Israt Jahan, MBBS, PhD
Biography
Dr. Israt Jahan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Preclinical Sciences at Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine (KSUCPM). She serves as the course coordinator for the Foundations of Life Sciences I and IV courses and teaches Histology, Biochemistry, and Physiology to first-year podiatric medical students. She joined KSUCPM in 2023 after an extensive career in developmental biology and auditory research.
Dr. Jahan earned her MBBS from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. After completing medical school, she pursued doctoral training at Gifu University School of Medicine in Japan, where she investigated the role of angiogenesis in tumor progression. She subsequently completed postdoctoral training in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Creighton University and the Department of Biology at the University of Iowa, where she later served as a Research Scientist.
Her postdoctoral research focused on the molecular mechanisms underlying inner ear neurosensory development, hearing loss, and hair cell regeneration. Throughout her research career, she has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and received competitive research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Hearing Health Foundation.
Education
MBBS, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Awards/Achievements
- NIH/NIDCD R03 Research Grant (Principal Investigator)
- Hearing Health Foundation Emerging Research Grant (Principal Investigator)
- Central Microscopy Research Facility Pilot Project Seed Grant (Principal Investigator)
- Young Scientist Travel Award, Inner Ear Biology Workshop, Kyoto, Japan
