Project Grant R01DC023869
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded the University of Rochester $403,125 on July 1, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to develop and validate a non-invasive, direct assessment method for vestibular otolithic sensors using short latency vestibular sensory evoked potentials (VSEPs). The research translates animal models to human clinical application by recording VSEPs non-invasively from the scalp...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded The Johns Hopkins University $453,916 on September 22, 2025, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to investigate galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) and improve its therapeutic effectiveness through local drug application to vestibular sensory organs. The research employs a multifaceted approach combining cellular and behavioral investigation. At the cellular...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded the University of Rochester $371,422 on August 1, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to explore off-axis effects following vestibulo-ocular reflex adaptation in vestibular disease treatment. The research investigates why current clinical approaches targeting rotational gaze stability through vestibulo-ocular reflex exercises produce adverse postural effects...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded The University of Chicago $705,937 on May 1, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to investigate multiscale integration of inner ear vestibular signals from cellular dynamics to population coding. The research examines how Type I and Type II hair cells in the mammalian vestibular inner ear contribute to information processing and afferent neural encoding. The...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded The Johns Hopkins University $654,879 on July 17, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to investigate cortical representations of electrical stimulation in cochlear implant recipients. The research elucidates fundamental neural coding and plasticity mechanisms responsible for cortical processing of cochlear implant signals. The project employs optical imaging and...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded The Johns Hopkins University $573,587 on July 6, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to develop 7 Tesla MRI techniques for comprehensive inner ear imaging. The project develops clinical 7T MRI protocols to visualize inner ear structures with approximately five times the spatial resolution of current 3T MRI, enabling visualization of membranes and sensory patches...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded The Johns Hopkins University $194,270 on May 11, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to investigate the development of auditory thalamocortical circuits and how they are altered in cases of congenital deafness. The project will establish a foundational understanding of how the thalamus and auditory cortex develop and mature through sensory experience, with...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded the University of Washington $490,487 on February 13, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to study spatial patterning in the zebrafish inner ear and its relevance to vestibular dysfunction in humans. The project investigates how hair cells in vestibular organs establish distinct central and peripheral regions with conserved functional and molecular identities...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded The Johns Hopkins University $650,639 under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) on February 1, 2026. The award funds investigation of crossmodal plasticity in adult corticothalamic circuits, focusing on how visual deprivation triggers compensatory auditory system enhancement in mice. The research tests the hypothesis that widespread plasticity of the auditory pathway...
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders awarded the University of Wisconsin - Madison $111,474 on February 28, 2026, under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The project investigates how the cerebellum modulates central vestibular processing to control locomotion and maintain balance during walking. The research addresses vestibular ataxia, a condition characterized by dizziness, vertigo, and difficulty maintaining...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, part of the National Institutes of Health, awarded The Johns Hopkins University $606,652 under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) on August 1, 2026. The award funds development and validation of a vestibular implant system designed to restore balance sensation in individuals with bilateral vestibular hypofunction. The research builds on prior progress demonstrating that a head-mounted multichannel vestibular prosthesis encoding head rotation can electrically stimulate vestibular nerve branches and restore vestibulo-ocular and otolith-ocular reflexes in animal models. This project extends the work toward clinical translation, addressing challenges identified in a first-in-human clinical trial to improve prosthetic stimulation encoding, expand electrode targeting to address both semicircular canals and otolith end organs, and optimize the vestibular implant design for broader patient application. Performance will occur in Baltimore, Maryland, with a period of performance through July 31, 2031. The award is classified as a Project Grant, the standard assistance type supporting investigator-initiated research within NIDCD's portfolio.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $606.7k | 7/29/26 |