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Funded Grants
To see a list of all universities and university-affiliated hospitals the American Hearing Research Foundation Has funded, click here.
Projects funded by the American Hearing Research Foundation during the following years:
2007 |
| Role of Ubiquitin Ligase UBE3B in Regenerating Inner Ears in Response to Noise Trauma, Tzy-Wen Gong, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
$20,000 |
| How to Build an Ear: Discovery of FGF-Regulated Hearing Loss Genes, Suzanne Mansour, University of Utah, Salt Lake City |
$20,000 |
| Reinnervation of Cochlear Hair Cells by SNG Peripheral Process in Vitro, Qiong Wang, Ph.D., University of Iowa, Iowa City |
$20,000 |
| Structure-Function Relationships in the AUditory Cortex of Good and Poor Readers, Catherine Warrier, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois |
$20,000 |
| Molecular Interactions of Otoferlin Relevant to Deafness, Neeliyath A. Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., Wayne State University School of medicine, Detroit, Michigan |
$20,000 |
Wiley H. Harrison, M.D. Grant (one year):
Signal Detection with Cochlear Implants, Ted Meyer, M.D., Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston |
$25,000 |
Georgia Birtman Grant (funded by the AHRF, Georgia Birtman Fund and Northwestern Memorial Foundation, one year):
Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMP), Timothy C. Hain, M.D., Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Role of Intracellular Signal Transduction Mechanisms on the Regeneration of Spiral Ganglion Neuronal Morphology In Vitro, Donna S. Whitlon, Ph.D., Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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$75,000
$75,000 |
| TOTAL FUNDING |
$275,000 |
| 2006 |
| Adult Stem Cells Therapeutic Vectors In the Mamalian Cochlea, Anand N. Mhatre, Ph.D., New York University School of Medicine, New York |
$20,000 |
| Characterization of the Sensory Hair Cells and Supporting Cells of Zebrafish Mutants: Marginal Zone Deficient and Round Eye, Jonathan Matsui, Ph.D., Children's Hospital of Boston, Massachusetts |
$20,000 |
| Investigating the Cochlear Function of Myosin-1a, a Newly Identified Deafness Gene, Matthew J. Tyska, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee |
$20,000 |
| Transneuronal Analysis of the Auditory Reflex Pathways, Daniel J. Lee, M.D., University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester |
$20,000 |
| Vestibular Efferent Innervation: Anatomical and Neurochemical Studies, Anna Lysakowski, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois |
$19,986 |
| Human Genetics of Age-Related Hearing Loss, Dr. Robert D. Frisina, University of Rochester Medical School, New York (RENEWAL) |
$18,500 |
Georgia Birtman Grant:
Electrical Stimulation of Spiral Ganglion Cells, Principal Investigator: Claus-Peter Richter, M.D., Ph.D., Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois |
$30,209 |
Eugene L. Derlacki, M.D. Grant:
Role of JNK Signaling in the Death of Spiral Ganglion Neurons After Hair Cell Loss, Steven H. Green, Ph.D., University of Iowa, Iowa City (2nd Year Funding) |
$12,498 |
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TOTAL FUNDING |
$161,193 |
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| 2005 |
| Assessing Audiovisual Sentence Recognition In Children with Sensory Aids, Rachael Frush Holt, Ph.D.
Indiana University, Indianapolis |
$19,904 |
| CTL@ as the Target of Autoimmune Hearing Loss, Thomas E. Carey, M.D.,Kresge Hearing Research
Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
$19,961 |
| Characterization if nAChRs In ES, Progenitor And Differentiated Hair Cells, Barbara J. Morley, Ph.D,Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska |
$20,000 |
| Efferent Modulation of Auditory Nerve Activity Via Calcitonin-Gene-Related-Peptide, Colleen G. Le Prell, Ph.D., Kresge, Hearing Research Institute University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
$18,108 |
| Human Genetics of Age-Related Hearing Loss, Robert D. Frisina, Ph.D. Rochester Institute of Technology, New York |
$18,500 |
| Regulation of Auditory Hair Cell Potassium Channels by Auxiliary Beta Submits, R. Keith Duncan, Ph.D. R. Keith Duncan, Ph.D.
