American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) Funded Grants

Funded Grants

Projects funded by the American Hearing Research Foundation during the following years:

2006
Adult Stem Cells Therapeutic Vectors In the Mamalian Cochlea, Anand N. Mhatre, Ph.D., New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY.		$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, Boston, MA.		$20,000
Investigating the Cochlear Function of Myosin-1a, a Newly Identified Deafness Gene, Matthew J. Tyska, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.		$20,000
Transneuronal Analysis of the Auditory Reflex Pathways, Daniel J. Lee, M.D., University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA.		$20,000
Vestibular Efferent Innervation: Anatomical and Neurochemical Studies, Anna Lysakowski, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.		$19,986
Human Genetics of Age-Related Hearing Loss, Dr. Robert D. Frisina, University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, NY. (RENEWAL)		$18,500
The Georgia Birtman Endowment Fund: Electrical Stimulation of Spiral Ganglion Cells, Principal Investigator: Claus-Peter Richter, M.D., Ph.D.		$30,209
The Eugene L. Derlacki Grant Award for Excellence in the Field of Hearing Research: 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, IA. (2nd Year Funding)		$12,498
	TOTAL FUNDING	$161,193

2005
Assessing Audiovisual Sentence Recognition In Children with Sensory Aids, Rachael Frush Holt, Ph.D. Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN		$19,904
CTL@ as the Target of Autoimmune Hearing Loss, Thomas E. Carey, M.D.,Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI		19,961
Characterization if nAChRs In ES, Progenitor And Differentiated Hair Cells, Barbara J. Morley, Ph.D,Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE		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, MI		18,108
Human Genetics of Age-Related Hearing Loss, Robert D. Frisina, Ph.D. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY		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		20,000 (renewal), John S. Oghalai, M.D.,Baylor College, Houston, TX
	TOTAL FUNDING	$136,473
The Eugene L. Derlacki Grant Awarded for Excellence in the Field of Hearing Research $25,330 payable over 2 years contingent upon the year-end progress report
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, IA		12,665
	TOTAL FUNDING	$149,138

2004
Ionic Mechanisms Underlying Neuronal Firing in Vestibular Calyx Afferents Katherine J. Rennie, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Denver, CO		$17,500
Prestin Transduction in the Mouse Cochlea John S. Oghalai, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX		17,500
Reduction of Current Shunt in Cochlear Prosthesis Electrodes Claus-Peter Richter, M.D., Ph.D., Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL		17,500
Structure of Stereocilia Extracellular Links and Morpholoy of Hair Bundles Vladimir L. Tsurprun, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.		18,000
The Eugene L. Derlacki Grant Awarded for Excellence in the Field of Hearing Research		$50,000 payable over 2 years contingent upon the year-end progress report
Cellular Repair of the Murine Cochlea After Acoustic Injury Keiko Hirose, M.D., The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH		25,000
Emotional Functioning of Children with Cochlear Implants Nathan A. Fox, Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, MD.		25,000
Wiley H. Harrison, M.D., Clinical Otology Grant		12,500 from July 1 to December 31, 2003 and 12,500 from January 1 to June 30, 2004
Slit/Robo Signaling in the Developing Auditory System Yael Raz, M.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.		$25,000
The Georgia Birtman Endowment Fund: Signal Transduction Pathways and Gene Expression in Cholesteatoma Alastair Lynn-Macrae, M.D., Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Il.		Amount to be determined.
	TOTAL FUNDING	$145,000

