Department of Translational Neurosciences Seminar Series

A monthly lecture series covering diverse topics in neuroscience

Presenter

Seminar Title

• Age-related hearing loss: New insights from animal models and human histopathology

Bio

M. Charles Liberman, Ph.D. is the Schuknecht Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Harvard Medical School and the Former Director of the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear (1996 – 2022). Dr. Liberman received his B.A. in Biology from Harvard College in 1972 and his Ph.D. in Physiology from Harvard Medical School in 1976. He has been on the faculty at Harvard since 1979, has published over 215 papers on a variety of topics in auditory neuroscience and is the recipient of the Award of Merit from the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (2009), the Bekesy Silver Medal from the Acoustical Society of America (2012) and the Grand Prix Scientifique from the Fondation pour l’Audition (2022). His research interests include:

1. coding of acoustic stimuli as neural responses in the auditory periphery,
2. efferent feedback control of the auditory periphery,
3. mechanisms underlying noise-induced and age-related hearing loss,
4. the signaling pathways mediating nerve survival in the inner ear and 
5. application of cell- and drug-based therapies to the repair of a damaged inner ear.

For additional information, please contact Deborah Benoit, (602) 827-2069. This seminar is hybrid and will be hosted both via Zoom and in person in the HSEB, B202 classroom.