
Research Awards

Susan D. Emmett, MD, MPH
"Multifactorial determinants of childhood hearing loss in rural Alaska"
National Institutes of Health

Dennis O. Frank-Ito, PhD
"Computational modeling of the mature unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity for objective assessment of patient nasal function and treatment outcomes"
National Institutes of Health
"Olfactory testing in patients with mature unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity before and after functional nasal surgery"
National Institutes of Health

Bradley J. Goldstein, MD, PhD
"Therapeutic potential for modulation of olfactory basal stem cells"
National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
"Single-cell analysis of human olfactory mucosa"
National Institutes of Health

David W. Jang, MD
"Medtronic COVID-19 project"
Medtronic, Inc.

Walter T. Lee, MD, MHS
"Partnership to establish a practice-based network to assess for head and neck cancers using a low-cost portable flexible nasopharyngoscope"
National Institutes of Health
"A virtue-based on-line leadership curriculum: a nationwide resource for professional development"
Society of University Otolaryngologists

Tammara L. Watts, MD, PhD
"Overcoming cisplatin resistance in head and neck cancer with crenolanib, a PDGFRα small-molecule inhibitor"
Elsa U. Pardee Foundation
"Targeting mesenchymal stem cells in head and neck cancer"
National Institutes of Health
Clinical Trials

Howard W. Francis, MD, MBA
"Cochlear implantation with the Advanced Bionics HiFocus TM L23 Electrode"
Advanced Bionics

David W. Jang, MD
"Facial pain, rhinosinusitis, and migraine disease"
Amgen, Inc.

Sherri L. Smith, AuD, PhD, CCC-A
"Evaluation of unilateral vs bilateral hearing aids for the treatment of age-related hearing loss"
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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