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AHRF awards grants to seven hearing research teams in 2024

Elmhurst, Illinois – January 15, 2024 – The American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) announced the recipients of its 2024 research grants today. AHRF will award seven grants totaling just over $358,000 to investigators who are exploring how we hear and how we…

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AHRF Video for PBS Sheds Light on Sudden Hearing Loss

The American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) announced today that it has created a 5-minute video, “Spotlight on Sudden Hearing Loss” to be  shared with the public via the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). The video sheds light on a medical condition…

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AHRF funds eight innovative hearing research studies in 2023

AHRF awards 2023 grants to eight investigators. From the left, top to bottom: Colin Johnson, Nurunisa Akyuz, Lendra Friesen, Parveen Bazard, Kamal Sen, Anoop Jagadeesh, Melissa Ghulam-Smith, and Jordan Varghese. Elmhurst, Illinois – March 6, 2023 – The American Hearing Research…

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Mark Muench Named AHRF Board Chair

Elmhurst, Illinois, June 1, 2022 –The American Hearing Research Foundation is pleased to announce that in May 2022, Mark R. Muench assumed the role of AHRF Board Chairman. Muench’s commitment to helping fund critical hearing loss and balance disorder research…

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AHRF Announces 2022 Scientific Grants

Elmhurst, Illinois – January 20, 2022 – The American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) announced today that it has awarded ten grants to investigators who are exploring hearing and balance disorders of the inner ear. AHRF awarded nearly $320,000 in grant monies…

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AHRF Increases Funding for Special Interests in 2022

Elmhurst, Illinois – June 7, 2021 – The American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) announced that it will streamline its grant offerings, allowing all applicants to apply for up to $50,000 in funding in 2022. This $50,000 grant is being renamed…

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AHRF Awards 2021 Birtman Grant to Jennifer Krizman

Elmhurst, Illinois – February 19, 2021 – The American Hearing Research Foundation, headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois, announced that it has awarded its Birtman Grant, a single grant of $75,000, to Northwestern University researcher Jennifer Krizman, PhD. This is the first…

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Biking To Beat Meniere’s Disease

Elmhurst, Illinois – February 9, 2021 – The American Hearing Research Foundation, an Illinois-based nonprofit, recently received a boost for research into Meniere’s disease, a disorder affecting hearing and balance. Through his On the VertiGO initiative, Colorado resident Steve Schwier…

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AHRF Announces 2021 Scientific Grants

Elmhurst, Illinois – February 11, 2021 – The American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) announced today that it has awarded seven grants to investigators who are exploring hearing and balance disorders of the inner ear. AHRF awarded more than $300,000 in…

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