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, W.V.		$18,000
Otocadherin Protein Interactions in Hair Cells Elizabeth Bryda, Ph.D., Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, W.V.		18,000
Reduction of Current Shunt in Cochlear-Prosthesis Electrodes Claus-Peter Richter, M.D., Ph.D., Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston, IL		18,000
Release of ATP from Deiters' Cells Richard P. Bobbin, Ph.D., Kresge Hearing Research Laboratories, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA		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, IN		18,000
The Eugene L. Derlacki Grant Awarded for Excellence in the Field of Hearing Research		$50,000 payable over 2 years contingent upon the year-end progress report
Cellular Repair fo the Murine Cochlea After Acoustic Injury Keiko Hirose, M.D., Children's Hospital, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.		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, MD		25,000
Wiley H. Harrison, M.D., Clinical Otology Grant		12,500 from July 1 to December 31, 2002 and 12,500 from January 1 to June 30, 2003
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., Los Angeles, CA
The Georgia Birtman Endowment Fund
Signal Transduction Pathways and Gene Expression in Cholesteatoma Alastair Lynn-Macrae, M.D., Northwestern Memorial Foundation University, Chicago, IL.		21,923
	TOTAL FUNDING	$174,423

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-HNS, Cleveland, OH.		$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, IN.		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, MD.		20,000
Investigation of Resin Expression and Auditory Function in the Reeler Mouse Jing Zheng, Ph.D., Evanston, Northwestern University, Dept. Neurobiology & Physiology, Evanston, IL		20,000
Otolith Function on the Cardiovascular System Wu Zhou, Ph.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center, University of Mississippi, Dept. Otolaryngology/Surgery, Jackson, MS		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, WI		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, WI		20,000
	TOTAL FUNDING	$134,482

2001
Basiliar Membrane Mechanics in the Bird Cochlea Dr. Claus-Peter Richter, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		$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, CA		20,000
Development of Prestin Protein Expression in Gerbil Cochlea Jing Zheng, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL		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, MD		20,000
The Development of Auditory Pathways Following Cochlear Implantation Anu Sharma, Ph.D., Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ		20,000
Vestibular Contributions to Postural Stability During Voluntary Head Movements Jane Macpherson, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR		20,000
	TOTAL FUNDING	$114,435

2000
Anatomy of the Inner Hair Cell Stereocilla- tectorial Membrane Comples and its Micromechanics Dr. Claus-Peter Richter, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il		$14,439
ATP and Intense Sound Richard P. Bobbin, Ph.D., Louisiana State University Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.		$15,000
Acoustic Response of Bestibular Afferents John Carey, M.D., Lloyd Minor, M.D., Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.		13,993
Behavioral Assessment of Olivocochlear Function in Mice Cynthia A. Prozen, Ph.D., Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI		20,000
Lymphocyte Markers in Meniere's Disease Richard J. Wiet, M.D., Evanston Northwestern Health Care System, Evanston, Il.		14,500
Positional Closing of the Mouse Deafness, Gene Spinner David C. Kohrman, Ph.D., University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.		20,000
Recovery of Speech Perception After Left Hemispherectomy Dana Boatman, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.		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, MD.		20,000
	TOTAL FUNDING	$137,877

1999
ATP and Intense Sound Richard P. Bobbin, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA		$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, MD		14,998
Anatomy of the Inner Ear Cell Stereociliatectorial Membrane Complex and its Micromechanics Claus-Peter Richter, M.D., Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL		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, MI		15,000
Stimulation Strategies for Users of Auditory Brainstem Implants Mario V. Svirsky, Ph.D., Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN		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, MD.		15,100
	TOTAL FUNDING	$103,897

1998
Anatomy of the Inner Hair Cell Sterocilla-tectorial Membrane Complex and its Michomechanics Dr. Claus-Peter Richter, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il		$13,894
Binaural Interaction at Cochlear and Brainstem Levels: Changes with Aging Linda J. Hood, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, New Orleans, La.		15,000
Cellular Mechanism of Noise-induced Sensory- Cell Hearing Loss Jonathan H. Siegel, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.		14,074
An Autologous Fibrin Tissue Adhesive With Greater Bonding Power Karl H. Siedentop, M.D., University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.		5,283.62
Genetic Characterization of a Mouse Model for Inherited Deafness Elizabeth Bryda, Ph.D., Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, W. VA		15,000
Localization and Pathogenesis of Auditory Dysfunction in the Jaundiced Gunn Rat Arisides Sismanis, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA		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, MA		15,000
	TOTAL FUNDING	$108,251.62

