Dr. Jonathan Grossheim is an Anatomy & Physiology instructor. He has lived in Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Lexington, Kentucky; Munich, Bavaria (Germany) and is now back in San Antonio to stay. During his travels he attended four Universities, including a one-year exchange program at Ludwig Maximilian Universität, earning his BS in Chemistry at Northern Kentucky University, another BS in Biology at UTSA, and his MS in Biology at UTSA. In July 2020 Dr. Grossheim completed his doctoral dissertation, entitled “Remodeling in the actin core of the auditory hair cell stereocilia as a novel component of temporary noise-induced hearing loss,” to earn his PhD from the University of Kentucky. He taught a Biology lab course for two years at UTSA and Anatomy & Physiology lectures and labs for 6 years at Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington, Kentucky where he earned the Outstanding Adjunct Faculty of the Year award in the Division of Natural Sciences. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his husband and their dog, cooking, reading, watching movies, playing video games, and traveling around the world.

Education

Ph.D. in Physiology – University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

M.S. in Biology – The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

B.S. in Biology – The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

B.S. in Chemistry – Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Professor of Anatomy & Physiology I & II – 6 years

Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Lexington, KY

Lecturer / Teaching Assistant of General Biology Lab – 2 years

The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Awards

Outstanding Adjunct Faculty of the Year – Division of Natural Sciences

2014 – 2015 Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Lexington, KY

Publications

Grossheim, J.M. and G.I. Frolenkov. Remodeling in the actin core of the auditory hair cell stereocilia as a novel component of temporary noise-induced hearing loss. In Preparation

Vélez-Ortega, A.C., M.J. Freeman, A.A. Indzhykulian, J.M. Grossheim, G.I. Frolenkov. Mechanotransduction current is essential for stability of the transducing stereocilia in mammalian auditory hair cells. eLife. 2017;10.7554/eLife.24661.

Patel, K., A.P. Giese, J.M. Grossheim, R.S. Hegde, M. Delio, J. Samanich, S. Riazuddin, G.I. Frolenkov, J. Cai, Z.M. Ahmed, B.E., Morrow. A novel C-terminal CIB2 (Calcium and Integrin Binding protein 2) mutation associated with non-syndromic hearing loss in a Hispanic family. PLoS One. 2015; 10(10)e0141259.

Seco, C.Z., A.P. Giese, S. Shafique, M. Schraders A.M Oonk, J.M. Grossheim, J. Oostrik, T. Strom, R. Hegde, E. van Wilk, G.I. Frolenkov, M. Azam, H.G. Yntema, R. Free, S. Riazuddin, J.B. Verheij, R.J. Admiraal, R. Qamar, Z.M. Ahmed, H. Kremer. Novel and recurrent CIB2 variants, associated with nonsyndromic deafness, do not affect calcium buffering and localization in hair cells. Eur J Hum Genet. 2016; 24(4):542-9.

Head E., H.L. Murphy, A.L. Dowling, K.L. McCarty, S.R. Bethel, J.A. Nitz, M. Pleiss, J. Vanrooyen. J.M. Grossheim, J.R. Smiley, M.P. Murphy, T.L. Beckett, D. Pagani, F. Bresch. C. Hendrix. A combination cocktail improves spatial attention in a canine model of human aging and Alzheimer’s disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2012; 32(4):1029-42.

Mahller, Y.Y., J.P. Williams, W.H. Baird, B. Mitton, J.M. Grossheim, Y. Saeki, J.A. Cancelas, N. Ratner, T.P. Cripe. Neuroblastoma cell lines contain pluripotent tumor initiating cells that are susceptible to a targeted oncolytic virus. PLos One. 2009; 4(1):e4235.