The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $206,730 Project Grant under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to the University of Rochester. The grant funds the Neely National Clinician-Scientist Mentorship Network, which provides career mentorship to young otolaryngologists interested in clinician-scientist careers. Key activities include in-person and virtual meetings, one-on-one mentoring, educational...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $392,040 Project Grant under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to Colorado State University. The grant will fund research to causally test how hormones affect the development and activation of neural circuits that drive auditory processing. The proposed research combines molecular and electrophysiological approaches to examine neuroendocrine modulation of...
This federal Project Grant award of $154,416 from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under CFDA Program 93.173 - Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders will fund the "Black or African-American Research Training Pathway to Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences (BAA-POCS)" program. The program aims to increase representation of Black professionals in the fields of otolaryngology and communication sciences by providing 15...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $262,001 Project Grant under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to The Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado-Denver. The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to April 30, 2026, will fund research to investigate the underlying causes of "hidden" age-related hearing loss, which affects sound...
This $144,328 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 two key research objectives at Emory University: A randomized controlled trial to test an intervention aimed at increasing participation in ototoxicity monitoring for head and neck cancer patients, particularly those living far from the research center or with advanced disease. The...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a Project Grant under the CFDA 93.173 "Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders" program to The Regents of the University of Colorado (CU) in the amount of $1,018,155. The grant, with an award date of August 19, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2027, will support a research project titled "Neocortical Microarchitecture of Executive Function Using Large-Scale...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $521,432 Project Grant under the CFDA 93.173 Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program to the University of Rochester. The grant supports the development of a new computational model of the human auditory subcortex that integrates binaural processing and efferent gain control to investigate masking in complex sounds for both normal-hearing and hearing-impaired listeners. The research...
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), provides $251,856 to New York University from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The funding supports research investigating the neuroplastic processes underlying early adaptation to cochlear implants, which restore hearing and speech perception in individuals with severe or profound...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $154,568 Project Grant (CFDA 93.173 - Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders) to the University of Southern California (USC) to conduct research on "Human Cochlear Masking and Suppression Measured Using Dynamic Stimuli." The award period runs from December 31, 2024 to June 30, 2025. Through this grant, USC will perform research to investigate solutions to problems relevant to...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $415,743 Project Grant under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). The 5-year grant, effective February 1, 2025, will support research to investigate the role of macrophages in the development, homeostasis, and repair of the tympanic membrane (eardrum). The project aims to characterize the origin and function of...