1997
Acoustic Reflex Decay for Modulated Signals Joseph W. Hall, III, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.		$16,600
Cellular Mechanism of Noise-Induced Sensory-cell Hearing Loss Jonathan H. Siegel, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		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, CA.		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, NC.		15,238
Neurophysiologic Encoding of Speech Signals in Noise Cynthia D. King, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		15,000
Ototoxicity in Patients on Renal Dialysis Timothy C. Hain, M.D., Northwestern University, Chicago, Il.		15,000
Role of Neurotrophins in Cochlear and Vestibular Ganglia Development Paulette Bernd, Ph.D., State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY.		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
	TOTAL FUNDING	$121,573

1996
Acoustic Reflex Decay for Modulated Signals Joseph W. Hall, III, Ph.D., North Carolina University, Chapel Hill, NC		$16,600
Aging and Binaural Hearing Janet Koehnke, Ph.D., University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL		12,900
Congenital Hearing Loss and Hair Cell Regeneration Brenda M. Ryals, Ph.D., James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA		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, LA		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, NC		13,638
Immunohistochemical Localization of Growth Factors in Otosclerosis Robert W. Jyung,M.D., Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA		15,000
Localization of Nitric Oxide Synthase in the Auditory Brainstem Michael D. McGinn, Ph.D., University of California at Davis, Davis, CA		15,000
Neurotrophins and Regeneration of the Vestibuloauditory System Debra M. Don, M.D., University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA		14,500
Regeneration of the Avian Tectorial Membrane Douglas A. Cotanche, Ph.D., Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA		13,266
Role of Neurotrophins in Cochlear and Vestibular Ganglia Development Paulette Bernd, Ph.D., Columbia University, Brooklyn, NY		$15,000
	TOTAL FUNDING	$160,896

1995
Bedside High Frequency Monitoring For Ototoxicity Joel A. Goebel, M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.		$10,000
Genetic Mapping of Sensoneuronal Deafness Margit Burmeister, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi.		10,040
Pure Tone Audiometry & Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions in the Measurement of Cochleotoxicity of DEMO Karen Jo Doyle, M.D., Ph.D., University of California at Irvine, Orange, CA.		6,066
Virus-Specific IgE-Mediated Hypersensitivity as a Pathogenic Factor in Meniere's Disease Emanuel Calenoff, M.D., Northwestern University, Chicago, Il.		10,000
Genetic Linkage/Hereditary Cochleosaccular Degeneration Anil K. Lalwani, M.D., University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, Ca.		10,000
Neural Plasticity in Cortical Representation of Behaviorally Important Sounds Steven W. Cheung, M.D., University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, Ca.		10,000
Non-Autologous Fibrin Tissue Adhesive Derived from Virus-Free Pooled Blood Karl H. Siedentop, M.D., University of Illinois, Chicago, Il.		20,234
Micromechanics of the Organ of Corti Examined in a Hemicochlea Peter Dallos, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		36,500
	TOTAL FUNDING	$112,840

1994
Autologous Fibrin Tissue Adhesive Dr. Karl H. Siedentop, University of Illinois, Chicago, Il. Final Funding Year		$10,000
Bacteria-Specific IgE Mediated Hypersensitivity as a Factor in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media Emanuel Calenoff, M.D., Northwestern University, Chicago, Il.		$10,000
Mechanisms of Outer Hair Cell Electromotility Final Funding Year Burt N. Evans, Ph.D. Peter Dallos, Ph.D, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		$21,430
Otoacoustic Emissions Screening in High-Risk Infants Roanne Kay Karzon, Ph.D., St. Louis Children?s Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.		$10,000
Speech Discrimination in Cochlear-Implant Recipients Final Funding Year Nina Kraus, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		$10,000
Cell Type Specific Gene Expression David S.Lee, M.D., Kresge Hearing Research Foundation, Ann Arbor, MI. (Funded by the Donald P. and Byrd Kelly Foundation)		$10,000
	TOTAL FUNDING	$71,430

