Fischer, E., Link, R., Dalhoff, E., Heim, S., Tiziani, H.J., Zenner, H.-P., and

Gummer, A.W. (1995). Infrared fiber interferometer for microvibration measurements in the inner ear. SPIE 2395, 248-257

Gummer, A.W., Hemmert, W., and Zenner, H.-P. (1995). Laser

interferometric measurement of the micromechanics of the inner ear. SPIE 2329, 65-73.

Link, R., Fischer, E., Dalhoff, E., Heim, S., Tiziani, H.J., Zenner, H.-P., and

Gummer, A.W. (1995). Heterodyne-Interferometer for in-situ and in-vivo vibration measurements in the inner ear. SPIE 2329, 58-64.

Morioka, I., Reuter, G., Reiss, P., Gummer, A.W., Hemmert, W., and Zenner,

H.P. (1995). Sound-induced displacement responses in the plane of the organ of Corti in the isolated guinea-pig cochlea. Hear. Res. 83, 142-150

Preyer, S., and Bootz, F. (1995). Tinnitusmodelle zur Verwendung bei der

Tinnituscounsellingtherapie des chronischen Tinnitus. HNO 43, 338-351. 

Preyer, S., Hemmert, W., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W. (1995).

Abolition of the receptor potential response of isolated mammalian outer hair cells by hair-bundle treatment with elastase: a test of the tip-link hypothesis. Hear. Res. 89, 187-193

Rodriguez Jorge, J., Hemmert, W., Burkhardt, C., Zenner, H.-P., and

Gummer, A.W. (1995). Laser interferometric vibration measurements of the middle ear in healthy humans. SPIE 2628, 148-156

Gummer, A.W., and Mark, R.F. (1994). Patterned neural activity in brain

stem auditory areas of a prehearing mammal, the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) Neuroreport 5, 685-688

Preyer, S. (1994). Hörfunktion an "seidenem" Faden. HNO 42, 322-324. 

Preyer, S., Hemmert, W., Pfister, M., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W.  

(1994). Frequency response of mature guinea-pig outer hair cells to stereociliary displacement. Hear. Res. 77, 116-124.

Reuter, G., Kössl, M., Hemmert, W., Preyer, S., Zimmermann, U., and

Zenner, H.P. (1994). Electromotility of outer hair cells from the cochlea of the echolocating bat, Carollia perspicillata. J. Comp. Physiol. A 175, 449-455.

 

Book chapters

Brownell, W.E., and Gummer, A.W. (2011). Outer hair cells and prestin

A moderated discussion. In: What Fire is in Mine Ears: Progress in Auditory Biomechanics. Eds.: C.A. Shera, E.S. Olson. AIP Conference Proceedings 1403, pp. 678-683.

Vetesník, A., and Gummer, A.W. (2011). Retrograde propagation mechanisms
of OAEs: Slow-wave interpretation of the Ren et al. experiments.
In: What Fire is in Mine Ears: Progress in Auditory Biomechanics. Eds.: C.A. Shera, E.S. Olson. AIP Conference Proceedings 1403, pp. 590-591.

Harasztosi, C., and Gummer, A.W. (2011). Dissection of the mechanical impedance components of the outer hair cell using a chloride-channel blocker. In: What Fire is in Mine Ears: Progress in Auditory Biomechanics. Eds.: C.A. Shera, E.S. Olson. AIP Conference Proceedings 1403, pp. 405-410.

Dalhoff, E., and Gummer, A.W. (2011). Accuracy of noninvasive estimation techniques for the state of the cochlear amplifier. In: What Fire is in Mine Ears: Progress in Auditory Biomechanics. Eds.: C.A. Shera, E.S. Olson. AIP Conference Proceedings 1403, pp. 267-272.

Fleischer, M., Harasztosi, C., Nowotny, M., Zahnert, T., and Gummer, A.W. (2011). Continuum mechanical model of the outer hair cell. In: What Fire is in Mine Ears: Progress in Auditory Biomechanics. Eds.: C.A. Shera, E.S. Olson. AIP Conference Proceedings 1403, pp. 160-165.

Dalhoff, E., Turcanu, D., and Gummer, A.W. (2009). Laserinterferometrically measured distortion product otoacoustic emissions. In: Biomedical Engineering for Audiology, Ophthalmology, Emergency and Dental Medicine. Eds.: O. Dössel, W.C. Schlegel. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 285-288.

