Joseph Vecchi, M4
MSTP Learning Community: McCowen
MSTP Entry Date: May 23, 2017
PhD Program:
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Mentor:
Amy Lee, PhD
Committees:
2017-present - MSTP Applicant Task Force
2019-2020 - MSTP Medley & Social Events Committee
2020-2021 - MSTP Medley & Social Events Committee (Chair)
2021-present - MSTP Medley & Social Events Committee (Co-Chair)
Awards:
2017 - Hansjoerg E. Kolder Award for Excellence in Opthalmology (Sept)
2018 - Excellence in Otolaryngology Research, Medical Student Research Conference, Sept 14
2019 - Excellence in Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Research - Medical Student Research Day, Sept 20
2021 - 1st Annual MSTP Leadership Award
2021 - Carver College of Medicine Trainee Scholar Award
2022 - Carver College of Medicine Trainee Scholar Award
2022-2023 - Chateaubriand Fellowship
Individual Funding Awards:
04/25/2022 - 04/24/2024
F31 DC020371 (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
Feature characteristics and signaling mechanisms involved in SGN neurite guidance by engineered topographical and biochemical micropatterns
Teaching:
2018 Fall - M1 Foundations Tutor
Education:
2016 - BS, Biomedical Engineering - University of Wisconsin - Madison
Publications:
Vecchi JT, Mullan S, Lopez JA, Hansen MR, Sonka M, Lee A. NeuriteNet: A convolutional neural network for assessing morphological parameters of neurite growth. J Neurosci Methods. 2021 Nov 1;363:109349. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109349. Epub 2021 Sep 2. PubMed PMID: 34480956; NIHMSID:NIHMS1745750.
Truong K, Leigh B, Vecchi JT, Bartholomew R, Xu L, Guymon CA, Hansen MR. Interaction of micropatterned topographical and biochemical cues to direct neurite growth from spiral ganglion neurons. Hear Res. 2021 Sep 15;409:108315. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2021.108315. Epub 2021 Jul 21. PubMed PMID: 34343850; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8419132.
