Thanks to our many generous supporters and friends, the AHRF raised $2,320 for the Chicago Walk4Hearing, which took place on October 14th in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. The walk had more than 25 teams, and raised more than $70,000. The donations…
In February, 2012, AHRF Board Chairman Richard Muench and I attended the ARO (Association for Research in Otolaryngology) meeting in San Diego, California. While there, we had the opportunity to meet with Allen Ryan, PhD, Director of Otolaryngology Research at…
Novel laser technique reveals how the inner ear amplifies sound. Study funded by the American Hearing Research Foundation. Visit Site
Discovery of hair-cell roots suggests the brain modulates sound sensitivity. Study funded by the American Hearing Research Foundation. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120308174651.htm
March, 2012 — One of our 2012 AHRF grant recipients, Jong Ho Won, PhD, of the University of Washington, Seattle, is interested in how people with normal hearing perceive speech. He says that a better understanding of how the brain…
March, 2012 — Anna Lysakowski, PhD, a member of the AHRF Research Committee and a 2012 AHRF grant recipient, is focusing on a structure found in inner ear hair cells called the striated organelle. Lysakowski, at the University of Illinois,…
March, 2012 — Stephen Maricich, MD, PhD, of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, is looking at how a geneactive in the auditory regions of the brain during embryonic development may affect hearing and hearing loss. His research, funded by the…
MAY 2011 – The American Hearing Research Foundation has added Sam Marzo, MD, to its board of directors. Dr. Marzo is a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Loyola University Health System of Chicago. He…
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 this year. These grants are for $20,000 for one year of research…
October 2011 – AHRF-funded researchers Qiong Wang, PhD, and Steven Green, PhD, both at the University of Iowa, have found that damage caused by exposure to loud noises in the inner ear may occur long before changes in hearing are perceived. They…
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