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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.

BBSRC Grant - October 2024

BBSRC grant

Professor Walter Marcotti has recently been awarded a BBSRC grant to study the role of purinergic receptors in the development and ageing of the mammalian cochlea.

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IEB Workshop in Warsaw, Poland - September 2024

IEB 2024

The Hearing Research Group attended the 59th Inner Ear Biology (IEB) Workshop to showcase the research from the team. It was also a good opportunity to make new connections to promote the research ongoing at Sheffield. 

Most recent paper - September 2024

Linus 2024
Linus 2024

Find the paper below from the Hearing Research Group which investigates how silencing cochlear hair cell synapses affects the biophysical development of the spiral ganglion neurons.

The upregulation of K+ and HCN channels in developing spiral ganglion neurons is mediated by cochlear inner hair cells

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