Charles Lenell

Charles Lenell received their PhD from New York University. Lenell’s primary mentor was Dr. Aaron Johnson who was a previous trainee with this program. During their doctoral program, Lenell’s research projects focused on evaluating the effects of age, exercise, and hormones on the laryngeal mechanism. Since joining the Voice Research Training Program at the UW–Madison as a postdoctoral fellow, Lenell has been working on projects that investigate the role of sex hormones on laryngeal biology under the primary mentorship of Dr. Michelle Ciucci. Lenell hopes to build basic science methodological skills to enable them to ask novel questions about vocal fold biology and physiology. Their goal is to publish research articles and apply for research grants that support research in the evaluation and treatment of laryngeal disorders.

Lenell was drawn to UW–Madison because of the ability to collaborate with and learn from experts in the field. During Lenell’s doctoral program, they often cited the works of Drs. Nadine Connor, Michelle Ciucci, Susan Thibeault, and Nathan Welham; and now as a postdoctoral trainee they have the honor of working with these individuals. During these first few months as a postdoctoral trainee, Lenell has enjoyed how open the faculty have been to collaborate and include trainees in their lab meetings.