Category Archives: AHRF News

Inducing Hair Cell Regeneration in Adult Mice

Alan Cheng, MD of Stanford University, California, the 2012-2013 CORE/Wiley H. Harrison, MD Memorial Grant recipient, will look at how …

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Identifying Compounds That May Stimulate Nerve Regeneration in the Inner Ear

April, 2012 — In 2007, Donna Whitlon, PhD, Department of Otolaryngology at Northwestern University in Chicago was the recipient of …

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Examining Speech Perception in People with Normal Hearing Could Help Improve Cochlear Implants in the Future

March, 2012 — One of our 2012 AHRF grant recipients, Jong Ho Won, PhD, of the University of Washington, Seattle, …

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Shedding Light on the Structural Details of Inner Ear Hair Cells

March, 2012 — Anna Lysakowski, PhD, a member of the AHRF Research Committee and a 2012 AHRF grant recipient, is …

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Changes in the Developing Brain May Provide Insight into Hearing Loss

March, 2012 — Stephen Maricich, MD, PhD, of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, is looking at how a geneactive in …

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Sam Marzo, MD, of Loyola University, Chicago, Joins AHRF Board

MAY 2011 – The American Hearing Research Foundation has added Sam Marzo, MD, to its board of directors. Dr. Marzo …

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AHRF-Funded Researcher Clones Stem Cells that Give Rise to Spiral Ganglion Neuron-like Cells

Zhengqing Hu, MD, PhD, Dr.Zhengqing Hu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Wayne …

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AHRF Selects Five Grants for Funding in 2012

The American Hearing Research Foundation has selected five grants to fund in 2012. The foundation received 35 research grant proposals …

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AHRF Researchers Believe Damage From Noise Occurs Long Before Hearing Loss Is Perceived

October 2011 – AHRF-funded researchers Qiong Wang, PhD, and Steven Green, PhD, both at the University of Iowa, have found …

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AHRF-Funded Researcher Helps Develop Questionnaire for Adolescents With Hearing Loss

October 2011 – Tara Rachakonda, MD of Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, is working on developing a unique hearing-related …

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