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Hearing Research Group
Bringing together leading experts in physiology, genetics, developmental biology, stem cell biology and computational neuroscience to better understand the auditory system and develop therapeutic interventions for hearing loss.
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Joint lab meeting in London - May 2024
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The Hearing Research Group took the opportunity to share the cutting-edge research happening at Sheffield with other research groups from Kings College London, Swansea University, Sussex University and the University of Leicester at the biannual joint hearing research lab meeting.
ARO conference in Anaheim, California - February 2024
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The Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) is the largest hearing and balance research event in the world. The Hearing Research Group attended this conference to showcase the research from the team. It was also a good opportunity to meet with current collaborators, alongside making new connections to promote the research ongoing at Sheffield.
Dr Jing-Yi Jeng secured a fellowship from BBSRC - December 2023
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Dr Jing-Yi Jeng was awarded a BBSRC Discovery Fellowship to study how auditory neurons are damaged by noise with age. Congratulations Jing-Yi (Ginny)!
Dr Adam Carlton secured a fellowship from the Wellcome Trust - November 2023
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Dr Adam Carlton has secured a fellowship from the Wellcome Trust to investigate how the cochlear efferent system of the brainstem functions and adapts throughout life. Congratulations Adam!
Most recent paper - September 2023
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