The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a 5-year, $835,439 project grant (R01DC021407) to Temple University to conduct a mixed methods analysis of pediatric voice therapy. The project aims to identify key themes and best practices in expert pediatric voice therapy, a critical first step towards improving the knowledge and skills of speech-language pathologists who treat pediatric voice disorders outside of specialized clinics. The research, which...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), will fund research to evaluate the clinical efficacy of local translaryngeal vibration therapy as a concurrent treatment with flow phonation voice therapy for patients with muscle tension dysphonia. The $340,417 award to Texas Christian University will span 3 years from September 2024 to...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), aims to develop a novel biomarker for vocal hyperfunction, a common symptom in patients with voice disorders. The $1,375,744 grant will fund research at New York University School of Medicine to create a synchronized multi-sensor surface electromyography system to quantify the coordination and...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded the University of Texas at Austin a $238,500 Project Grant (CFDA 93.173 - Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders) from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025. The project aims to develop a novel vocal tremor assessment approach using simultaneous neck-skin vibration and head-mounted microphone signals to differentiate the physiological sources of modulated voice in singers and speakers with vocal...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders federal grant program (CFDA 93.173), aims to develop a sensitive, quantitative metric of vocal communication for minimally-speaking individuals. The $270,520 award, with a period of performance from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029, will fund research by Northeastern University to enroll 90 individuals (ages 6-35) with fewer...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $573,315 Project Grant under CFDA 93.173 - Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The grant, titled "THE BRAINSTEM VOCAL CONTROL CIRCUITS", is focused on understanding the neuronal cell types and mechanisms underlying vocal production, including both ultrasonic vocalizations and audible emotional vocalizations in mice. The research...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded Ripple LLC a $382,366 Project Grant (CFDA 93.173 - Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders) to develop a closed-loop laryngeal functional electrical stimulation (FES) system. This novel system aims to reanimate vocal fold closure (adduction) to treat unilateral vocal fold paralysis, a common neurogenic voice disorder that can significantly impact...
The U.S. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $650,820 Project Grant (CFDA 93.173 - Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders) to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The grant, effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2030, will fund research to examine the organization and development of motor cortical circuits for speech production in stuttering. The studies aim to provide new insights on the neural bases of stuttering by...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $277,810 Project Grant under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to Femtovox Incorporated, a for-profit organization located in Ladera Ranch, CA. The funding supports the development of an image-guided automated ultrafast laser device for laryngeal (voice box) surgery. The device is designed to provide real-time optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging to...
This federal Project Grant award, issued by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), will fund a research project titled "Sensorimotor Basis of Speech Motor Learning and Retention" under the CFDA program 93.173 - Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders. The $1,370,652 award to Yale University will support a 5-year research study to test a new model of speech motor learning, examining the role of plasticity in auditory,...