Baumgart, J., Chiaradia, C., Fleischer, M., Yarin, Y., Grundmann, R., and Gummer, A.W. (2009). Fluid mechanics in the subtectorial space. In: Concepts and Challenges in the Biophysics of Hearing. Eds.: N.P. Cooper, D.T. Kemp. World Scientific Press, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Chennai, pp. 288-293.

Chiaradia, C., Nowotny, M., and Gummer, A.W. (2009). Deflection of IHC stereocilia in response to somatic OHC electromotility. In: Concepts and Challenges in the Biophysics of Hearing Mechanics. Eds.: N.P. Cooper, D.T. Kemp. World Scientific Press, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Chennai, pp. 283-287.

Turcanu, D., Vetesnik, A., Dalhoff, E., and Gummer, A.W. (2009). Removal of the DPOAE second generation source with a pulsed paradigm method improves hearing threshold estimation in humans. In: Concepts and Challenges in the Biophysics of Hearing. Eds.: N.P. Cooper, D.T. Kemp. World Scientific Press, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Chennai, pp. 223-224.

Turcanu, D., Dalhoff, E., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W. (2007). On the

way to differentially diagnosing middle-ear and inner-ear disorders. In: Middle Ear Mechanics in Research and Otology. Eds. A. Huber, A. Eiber. World Scientific Press, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Chennai, pp. 53-58.

Gummer, A.W., Nowotny, M., Scherer, M.P., and Vetesník, A. (2006).

Pulsating fluid motion and deflection of the stereocilia of the inner hair cells due to the electromechanics of the outer hair cells. In: Auditory Mechanisms: Processes and Models. Eds. A.L. Nuttall, T. Ren, P. Gillespie, K. Grosh, E. de Boer. World Scientific Press, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Chennai, pp. 17-25.

Nowotny, M., and Gummer, A.W. (2006). What do the OHCs move with their

electromotility?  In: Auditory Mechanisms: Processes and Models. Eds. A.L. Nuttall, T. Ren, P. Gillespie, K. Grosh, E. de Boer. World Scientific Press, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Chennai, pp. 101-102. 

Scherer, M.P., Farkas, Z., and Gummer, A.W. (2006). Mechanical impedance

spectroscopy on isolated cells. In: Auditory Mechanisms: Processes and Models. Eds. A.L. Nuttall, T. Ren, P. Gillespie, K. Grosh, E. de Boer. World Scientific Press, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Chennai, pp. 226-227.

Harasztosi, C., Müller, B., and Gummer, A.W. (2006). Ca2+ permeability of

the hair bundle of the mammalian cochlea. In: Auditory Mechanisms: Processes and Models. Eds. A.L. Nuttall, T. Ren, P. Gillespie, K. Grosh, E. de Boer. World Scientific Press, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Chennai, pp. 295-296.

Vetesník, A., Nobili, R., and Gummer, A.W. (2006). Physical mechanisms of OAE generation and propagation: The hydrodynamic approach. In: Auditory Mechanisms: Processes and Models. Eds. A.L. Nuttall, T. Ren, P. Gillespie, K. Grosh, E. de Boer. World Scientific Press, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Chennai, pp. 315-321.

Scherer, M.P., Nowotny, M., Dalhoff, E., Zenner, H.P., and Gummer, A.W.

(2003). High-frequency vibration of the organ of Corti in vitro. In: Biophysics of the Cochlea: from Molecules to Models. Ed. A.W. Gummer. World Scientific, New Jersey, London, Singapore, Hong Kong. ISBN: 981-238-304-2, pp. 271-277.

Meyer, J., and Gummer, A.W. (2000). Tip-link independent

mechanotransduction in cochlear outer hair cells? In: Recent Developments in Auditory Mechanics. Eds. H. Wada, T. Takasaka, K. Ikeda, K. Ohyama, T. Koike. World Scientific, Singapore, New Jersey, London, Hong Kong, pp. 268-274.

Frank, G., Scherer, M., Hemmert, W., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W.

(2000). Mechanisms of coupling the electromechanical forces of the outer hair cells into the cochlear partition. In: Recent Developments in Auditory Mechanics. Eds. H. Wada, T. Takasaka, K. Ikeda, K. Ohyama, T. Koike. World Scientific, Singapore, New Jersey, London, Hong Kong, pp. 151-157.

Dalhoff, E., Rodriguez Jorge, J., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W.

