Using two different mouse models, we show that PNN expression is reduced with age, and that an age-related decline in PNNs with presbycusis may be related to changes in synapse function, affecting the processing of sound, particularly those that require proper timing.
Emerging Research Grants: 2016 Application Period is Now Open
By Laura Friedman
We are excited to inform you that the application period for Hearing Health Foundation's 2016 Emerging Research Grants program is now open.
Through ERG, HHF, the largest non-profit funder of hearing and balance research, awards emerging researchers grants to conduct novel investigations of auditory and vestibular function and dysfunction. HHF wishes to stimulate research that leads to a continuing and independently fundable line of research. Only research proposals in the topic areas listed in our announcement, including basic, translational, and applied clinical research, will be considered:
We encourage you to review our announcement and Policy on Emerging Research Grants. If you are eligible to apply for this program, please make note of the deadlines below and review the instructions for submitting a letter of intent (LOI).
2016 HHF-ERG Timeline for Applicants:
LOI deadline: October 26, 2015 by 5pm ET
Full Application opens: Early November, 2015
Full Application deadline: December 7, 2015 by 5pm ET
If you have any questions about the ERG program and process, please contact us at grants@hhf.org.
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