Young Deafness Research UK Prize winner lectures BSA conference

Deafness Research UK was delighted to welcome the current Pauline Ashley Prize Winner, Nick Leach, to speak at the British Society of Audiology (BSA) conference on 8-10 September 2010 at the University of Manchester.
Nick presented the work he completed during a 3 month visit to the laboratory of Professor Shihab Shamma at the University of Maryland. During this time, he investigated the role of a part of the brain in processing sound in a model system developed at the University of Maryland. Nick is now in the final stages of completing his Deafness Research UK PhD studentship with Professor Andrew King at Oxford University.Dr Rachel MacDonald, Research Development Manager for the charity said “We are pleased to be a part of the BSA conference again this year and delighted to showcase Nick’s work to a wide audience of colleagues. Supporting young researchers is a key focus in our research strategy, and disseminating this work to the research community is very important to us.”The theme of the BSA conference 2010 was ‘Uniting basic, translational and clinical research and practice’. This three-day event was a new fusion of the BSA Annual Conference with the short meeting of experimental and clinical papers. It brought together more than 300 audiologists, clinicians and scientists and covered the latest research findings and the technologies being developed to offset hearing loss.   Keynote speaker Professor Thomas Lenarz from the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover spoke about the latest innovations in cochlear implantation but also hearing aids and hybrid mechanical implant devices. Deafness Research UK also sponsors the Ted Evans lecture, this year presented by Professor Anu Sharma, University of Colorado on auditory processing in young children and the effects of early intervention with cochlear implants. The charity established the lecture in 2004, in honour of the auditory physiologist Professor Ted Evans who co-ordinated the short experimental papers meeting until his retirement nine years ago.Introducing the lecture, the new Deafness Research UK Chairman, Professor Mark Haggard, said: “Now more than ever, the charity sector has an important role in ensuring that funding is made available for essential hearing research. I’m pleased to be returning to work for Deafness Research UK at a time when progress is so impressive, as seen in this lecture, and when BSA is rightly putting fundamental research and applied work back together. “For information on deafness and deafness-related conditions e-mail info@deafnessresearch.org.uk  or visit Deafness Research UK’s website at www.deafnessresearch.org.uk ENDSNotes to editorsPhoto caption:

 

                    About Deafness Research UK

  • Deafness Research UK is the country’s only charity dedicated to finding new cures, treatments and technologies for deaf, hard of hearing and other hearing impaired people.
  • The charity supports high quality medical research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all forms of hearing impairment including tinnitus.
  • The Deafness Research UK Information Service provides free information and advice based on the latest scientific evidence and informed by leading experts. The Information Service can be contacted on Freephone 0808 808 2222
  • For more information on research into deafness, tinnitus and other hearing conditions, log on to the website at www.deafnessresearch.org.uk where you can access a wide range of information. Alternatively you can e-mail Deafness Research UK at info@deafnessresearch.org.uk
  • One in seven people in the UK – almost nine million people - suffer hearing loss.
  • Deafness Research UK was founded in 1985 by Lord (Jack) and Lady Ashley of Stoke.
  • In January 2008, Action for Tinnitus Research (ATR) was linked with Deafness Research UK under a uniting direction order under section 96(6) of the Charities Act 1993.

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The Deafness Research UK Pauline Ashley Prize is awarded annually to a scientist near the beginning of their career, working in deafness research or a closely related field, enabling them to gain experience in a laboratory overseas and to bring knowledge of valuable research techniques back to the UK. The £5000 prize is awarded to the most outstanding proposal and includes support for overseas travel and research costs. The prize commemorates the charity’s founder, Lady Pauline Ashley.

Last updated on 22nd December 2011
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