Kresge Hearing Research Institute University, University of MI. |
$20,000 |
| Prestin Transduction in the Mouse Cochlea, John S. Oghalai, M.D.,Baylor College, Houston, Texas |
$20,000 (renewal) |
Eugene L. Derlacki, M.D. Grant
Role of JNK Signaling in the Death of Spiral Ganglion Neurons After Hair Cell Loss, Steven H. Green, Ph.D., University of Iowa, Iowa City |
$25,000 |
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TOTAL FUNDING |
$149,138 |
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| 2004 |
Ionic Mechanisms Underlying Neuronal Firing in Vestibular Calyx Afferents
Katherine J. Rennie, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Denver |
$17,500 |
Prestin Transduction in the Mouse Cochlea
John S. Oghalai, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
$17,500 |
Reduction of Current Shunt in Cochlear Prosthesis Electrodes
Claus-Peter Richter, M.D., Ph.D., Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois |
$17,500 |
Structure of Stereocilia Extracellular Links and Morpholoy of Hair Bundles
Vladimir L. Tsurprun, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis |
$18,000 |
Eugene L. Derlacki, M.D. Grant:
$50,000 payable over 2 years contingent upon the year-end progress reportCellular Repair of the Murine Cochlea After Acoustic Injury
Keiko Hirose, M.D., The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio |
$25,000 |
Emotional Functioning of Children with Cochlear Implants
Nathan A. Fox, Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park |
$25,000 |
Wiley H. Harrison, M.D. Grant
Yael Raz, M.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
$25,000 |
Georgia Birtman Grant:
Signal Transduction Pathways and Gene Expression in Cholesteatoma
Alastair Lynn-Macrae, M.D., Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois |
Amount to be determined. |
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TOTAL FUNDING |
$145,000 |
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| 2003 |
Binding of Myosin-1c to Protoins Located at Stereociliary Tips, the Site of Hair-Cell Transduction
Janet L. Cyr, Ph.D., M.D., West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown |
$18,000 |
Otocadherin Protein Interactions in Hair Cells
Elizabeth Bryda, Ph.D., Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia |
$18,000 |
Reduction of Current Shunt in Cochlear-Prosthesis Electrodes
Claus-Peter Richter, M.D., Ph.D., Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston, Illinois |
$18,000 |
Release of ATP from Deiters' Cells
Richard P. Bobbin, Ph.D., Kresge Hearing Research Laboratories, Louisiana State University, New Orleans |
$18,000 |
Stimulation and Evaluation of a Novel Rehabiliation Scheme for Cochlear Implants Patients
Thomas M. Talavage, Ph.D., Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana |
$18,000 |
Eugene L. Derlacki, M.D. Grant
Cellular Repair fo the Murine Cochlea After Acoustic Injury
Keiko Hirose, M.D., Children's Hospital, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio |
$25,000 |
Emotional Functioning of Children with Cochlear Implants
Nathan A. Fox, Ph.D., Institute for Child Study, Dept. of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park |
$25,000 |
Wiley H. Harrison, M.D. Grant
Unbiased Stereologic Estimates of Spiral Ganglion Cells and Auditory Nerve Fibers in Normative and Pathologic Human Temporal Bones
Quinton Gopen, M.D., Dept. Head & Neck Surgery, U.C.L.A., California |
$12,500 |
Georgia Birtman Grant
Signal Transduction Pathways and Gene Expression in Cholesteatoma, Alastair Lynn-Macrae, M.D., Northwestern Memorial Foundation University, Chicago, Illinois |
$21,923 |
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TOTAL FUNDING |
$174,423 |
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| 2002 |
Characterization of Investigation of the Defects
in the Mouse mutant Amers waltzer, a Model for
Usher Syndrome 1F
Kumar N. Alagraman, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
University Hospitals of Cleveland,
Dept. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Ohio |
$20,000 |
Development of Audiovisual Integration Skills in Deaf Infants Following Cochlear Implantation
Karen Iler Kirk, Ph.D., Indianapolis, IN., Indiana University School of Medicine, DeVault Otologic Research Laboratory, Indianapolis |
$19,979 |
Effects of Noise on IHc Innervation in the Mouse
Howard W. Francis, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
Dept. Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland |
$20,000 |
Investigation of Resin Expression and Auditory
Function in the Reeler Mouse
