For 2010, the American Hearing Research Foundation will be funding six grants. This year, we received the highest number of grant proposals in our history—41 proposals in all. The following grants will begin on January 1, 2010, and will be funded for $20,000 for one year.
Nicole Schmitt, M.D.
University of Washington, Seattle
“Significance of tumor necrosis factor alpha in cisplatin ototoxicity in Vivo”
Douglas Cotanche, Ph.D.
Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts
“Cell fate regulation in cochlear development and regeneration”
Anand Mhatre, Ph.D.
New York University, New York
“Biological role of nonmuscle myosin IIA in sensory hair cells”
Saima Riazuddin, Ph.D.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Ohio
“Generation and characterization of a mouse model of DFNB26”
Angelika Doetzlhofer, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
“Response of supporting cell to hair loss in the mammalian cochlea”
Sharba Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.
University of Maryland, College Park
“Alterations in neural processing in the auditory cortex with early noise induced hearing loss”
Nicole Schmitt, M.D.
University of Washington, Seattle
“Significance of tumor…