(2000). Input impedance of the cochlea depends on the operating point of the active amplifier. In: Recent Developments in Auditory Mechanics. Eds. H. Wada, T. Takasaka, K. Ikeda, K. Ohyama, T. Koike. World Scientific, Singapore, New Jersey, London, Hong Kong, pp. 65-70.

Zenner, H.-P., Ruppersberg, J.P., Löwenheim, H., and Gummer, A.W.

(1999). Pathophysiology: transduction and motor disturbances of hair cells by endolymphatic hydrops and transitory endolymph leakage. In: Ménière's Disease. Eds. J.P. Harris. Kugler Publications, The Hague, The Netherlands, pp. 203-217.

Meyer, J., Preyer, S., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W. (1997). The effect

of static hair-bundle displacement on the mechanoelectrical transduction in isolated cochlear hair cells. In: Diversity in Auditory Mechanics. Eds. E.R. Lewis, G.R. Long, R.F. Lyon, P.M. Narins, C.R. Steele, E. Hecht-Poinar. World Scientific, Singapore, New Jersey, London, Hong Kong, pp. 538-541.

Hemmert, W., Schauz, C., Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W. (1997). Force

generation and mechanical impedance of outer hair cells. In: Diversity in Auditory Mechanics. Eds. E.R. Lewis, G.R. Long, R.F. Lyon, P.M. Narins, C.R. Steele, E. Hecht-Poinar. World Scientific, Singapore, New Jersey, London, Hong Kong, pp. 531-537.

Gummer, A.W., Plinkert, P., and Zenner, H.-P. (1996). Auditory-visual interaction in the superior colliculus. In: Human Physiology. Eds. R. Greger, H.P. Koepchen, W. Mommaerts, U. Windhorst. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Budapest, Chapter 41, pp. 839-845.

Gummer, A.W., and Zenner, H.-P. (1996). Central processing of auditory information. In: Human Physiology. Eds. R. Greger, H.P. Koepchen, W. Mommaerts, U. Windhorst. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Budapest, Chapter 36, pp. 729-756.

Zenner, H.-P., and Gummer, A.W. (1996). The vestibular system. In: Human

Physiology. Eds. R. Greger, H.P. Koepchen, W. Mommaerts, U. Windhorst. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Budapest, Chapter 34, pp. 697-709.

Gummer, A.W., Hemmert, W., Zenner, H.-P. (1995). Micromechanics of

cellular structures in the mammalian cochlea - Auditory and electrical stimulation. In: Active Hearing. Eds. Å. Flock, D. Ottoson, M. Ulfendahl. Elsevier-Science, Ltd., pp. 271-282.

Gummer, A.W., Hemmert W., Morioka, I., Reis, P., Reuter, G., and Zenner,

H.-P. (1993). Cellular motility measured in the guinea-pig cochlea. In: Biophysics of Hair Cell Sensory Systems. Eds. H. Duifhuis, J.W. Horst, P. van Dijk, S.M. van Netten. World Scientific, Singapore, New Jersey, London, Hong Kong, pp. 229-236.

 

Theses

Müller, Barbara Nam Ok (2011). Calciumabhängige Fluoreszenzsignale im
Stereozilienbündel der äußeren Haarsinneszellen des Meerschweinchens.
Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine.

Müller, Roland (2008). Dreidimensionales Finite-Elemente-Modell von
Stereozilien Innerer und Äußerer Haarzellen.
Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine.

Palghat Udayashankar, Arun (2008). Regulation of endolymphatic calcium, role of the tip link and the tectorial membrane in mechanoelectrical transduction in the mammalian cochlea. M. Sc. Thesis, Graduate School of Neural and Behavioural Sciences.

Pikulski, Dieter (2008). Measurement of distortion product otoacoustic emissions on the ear drum. Diploma Thesis, Faculty of Informatics, Electronics and Information Techniques; Department of System's Theory and Signal Processing, University of Stuttgart, Germany. Supervisor in Stuttgart: Prof. Bin Yang.

Heimann, Matthias (2007). Erhöhung der Auflösung eines Heterodyninterferometers durch Rückkopplung von Objektwellenfrontinformationen auf eine Strahlnachführung. Diploma Thesis, Faculty of Mechatronics and Electronics, Technical University Esslingen, Germany. Supervisor in Esslingen: Prof. Bernhard Schwarz.

