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Pint of Science will be held in Sheffield from the 13th-15th of May 2024. This celebration of scientific research will happen throughout the city, and includes a talk and hearing related activities from our very own Dr Samuel Webb and Dr Francesca De Faveri as part of the Echoes and Shadows event.

Visit Pint of Science to find out more information and grab your tickets now!

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.

Find the paper below from the Hearing Research Group which discusses how BAI1 is required for the clustering of AMPA receptors.

BAI1 localizes AMPA receptors at the cochlear afferent post-synaptic density and is essential for hearing

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 was awarded a BBSRC Discovery Fellowship to study how auditory neurons are damaged by noise with age. Congratulations Jing-Yi (Ginny)!

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.

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!

This review from the Hearing Research Group discusses the application of gene therapy to treat hearing loss.

Press the link below to read the full paper!

"Recent advances and future challenges in gene therapy for hearing loss"

Dr Johnson has been awarded funding from RNID and BBSRC both for a postdoc to investigate the role of noise exposure on the progression of hearing loss.

Follow this link to find out more about the postdocs and their projects.

In this paper, we identified a critical time period of calcium activity that is required for hair-bundle maintenance in inner hair cells.

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"A critical period of prehearing spontaneous Ca²⁺ spiking is required for hair-bundle maintenance in inner hair cells"

We hired a new PhD student to work in Professor Walter Marcotti's lab. This exciting project is looking into treating progressive hearing loss with AAV mediated gene therapy!

We hired a new 3-year Research Assistant in the Marcotti lab. The candidate will be involved in overseeing daily operations and providing technical support.