1993
Autologous Fibrin Tissue Adhesive Dr. Karl H. Siedentop, University of Illinois, Chicago, Il.		$10,250
Environmental Noise Exposure in Children William W. Clark, Ph.D., Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Mo.		$10,000
Mechanisms of Outer Hair Cell Electromotility Burt N. Evans,Ph.D./Peter Dallos,Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		$20,000
Otoacoustic Emissions Screening in High-Risk Infants Roanne Kay Karzon, Ph.D., St. Louis Children?s Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.		$10,000
Speech Discrimination in Cochlear-Implant Receipients: A Combined Behavioral/ Electrophysiologic Approach Nina Kraus,Ph.D/T.McGee,Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		$10,000
	TOTAL FUNDING	$60,250

1992
Autologous Fibrin Tissue Adhesive Dr. Karl H. Seidentop, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois		$10,250
Synaptic Physiology in the Mammalian Cochlea in vitro Jonathan H. Siegel, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		$12,731
Mechanisms of Outer Hair Cell Electromotility Burt N. Evans, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		$25,262
Refinement of Non-Invasive/Perilymphatic Fistula Michael S. Morris, M.D., Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.		$15,204
Intra-Operative Diagnosis of Perilymphatic Fistula Timothy C. Hain, M.D., Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Il.		$7,975
	TOTAL FUNDING	$71,422

1991
A Method to Diagnose Perilymphatic Fistula Without Surgery Michael S. Morris, M.D., Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.		$14,475
Mechanisms of Outer Hair Cell Electromotility Peter Dallos, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		$16,494
Pre-Operative and Intra-Operative Diagnosis of Perilymphatic Fistula Timothy C. Hain, M.D., Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Il.		$15,207
Vestibular Response Induced by Electrical Stimulation of the Posterior Ampullary Nerve in the Cat Dennis M. Moore, M.D., Northwestern University, Chicago, Il.		$15,151
	TOTAL FUNDING	$61,327

1990
Autologous Fibrin Tissue Adhesive Karl H. Siedentop, M.D., University of Illinois, Chicago, Il.		$10,000
Construction of an Orthogonal Microscope for Viewing and Manipulating Isolated Cochlear Hair Cells Peter Dallos, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		$10,579
Paget's Disease and Otosclerosis Study Wiley H. Harrison, M.D./Ted Yonan, Mercy Hospital, Chicago, Il.		$5,200
Vestibular Function After Oval Window Fistula Brian W. Blakley, M.D., Ph.D., Wayne State University, Detroit, Mi.		$9,928
Why Do The Spiral Ganglia Degenerate But Not Scarpa's Ganglia in C57BL/6 Mice? Enzyme Cytochemical and Immunocytochemical Study Glenn M. Cohen, Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fl.		$9,779
	TOTAL FUNDING	$45,486

1989
Autologous Fibrin Tissue Adhesive Karl H. Siedentop, M.D., University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Il.		$15,000
Paget's Disease and Otosclerosis Study Wiley H. Harrison, M.D./Ted Yonan, Mercy Hospital, Chicago, Illinois		$ 5,200
Study of Two-Tone Interactions in Hair Cells Peter Dallos, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		$16,468
	TOTAL FUNDING	$36,668

1988
Ear Homograft Lab Eugene L. Derlacki, M.D./Debby Derlacki, Northwestern University, Chicago, Il.		"Pay-As-You-Go-Basis"
Intracellular Recording from Cochlear Hair in Vitro Peter Dallos, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Il.		$21,000
Paget's Disease and Otosclerosis Study Wiley H. Harrison, M.D./Ted Yonan, Mercy Hospital, Chicago, Illinois		$5,200
	TOTAL FUNDING	$26,200

1987

Ear Homograft Laboratory, Northwestern University Medical School. Eugene L. Derlacki, M.D.

