# Research Training in Otolaryngology

> **NIH NIH T32** · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · 2021 · $152,876

## Abstract

Project Summary
The purpose of the proposed resubmission for “Research Training in Otolaryngology” is to provide a two-year
period of uninterrupted research training for one individual per year during the course of clinical residency
training in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. As in the past, the clinical training program at
Harvard/Massachusetts Eye and Ear has two separate tracks, a clinical track and a research track, and
it is in this latter research track that training will be supported. The educational objective of the training program
is to prepare the selected trainees for an academic career in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and to
place them soundly on a trajectory toward successfully competing for peer-reviewed research funding.
The program provides opportunity for research training in established laboratories under the mentorship of
individuals with a track record of peer-reviewed research support in a wide variety of research environments in
the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck surgery at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear, its affiliated
hospitals, including Children’s Hospital of Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s
Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The research opportunities
include a wide variety of basic, clinical, and translational research in hearing, balance, laryngology, and voice,
molecular biology and genetics, head and neck neoplasia, rhinologic disease, neurobiology of head and neck
pathologies, and neuroprostheses.
The applicants will be drawn on a yearly basis from a pool of nearly 400 applicants for residency training in
otolaryngology, which includes specific recruitment of individuals from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups.
The educational program includes training in responsible conduct of research, research methodology to
enhance reproducibility, and specific mentorship in the application process for peer-reviewed funding. The
applicant pool will be interviewed by a residency selection committee which includes representation from
members of the research community.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10182022
- **Project number:** 2T32DC000020-29A1
- **Recipient organization:** MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
- **Principal Investigator:** Steven D. Rauch
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $152,876
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1985-07-01 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10182022

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10182022, Research Training in Otolaryngology (2T32DC000020-29A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10182022. Licensed CC0.

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