Emotional Communication in Children with Cochlear Implants
John Galvin, PhD and co-principal investigator Monita Chatterjee, PhD, Director of the Auditory Prostheses and Perception Laboratory at Boys Town National Research Hospital, has been awarded a development grant for a 1-year study on vocal emotion communication in children with cochlear implants. Emotional communication is a cornerstone of human interaction. Emotional communication is vital to…
Sonoporation for Drug Delivery to the Inner Ear
The House Institute Foundation (HIF) adjunct faculty Professor David Bakhos, MD, PhD (University of Tours, France) has been awarded a development grant for a 3-year study focused on the safety and efficacy of sonoporation for drug delivery to the inner ear. Collaborators include Pr. Helene Blasco, PhD, Dr. Jean-Michel Escoffre, PhD, and Dr. John Galvin,…
Meet Our New Research Team Member Kat LeTran
Kathley “Kat” LeTran joins the team as a clinical research coordinator (CRC) for the rare genetic disorder Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). In this role, Kat will assist with the NF2 Natural History Study, Tissue Bank, and partnered proteomic and genomic research with the University of Connecticut, George Mason, and Jackson Labs. Kat will also take…
Advancing the Future
By Christina Reaves, Director of Research Administration The House Institute Foundation’s (HIF’s) Research Program has always been integral to our vision—a world where “all may hear.” For decades, researchers at the House Clinic have made significant contributions to advancements in hearing science. These have included the first pediatric cochlear implant, the development of the auditory…
Investing in Our Future
By Javia Headley, Marketing Communications Manager The House Institute was founded on research, education, and patient care. Before Dr. Howard House first started his practice in the 1940s, he spent a year and a half training under physicians in the United States and in Europe in the fenestration technique for otosclerosis. Upon returning, he was…
Faculty Spotlight: Zachary Barnard, MD
By Amanda Vandenberg, Marketing and Communications Coordinator The House Institute recently welcomed Zachary Barnard, MD, as its newest neurosurgeon. Originally hailing from Massachusetts, Dr. Barnard completed research at Massachusetts General Hospital and medical school at Michigan State before coming to Cedars-Sinai for his residency. During his time at Cedars-Sinai, he met and learned from House…
Educating the Future
By Javia Headley, Marketing Communicatins Manager “What does the future of the House Institute look like? It’s the human factor. It’s generations of surgeons who have gone out and trained other surgeons. It is the work we have been doing in education that will change our field for tomorrow. That is the future.”– Dan Roberts,…
Ensuring the Future: New Collaboration with Physician-Researcher in Nigeria
By Christina Reaves, Director of Research Administration A couple of years ago, Mercy Jatto, MD, an otolaryngologist based in Nigeria, worked with and learned from Dr. Jennifer Derebery, a House Clinic physician and expert on Ménière’s disease. Dr. Jatto is now at an Ear, Nose, and Throat clinic in Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria. She recently applied…
Our Team Behind the Scenes: Audrey Salzburg
From grateful patients to potential donors, Audrey, our Director of Development, enjoys connecting people’s passions and interests with the Institute’s research, education, and global health projects, so their gifts are personal and fulfilling in ways that are meaningful to them. Over the last year, Audrey has engaged with numerous contributors whose lives have been changed…
In Memoriam: Paul Michael Bruder
Paul Michael Bruder was born in Moline, Illinois on April 23, 1985. He had a pretty typical childhood until age four when he started complaining of pains. He was taken to a specialist in Iowa City in the winter of 1989 and they found tumors. He was diagnosed with NF2 when he was six years old…
