WashU conference highlights advances in auditory research

photo of presenters at the WashU AuRA Conference

Washington University Departments of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and Neuroscience co-hosted a conference featuring the latest advances in auditory research, November 18-19. The event was held at both the Eric P. Newman Education Center and the Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Building on the medical school campus. The conference featured presentations by global leaders […]

Rubinstein offers stimulating 44th annual Senturia lectureship

Photo of WashU neurotologists with Jay Rubinstein, MD

Jay T. Rubinstein, MD, PhD, professor and Virginia Merrill Bloedel chair of the department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at University of Washington Medical Center delivered the  44th annual  Senturia Lecture to the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine on Nov. 13. Rubinstein received undergraduate and master’s degrees in engineering at Brown […]

WashU Voice and Airway makes their voices heard

Photo of Voice and Airway team

The Voice and Airway Division of the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University left their mark recently at the Fall Voice Conference held in Phoenix, October 25-27. The event, sponsored by the Alliance for Voice Airway and Swallowing Education is attended by practicing laryngologists and speech-language pathologists as well as all types of trainees. WashU […]

Hirose receives grant to study CMV-related hearing loss

photo of Keiko Hirose in the lab

A new study at Washington University School of Medicine hopes to shed some light on one of the most common causes of hearing loss in newborns – a viral infection known as cytomegalovirus or CMV. Pediatric otolaryngologist and Principal Investigator Keiko Hirose, MD, knows well the risk of CMV infection in utero. Her lab studies […]

Durakovic continues WashU representation in Barany Society

photo of Nedim Durakovic, MD

Washington University neurotologist Nedim Durakovic, MD, and Professor Emeritus Joel Goebel, MD, attended the biannual meeting of the Barany Society – an international assembly of scientists and clinicians involved in vestibular research. The WashU contingent offered a pair of presentations at this year’s meeting: Founded in 1960, the Society is named after Robert Barany, otolaryngologist […]

WashU researchers recognized at national meeting

photo of Craig Buchman presenting at ACIA 2024

The American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACIA) hosted the 17th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Technologies, July 10-13 in Vancouver. Surgeons, trainees and audiologists from the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University made several important research contributions to the event. The annual meeting is designed to showcase trending topics, novel research, and interdisciplinary […]

Breadth of ENT research a highlight of Ogura Lectureship

photo of Charles Limb, MD, delivering the 2024 Ogura Lecture

The 42nd annual Ogura Lectureship and 37th annual Resident Research Day were held June 21 to a capacity crowd at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the medical school campus of Washington University. This year’s invited guest speaker was noted neurotologist Charles Limb, MD, professor and chief, Division of Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base […]

NRF2 pathway may mediate cancer resistance to radiation therapy

photo of Paul Zolkind at the microscope

Washington University head and neck surgeon Paul Zolkind, MD, and his collaborators are making great strides in their understanding of why some cancers respond well to radiation therapy and others do not. One of the most important characterizations of cancers in the past decade is the understanding that no two cancers will progress or respond […]

Spector Lecture highlights leadership in academic medicine

The Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University celebrated the 6th annual Spector Lectureship in the Biology of Cancer on April 24. Invited speaker Mark Varvares, MD, shared his thoughts on the importance of leadership in academic medicine. Varvares currently serves as the John W. Merriam/William W. Montgomery Professor and chair of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery […]

Research symposium highlights advances in head and neck cancer treatment

photo of audience listening to speaker Mark Varvares

A multidisciplinary group of researchers at Washington University shared cutting edge advancements in our understanding of head and neck cancer. The event marked the third research symposium, held as part of the annual Spector Lectureship in the Biology of Cancer. For program organizer and Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Alex Harbison, MD, the event highlighted what […]