Jing Zheng, Ph.D., Evanston, Northwestern University,
Dept. Neurobiology & Physiology, Evanston, Illinois |
$20,000 |
Otolith Function on the Cardiovascular System
Wu Zhou, Ph.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center,
University of Mississippi, Dept. Otolaryngology/Surgery,
Jackson |
$20,000 |
Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) in Vestibular Schwannomas
Stacey L. Schulze, M.D., Milwaukee, Medical College of Wisconsin
Dept. Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences,
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
$16,403 |
The Estimation of Auditory Sensitivity in Children Using Steady-State Evoked Potentials
(SSEP)
Jill B. Firszt, Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin
Dept. Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences,
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
$20,000 |
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TOTAL FUNDING |
$134,482 |
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| 2001 |
Basiliar Membrane Mechanics in the Bird Cochlea
Dr. Claus-Peter Richter, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois |
$14,415 |
Characterization of Prion Protein (PrP) - Induced Hearing Loss and its Pathophysiology In Transgenic Mice
An NO. Mhatre, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco |
$20,000 |
Development of Prestin Protein Expression in Gerbil Cochlea
Jing Zheng, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois |
$20,000 |
Structural and Functional Effects of Age on the Cochlea of the C7BL/6J Mouse
Howard W. Francis, M.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland |
$20,000 |
The Development of Auditory Pathways Following Cochlear Implantation
Anu Sharma, Ph.D., Arizona State University, Tempe |
$20,000 |
Vestibular Contributions to Postural Stability During Voluntary Head Movements
Jane Macpherson, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University, Portland |
$20,000 |
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TOTAL FUNDING |
$114,435 |
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| 2000 |
Anatomy of the Inner Hair Cell Stereocilla-
tectorial Membrane Comples and its Micromechanics
Dr. Claus-Peter Richter, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois |
$14,439 |
ATP and Intense Sound
Richard P. Bobbin, Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans |
$15,000 |
Acoustic Response of Bestibular Afferents
John Carey, M.D., Lloyd Minor, M.D., Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland |
$13,993 |
Behavioral Assessment of Olivocochlear Function in Mice
Cynthia A. Prozen, Ph.D., Northern Michigan University, Marquette |
$20,000 |
Lymphocyte Markers in Meniere's Disease
Richard J. Wiet, M.D., Evanston Northwestern Health Care System, Evanston, Illlinois |
$14,500 |
Positional Closing of the Mouse Deafness,
Gene Spinner
David C. Kohrman, Ph.D., University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor |
$20,000 |
Recovery of Speech Perception After Left Hemispherectomy
Dana Boatman, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland |
$19,945 |
Structural and Functional Effects of Age on
Cochlea of the C57BL/6J Mouse
Howard W. Francis, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland |
$20,000 |
| | TOTAL FUNDING |
$137,877 |
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| 1999 |
ATP and Intense Sound
Richard P. Bobbin, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, New Orleans |
$15,000 |
Acoustic Responses of Vestibular Afferents:
Implications for Superior Canal Dehiscence
Syndrome
John P. Carey, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland |
$14,998 |
Anatomy of the Inner Ear Cell Stereociliatectorial Membrane Complex and its Micromechanics
Claus-Peter Richter, M.D., Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois |
$13,867 |
A Reverse-Genetic Screen in the Zebrafish for Genes Necessary for Vertebrate Ear Development
Richard Kollmar, Ph.D., The Rockefeller University, New York, NY |
$15,000 |
Behavioral Assessment of Olivocochlear Function in Mice
Cynthia A. Prozen, Ph.D., Northern Michigan University, Marquette |
$15,000 |
Stimulation Strategies for Users of Auditory
Brainstem Implants
Mario V. Svirsky, Ph.D., Indiana University, Indianapolis |
$14,932 |
Temporal Processing in the Auditory Cortex
of Subjects with Ototoxicity-Induced
Hearing Loss
Xiaoqin Wang, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland |
$15,100 |
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TOTAL FUNDING |
$103,897 |
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| 1998 |
