Travel Award, Association for Research in Otolaryngology
(2015)
Publication Funding Award, University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Library
(2015)
Poster Presentation Award, NASA Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop
(2014)
Poster Presentation Award, University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine
(2011)
Research Interests
Dr. Meredith’s research focuses on understanding the roles that ion channels play in vestibular functioning. She uses patch clamp electrophysiology to record from vestibular hair cells and the primary afferent neurons that contact them. Studies include identification of regional and developmental differences in calyceal potassium and sodium currents and action potential firing patterns. Current research focuses on the role of sodium channels at the type I hair cell and calyx synapse using immunohistochemistry and patch clamp techniques.
Publications
Meredith FL, Rennie KJ. Dopaminergic Inhibition of Na( ) Currents in Vestibular Inner Ear Afferents. Front Neurosci. 2021;15:710321. PubMed PMID: 34580582
Meredith FL, Rennie KJ. Regional and Developmental Differences in Na( ) Currents in Vestibular Primary Afferent Neurons. Front Cell Neurosci. 2018;12:423. PubMed PMID: 30487736
Kirk ME, Meredith FL, Benke TA, Rennie KJ. AMPA receptor-mediated rapid EPSCs in vestibular calyx afferents. J Neurophysiol. 2017 Jun 1;117(6):2312-2323. PubMed PMID: 28298303
Meredith FL, Rennie KJ. Zonal variations in K currents in vestibular crista calyx terminals. J Neurophysiol. 2015 Jan 1;113(1):264-76. PubMed PMID: 25343781
Meredith FL, Kirk ME, Rennie KJ. Kv1 channels and neural processing in vestibular calyx afferents. Front Syst Neurosci. 2015;9:85. PubMed PMID: 26082693
Professional Memberships
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member
Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Member