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Hearing Research Group

Bringing together leading experts in physiology, genetics, developmental biology, stem cell biology and computational neuroscience to better understand the auditory system and develop therapeutic interventions for hearing loss.

ARO Conference - February 2025

aro 2025

The Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) is the largest hearing and balance research event in the world. The Hearing Research Group attended this conference to showcase the research from the team. It was also a good opportunity to meet with current collaborators, such as Mark Rutherford (middle) pictured here with Sam and Stu!

Recent paper - January 2025

Francesca

Find the paper below from the Hearing Research Group which investigates spontaneous calcium-dependent electrical activity in the pre-hearing cochlear neuroepithelium in vivo.

In vivo spontaneous Ca2+ activity in the pre-hearing mammalian cochlea

Recent paper - January 2025

Anna

Find below the paper from the Hearing Research Group which demonstrates the essential role Myosin-VIIA has in hair bundle morphology and maintenance.

MYO7A is required for the functional integrity of the mechanoelectrical transduction complex in hair cells of the adult cochlea

Joint lab meeting in Sheffield - November 2024

Sheffield

The Hearing Research Group at Sheffield welcomed other research groups from Kings College London, Swansea University, University of Sussex and Keele University to the biannual joint hearing research lab meeting. Another successful event full of insightful talks and collaborations.

 

 

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