Anatomy of the Inner Hair Cell Sterocilla-tectorial Membrane Complex and its Michomechanics
Dr. Claus-Peter Richter, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois |
$13,894 |
Binaural Interaction at Cochlear and Brainstem Levels: Changes with Aging
Linda J. Hood, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, New Orleans |
$15,000 |
Cellular Mechanism of Noise-induced Sensory-
Cell Hearing Loss
Jonathan H. Siegel, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois |
$14,074 |
An Autologous Fibrin Tissue Adhesive With
Greater Bonding Power
Karl H. Siedentop, M.D., University of Illinois, Chicago |
$5,283 |
Genetic Characterization of a Mouse Model
for Inherited Deafness
Elizabeth Bryda, Ph.D., Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia |
$15,000 |
Localization and Pathogenesis of Auditory Dysfunction in the Jaundiced Gunn Rat
Arisides Sismanis, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond |
$15,000 |
The Localization and Isolation of Non- Syndromic Hearing Loss Genes
Suzanne M. Leal, Ph.D., The Rockefeller University, New York, NY |
$15,000 |
The Role of Oxidative Stress and Neurotrophin
Deprivation in a Mouse Model of Age-related
Hearing Loss
Hinrich Staecker, M.D., Ph.D., Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston |
$15,000 |
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TOTAL FUNDING |
$108,251 |
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| 1997 |
Acoustic Reflex Decay for Modulated Signals
Joseph W. Hall, III, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
$16,600 |
Cellular Mechanism of Noise-Induced
Sensory-cell Hearing Loss
Jonathan H. Siegel, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois |
$14,735 |
Characterization of the Mammalian Inner
Ear Water Channels: Physiological
Function and Putative Implication in
Inner Ear Disorders
Anil K. Lalwani, M.D., University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco |
$15,000 |
Factors Affecting the Intelligibility of
Speech for Hearing impaired People:
Implications for Multi-Channel Compression
in Hearing Aids
Robert W. Peters, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
$15,238 |
Neurophysiologic Encoding of Speech Signals
in Noise
Cynthia D. King, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston |
$15,000 |
Ototoxicity in Patients on Renal Dialysis
Timothy C. Hain, M.D., Northwestern University, Chicago |
$15,000 |
Role of Neurotrophins in Cochlear and
Vestibular Ganglia Development
Paulette Bernd, Ph.D., State University of New York, Brooklyn |
$15,000 |
Therapies to Prevent Sensorineural Hearing
Loss in Experimental Pneumococcal
Meningitis
Jamie M. Rappaport, M.D., Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
$15,000 |
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TOTAL FUNDING |
$121,573 |
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| 1996 |
Acoustic Reflex Decay for Modulated Signals
Joseph W. Hall, III, Ph.D., North Carolina University, Chapel Hill |
$16,600 |
Aging and Binaural Hearing
Janet Koehnke, Ph.D., University of South Alabama, Mobile |
$12,900 |
Congenital Hearing Loss and Hair Cell Regeneration
Brenda M. Ryals, Ph.D., James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia |
$14,992 |
Cytoskeletal Development During Hair Cell Morphogenesis
Peter S. Steyger, Ph.D., Legacy Good Smaritan Hospital & Medical Center, Portland, OR |
$15,000 |
Efferent Suppression of Otoacoustic Emissions: Age Effects
Linda J. Hood, Ph.D., Louisiana State University Medical School, New Orleans |
$15,000 |
Factors Affecting the Intelligibility of Speech for Hearing Impaired People: Implications for
Multi-channel Compression in Hearing Aids
Robert W. Peters, Ph.D., North Carolina University, Chapel Hill |
$13,638 |
Immunohistochemical Localization of Growth Factors in Otosclerosis
Robert W. Jyung,M.D., Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston |
$15,000 |
Localization of Nitric Oxide Synthase in the Auditory Brainstem
Michael D. McGinn, Ph.D., University of California at Davis |
$15,000 |
Neurotrophins and Regeneration of the Vestibuloauditory System
Debra M. Don, M.D., University of California at Los Angeles |
$14,500 |
Regeneration of the Avian Tectorial Membrane
Douglas A. Cotanche, Ph.D., Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts |
$13,266 |
Role of Neurotrophins in Cochlear and Vestibular Ganglia Development
Paulette Bernd, Ph.D., Columbia University, Brooklyn, New York |
$15,000 |
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TOTAL FUNDING |
$160,896 |
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