By Lisa Goodrich, Ph.D.
June is always a special time at Hearing Health Foundation (HHF). We’re commencing Operation Regrow on Thursday, June 10.
Operation Regrow is HHF’s mission-critical movement to regrow, or restore, sensory hair cells in the inner ear to millions who have lost their hearing.
I’m excited for you to become a part of Operation Regrow. When you make a donation, your gift will generously be doubled by anonymous donors, taking its impact twice as far.
I joined the Hearing Restoration Project (HRP) in January as scientific director, and for four years prior I was involved behind the scenes. I am excited about the future, and eager to tell you why.
Inspired by our collective faith that understanding the biology is the first step towards therapy, our team of devoted HRP scientists are collecting and analyzing huge data sets from a wide range of systems, using powerful new techniques and computational approaches. The good news is that we know where to look for clues because hair cell regeneration happens naturally in fish, chickens, and newborn mice! In the next few years, we hope to have a molecular language to explain the phenomenon of regeneration. By continuing to study these systems collaboratively, we can design a blueprint for what needs to happen and then use our rich understanding of the cells and molecules of the mammalian cochlea to make it happen in humans.
When you join Operation Regrow, you’ll be part of bringing this to fruition. Please make a gift beginning June 10. Recognized for superb practices of accountability and transparency, HHF pledges to use your generous gift as wisely as possible.
Keep a close check on your email inbox or HHF’s website for information about how to make your donation to Operation beginning June 10. Thank you so much for your consideration and commitment to this life-changing research.
Lisa Goodirch, Ph.D., is professor of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School and scientific director of HHF’s Hearing Restoration Project. For more about Goodrich, see her Spotlight On profile.
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