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OVERVIEW


The faculty, fellows and residents of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery perform active research in a large number of disciplines. The Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center provides the largest research space for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery's faculty. Our current funded research projects are listed below, along with the names of principle investigators and funding agencies.


Researchers


Active Projects

Federally Sponsored Projects

  • Feeney Feeney/Mimosa - NIH/sub Mimosa
  • Gates Presbycusis - NIH
  • Oesterle R01 - NIH
  • Perkel Synaptic Connections - NSF
  • Perkel Solis R21 - NIH
  • Perkel Avian Basal Ganglia - NIH
  • Phillips Gravity and Gaze - NASA
  • Phillips Vestibular - NIH
  • Rubel P30 Admin Core - NIH
  • Rubel Afferent Influences - NIH
  • Rubel/Casseday/Mills P30-Core B-Computing - NIH
  • Rubel/Stone/Corina P30 Core C-Imaging - NIH
  • Rubel/Tempel/Bermingham-McDonogh P30-Core D-Mouse Genetics - NIH
  • Rubel/Werner P30-Core A-Human Subj - NIH
  • Rubinstein Tinnitus Iowa Subcontract - NIH/sub Iowa
  • Rubinstein Iowa P50 Subcontract - NIH/sub Iowa
  • Rubinstein R01 - NIH
  • Stone R01 - NIH
  • Street Genetics of Hearing Loss - NIH
  • Tempel Noise - NIH
  • Tempel Neurogenetics - New - NIH
  • Weaver R01 Turbo Trial - NIH

Foundation Sponsored Projects

  • Rubel Hearing Research Inititative - Oberkotter
  • Mendez Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma - RW Johnson
  • Norton/Misono Pediatric hearing loss - Pfeiffer Foundation
  • Ou Scale for ototoxicity - AAO-HNSF
  • Ou Otoprotective Compounds - NOHR
  • Perkel Neural Mechanisms - John Merck Fund
  • Rubinstein/Kang Music Test Validation - AAO-HNSF
  • Rubel/Santos Hair Cell Toxicity - AAO-HNSF
  • Rubinstein VDasika - NOHR
  • Rubinstein/Ruffin Ruffin HHMI - HHMI
  • Stone Lin - AOS
  • Weaver Balakrishnan AAO-HNSF - AAO-HNSF
  • Weymuller/Francis H & N Cancer - AOS

Industry Sponsored Projects

  • Rubinstein Music Test Protocol
  • Weymuller Clinical Trial Surplus

Contracts

  • Futran - Free-Flap Reconstruction - VA
  • Rubel Lentz Subcontract - Louisiana State U.

UW Sponsored Projects

  • Ou RRF - UW

Training Grants

  • Hume Hair Cell Innervation K08 - NIH
  • Perkel/Person Person NRSA - NIH
  • Rubel/ D Harris D Harris NRSA - NIH
  • Rubel/Harris Harris NRSA - NIH
  • Rubel/Howard Howard NRSA - NIH
  • Rubel/Storensen Sorensen NRSA - NIH
  • Weaver Nose & CPAP Outcome K23 - NIH
  • Weaver/Lam Lam NRSA Allowance - NIH
  • Weymuller Research Training Grant - NIH


New Projects

New Foundation Sponsored Projects

  • Weymuller / Francis Reevaluation of GERD - AAO


Other Projects

Projects Outside the Department

  • Brenowitz/Perkel (NIH) Zebrafish Genetics
  • Folsom/Norton (CDC) Monitoring of Risk Factors for Late-Onset Hearing Loss Among Children
  • Kaneko/Phillips (NIH) Vestibular & optokinetic testing
  • Patrick/Sie (NIH) Hearing Loss & Quality of Life of Children & Youth
  • Raible/Rubel (NIH) Zebrafish Genetics
  • Schowengerdt/Parker (NIH) EXP-LA: Enhancing visual search: Combining principles


Resources

The department directly supports a number of resources that facilitate its research objectives. Information about these resources and ongoing projects are available at the links below.
  • Comparative Effectiveness, Cost and Outcomes Research Center (website)
  • Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center (website)
  • UW School of Medicine (website)
  • Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center (website)


Research Affiliations

The department has strong affiliations with a number of centers that support world class research. Links to information about these facilities are available below.
  • UW Bioengineering (website)
  • UW Engineered Biomaterials (website)
  • Center for Health Studies at Group Health Cooperative (website)
  • Comparative Effectiveness, Cost and Outcomes Research Center (website)
  • Biomedical and Health Informatics (website)
  • Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences (website)
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute (website)
  • Group Health Center for Health Studies (website)
  • Human Interface Technology Laboratory (website)
  • UW Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program (website)
  • School of Public Health and Community Medicine (website)
  • Washington National Primate Research Center (website)
  • VA Puget Sound HSR&D Center of Excellence (website)

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