Hearing Research Day features address by NIDCD director

Dr. James Battey, director of the National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders, will give the keynote address at Prentice Bloedel Hearing Research Day, Monday, June 7. The event is sponsored by the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, established by Prentice Bloedel in honor of his late wife, and the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

The afternoon of poster sessions and talks marks the center’s 10th anniversary.

At noon, faculty members affiliated with the center will display posters of their work within the Hearing Research Center on the first floor of the Center on Human Development and Disability.

Talks will begin at 1 p.m. in the neighboring Experimental Education Unit building with Dr. Bruce Tempel, associate professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, speaking on “Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels in Auditory Signaling.”

Dr. Jennifer Stone, research assistant professor of otoloryngology-head and neck surgery, will speak at 1:35 p.m. on “Mechanisms of Sensory Cell Production in the Mature Avian Inner Ear.”

Battey will speak at 2:30 p.m. on “Structure, Function and Regulation of Mammalian Bombesin Receptors.” Bombesin receptors are known to regulate a diverse assortment of biological processes in mammals, including hormone secretion, neural activity and cell growth. Following his talk, the poster session will resume.

The event is open to everyone. ¶