Schedule of Events
8–8:30 a.m. Breakfast (optional)
8:30-8:45 a.m. Introduction – Mark Prince, M.D. & Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.
8:45–9:25 a.m. “NIDCD: Priorities and Opportunities” – Debara Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.
9:30-9:50 a.m. “From the cochlear nucleus to the IC and back again: functional mapping of neural circuits in the auditory brainstem” – Michael Roberts, Ph.D.
9:55-10:35 a.m. "Fast times in the vestibular inner ear: Head-spinning stuff!” – Ruth Anne Eatock, Ph.D.
10:35-11:00 a.m. Coffee Break
11-11:20 a.m. "Gene therapy for alleviating tinnitus: a concept derived from Susan Shore’s findings” – Yehoash Raphael, Ph.D.
11:25 a.m.–12:05 p.m. “Tinnitus Pathology in Auditory Cortex: Nicotinic Receptors and Preclinical studies” – Donald Caspary, Ph.D.
12:05-1:05 p.m. Lunch Break (Lunch on premises - Provided by Katherine’s Catering)
1:05–1:45 p.m. “Type 1c auditory nerve fiber inputs to the mouse cochlear nucleus” – Paul Manis, Ph.D.
1:50-2:20 p.m. Presentations by KHRI Trainees
2:25-2:40 p.m. “Treating Tinnitus: From Research to Therapy” - David Repp, M.S., M.B.A
2:40-3:05 p.m. Coffee Break
3:05-3:35 p.m. “From there.. to here” – Susan Shore, Ph.D.
3:45 p.m. Conclusions – Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.