Rajesh, Ramaswamy (2006). An insight into the mechanotransduction process in the hair cells of the cochlea. M.Sc. Thesis, Graduate School of Neural and Behavioural Sciences.

Turcanu, Diana (2006). Diagnosticul diferential al hipoacuziei cu timpan închis. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University Gr. T. Popa, Iasi, Romania. Supervisor in Romania: Prof. Dan Mârtu.

Kaneko, Toshihiko (2006). Membrane traffic in outer hair cells of the adult mammalian cochlea. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Japan. Supervisor in Japan: Prof. Toshio Yamashita.

Nowotny, Manuela (2005). Das elektrisch induzierte Schwingungsverhalten des Corti'schen Organs. Untersuchungen in der Meerschweinchencochlea  (Cavia procellus). Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Biology.

Scherer, Marc P. (2005). Impedance and electromechanical vibration measured in the organ of Corti up to 50 kHz: new insights for cochlear amplification. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.

Pritschow, Bernd W. (2004). Elektrophysiologische Untersuchungen äußerer Haarsinneszellen in-situ unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der spannungsabhängigen, nichtlinearen Membrankapazität. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Biology.

Goth, Matthias (2003). Weiterentwicklung der Technik zur Präparation der kompletten Basilarmembran der Cochlea des Meerschweinchens nach Aralditeinbettung für licht- und elektronenmikroskopische Analysen. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine.

Unterleiter, Michael (2003). Rechnergestützte Analyse der Maße und Position (Frequenz) definierter Detailstrukturen der Basilarmembran der Cochlea des Meerschweinchens nach Aralditeinbettung für licht- und elektronenmikroskopische Analysen. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine. 

Zinn, Christoph (2003). Kontrollmechanismen der Mikromechanik am Apex der Cochlea. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Biology.

Schubert, Lutz (2002). Entwicklung einer Oberfläche zum Testen kochleärer Filter und Abschätzung der Relevanz des aktiven Verstärkers in der Schallinterpretation. Diploma Thesis, Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Information Technology
(University Stuttgart).

Ernst, Claus-Stephan (2001). Mechanische Eigenschaften isolierter äußerer Haarsinneszellen in der Mikrokammerkonfiguration. Diploma Thesis, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.

Schulte, Claudia C. (2000). Charakterisierung der funktionellen Inhibition des Transduktionsstroms durch einen Antikörper gegen Amiloridrezeptoren. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Biology.

Baisch, Alexander (2000). Einfluß der Serumcholesterinkonzentration auf das Hörvermögen. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine.

Kowitzke, Klaus (2000). Experimentelle Studie zur physiologischen und klinischen Relevanz von spontanen otoakustischen Emissionen. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine.

Tielemans, Jan (2000). Laseraudiometrische Untersuchung gehörgesunder Menschen. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine.

Kleiner, Ursmar N. (1999). Grundlagen für die Anwendung der Boltzmann-Funktion zur Analyse von cochleären Mikrophonpotentialen bei der intraoperativen Funktionskontrolle der Cochlea. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine.

Oehlmann, Susanne I. (1999). Untersuchung zur tonischen Mechanosensitivität isolierter äußerer Haarsinneszellen nach Verlust der Tip-Links. Teacher Training Thesis, Faculty of Biology.

Rodriguez Jorge, Jesus P. F. (1999). Laserinterferometrische Charakterisierung des Schwingungsverhaltens des Trommelfells des gesunden und erkrankten Ohres beim Menschen. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine.

Pfirrmann, Sabine (1998). Charakterisierung der mechanoelektrischen Transduktion äußerer Haarsinneszellen entlang der Säugetiercochlea. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine.

Hemmert, Werner (1997). Studie zur Aufklärung des aktiven Verstärkungsmechanismus im Hörorgan mittels Vibrationsmessungen auf zellulären Strukturen in der Meerschweinchencochlea. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Electronics (University Bochum).

Preyer, Serena (1996). Untersuchungen zu Transduktion und Transduktionsstörungen des Innenohres. Habilitation Thesis, Faculty of Medicine.

Pfister, Markus (1995). Die mechanische Stimulation äußerer Haarsinneszellen der Meerschweinchencochlea. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine.

Schauz, Cornelia (1995). Kraft- und Steifigkeitsmessungen an isolierten äußeren Haarsinneszellen des Hörorgans. Teacher Training Thesis, Faculty of Biology.