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Exploring how the cochlea responds to speech sounds: John Oghalai and Alberto Recio receive an American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) Discovery Grant
The one-year grant will support research on how the cochlea responds to fricative consonants like “S” and “SH.” USC researchers John Oghalai, MD, and Alberto Recio, PhD, were inspired by a simple …
Recognizing promise in hearing research: Ksenia Gnedeva wins the 2026 Geraldine Dietz Fox Young Investigator Award
The Association for Research in Otolaryngology recognizes Gnedeva for her work in understanding the development and regeneration of the inner ear’s sensory hearing cells. As Ksenia Gnedeva, PhD, was finishing her postdoctoral …
An innovative approach to hearing loss: John Oghalai receives R01 grant for OCT imaging of the human inner ear
Over 615,000 people in the United States alone are affected by Meniere’s disease, a problem of the inner ear that can lead to vertigo (dizziness) and hearing loss, and many more experience …
From electrical engineering to the inner ear: how Radha Kalluri uses the physical sciences to address otolaryngology’s most pressing issues
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Parents, teachers, relatives, and friends ask this question over and over as one transitions from childhood to adolescence, from adolescence to adulthood, …
Breaking the sound barrier: Ksenia Gnedeva’s transformative research on growth and regeneration in the inner ear sensory organs
Some children dream of growing up to be a ballerina or an astronaut, but Ksenia Gnedeva always knew she wanted to be a biologist. “I remember receiving a microscope for my sixth …