Paget's Disease and Otosclerosis Lab, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center Wiley H. Harrison, M.D.

1986/85

Completed projects on The Effect of Albinism on Binaural Hearing, Fluorescein Angiography of the Tympanic Membrane, Speech Perception, Speech Production, and Language Performance of Children with Chronic Conductive Hearing Loss.

1984

Grand opening of the Kiwanis International Foundation Laboratory, at the Siegal Institute of Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center. This laboratory undertook projects concerned with brainstem response audiometric research and was funded by Kiwanis International Foundation.

1983

Roy W. Davis and Harry S. Himmel Hearing Research Laboratory. The lab was located at Northwestern Medical School's Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

1982/83

Two year study to find the link between periventricula hemorrhaging and hearing loss in newborn infants completed. This project defined the uses of various evoked potential in predicting future neurological problems in children that have severe brain injury.

1981

The Electrophysiological and Histological Study of Animals with Experimental Endolymphatic Dysfunction and Animal Studies Related to the Treatment of Tinnitus by Iontophoresis.

1980

Began otologic fellowship program. Post-residency training program in the field of hearing and balance disorders. Established animal research laboratory.

1979

Acoustic Reflex Latency Testing. A simplified neurophysiologic test used in diagnosis of intracranial tumors and other diseases.

1978

Substantiated the effects of fluoride on the stapedial plate through microscopic probe study. Started Hearing Conservation of Neonates Pilot Project. High-risk infants screened for hearing loss at birth.

1977

Established the Temporal Bone Bank.

1975

Established in cooperation with the Kiwanis International Foundation, The Donald T. Forsythe Otologic Neurophysiology Laboratory. Discovered the use of sodium flouride in moderate dosage to arrest or retard progressive deafness due to bone softening.

1972

Instituted first ear homograph laboratory in the middle west under the auspices of a major medical school and hospital at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

1970

Spearheaded the investigation of allergies affecting hearing. Published first quarterly Newsletter. Established cytotoxic food test laboratory to study the relationship of food allergies with hearing loss, Meniere's Disease and perforated ears.

1957

Demonstrated on film how nerve fibers regenerate and improved methods repairing a severed nerve.

1987

Ear Homograft Laboratory, Northwestern University Medical School. Eugene L. Derlacki, M.D.

Paget's Disease and Otosclerosis Lab, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center Wiley H. Harrison, M.D.

1985/86

Completed projects on The Effect of Albinism on Binaural Hearing, Fluorescein Angiography of the Rympanic Membrane, Speech Perception, Speech Production, and Language Performance of Children with Chronic Conductive Hearing Loss.

1984

Grand opening of the Kiwanis International Foundation Laboratory, at the Siegal Institute of Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center.This laboratory undertook projects concerned with brainstem response audiometric research and was funded by Kiwanis International Foundation.

1983

Roy W. Davis and Harry S. Himmel Hearing Research Laboratory. The lab was located at Northwestern Medical School's Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

1982/83

1981

The Electrophysiological and Histological Study of Animals with Experimental Endolymphatic Dysfunction and Animal Studies Related to the Treatment of Tinnitus by lontophoresis.

1980

Began otologic fellowship program. Post-residency training program in the field of hearing and balance disorders. Established animal research laboratory.

1979

Acoustic Reflex Latency Testing. A simplified neurophysiologic test used in diagnosis of intracranial tumors and other diseases.

1978

1977

Established the Temporal Bone Bank at Chicago's Mercy Hospital and Medical Center.

1955

Established tissue culture laboratory for ear research.

1944

Helped establish the first diagnostic hearing clinic at Northwestern University Medical School where the CROS type hearing aid for one ear deafness was developed.