Hearing Research Group

Congratulations to our very own Professor Walter Marcotti for being elected to the Fellowship of The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences. He joins a cohort of over 90 outstanding researchers from across the world recognised this year for their pioneering contributions to science. Head to this link to find out more details. Well done, Walter!

This literature review summarises the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for generating and modulating synchronized Ca²⁺-dependent activity in the developing cochlea, and the importance of this activity in enabling frequency discrimination and promoting cellular and synaptic refinement.

Spontaneous Calcium Signalling in the Developing Mammalian Cochlea

This paper explores the role MYO7A plays in the structural integrity of the MET complex and force transmission via the lipid bilayer to the MET channel.

Myosin 7a is required for maintaining the transducing stereocilia and for force transmission to the MET channel during cochlear hair cell development

Congratulations to Sam who has just started his fellowship funded by the Vivensa Foundation and supported by the RNID. Sam’s long-term research goal is to understand exactly how exposure to loud noise early in life can make our hearing more vulnerable as we age.