What if humans could restore their hearing? Some species can – why can’t we?
Extensive research on the topic has been done over the years, on both mammalian and non-mammalian species.
In this webinar we will get a glimpse on the status of the nation for hearing restoration research for humans and other species.
Photo: Jevgeni Fil – Unsplash
Form: webinar
Date: 19 April 2023
Time: 15.00 – 16.30
Place: Online via Zoom
Price: free
Language: English
If you have questions about signing up, please contact Murielle De Smedt, mds@danishsound.org
Participant profile:
Researchers
Acoustics engineers
Acousticians
Audiologists
Technical Audiologists
Biologists
Hearing aid users
Audio Enthusiasts
You will meet:
Charlotte Amalie Navntoft, Senior Scientist at Demant
Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard, Associate Professor at Institute of Biology, SDU
Tommi Miikael Anttonen, Postdoc Researcher at Institute of Biology, SDU
Humans have come a long way to compensate for human hearing loss with technologies like hearing aids, cochlear implants and bone-anchored hearing aids. Yet, the question persists – will there ever be a cure for hearing loss?
Some say there could be, and a lot of scientific research is being done on it. Furthermore, non-mammalian species can naturally restore their hearing, something that could help humans in the quest for their own hearing health.
In this webinar we will get an introduction to the current status of the research and medical procedures to date to preserve/ restore hearing of humans and other species, and what future treatment for hearing loss could look like.
Charlotte Amalie Navntoft, Senior Scientist at Demant
Charlotte holds a PhD from the University of Basel/ DTU working on a novel paradigm for Cochlear implants using animal physiology and human psychophysics. Charlotte is now a Senior Scientist at Demant where she works within hearing therapeutics R&D as a project lead and scientist on a research project on a novel cell-based therapy for hearing loss. Charlotte is also a scouter for global research and clinical trials on pharmacologic-, gene- and cell-based therapy for hearing loss.
Charlotte Amalie Navntoft
Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard, Associate Professor at Institute of Biology, SDU
Jakob holds a PhD from SDU in Neurobiology and behaviour. Jakob is an expert in animal hearing and he is involved in hearing studies of animals such as cormorants, geckos, frogs, crocodiles, – and also humans (when underwater!).
Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard
Tommi Miikael Anttonen, Postdoc Researcher at Institute of Biology, SDU
Tommi holds a PhD from the University of Helsinki. Tommi is specialised in understanding the cellular mechanisms and effects of noise and ototoxins on the mammalian hearing organ that lead to hearing loss. By understanding for example how epithelial repair processes, cellular stress signaling, and regeneration of lost cells are cell biologically connected, novel ways to protect and repair the hearing organ can be developed.
Tommi Miikael Anttonen
Innovationskraft
When you participate in this event, your time will be used as co-financing for the Innovation Power Project, which is funded by the Danish Business Promotion Board and the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science at a standard rate. Read more about Innovationskraft HERE
This event was created in collaboration with IDA Fremtidsteknologi. The participant list of this event will be shared with IDA for statistical use only.
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