# Auditory Neuroscience Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2024 · $536,345

## Abstract

Project Summary
The University of Washington (UW) has a long-standing history of commitment to research in the
areas of normal and disordered hearing, balance, speech, language and communication. In addition,
it has an outstanding interdisciplinary community of investigators in all of the subdisciplines of basic
neuroscience. At the intersection of these communities lies a diverse and highly productive group of
investigators who study the fundamental neural mechanisms that underlie hearing and
communication. One important mission of the auditory neuroscience community at UW is to mentor
the trainees who will carry on this line of research and advance our knowledge of the field in the
future. The Auditory Neuroscience Training Program, established in 2002, helps train the basic
neuroscience researchers whose work will form the foundation for research in the clinical disciplines.
It therefore complements the existing UW clinical training program in Otolaryngology. The training
experience at UW currently includes five predoctoral training slots since this is the area in which
strong support during the early stages of training is most crucial, and three postdoctoral training
positions for those transitioning to auditory neuroscience from other disciplines. Trainees participate
in active research programs in neuroanatomy, development, genetics, cell and molecular biology,
neuropharmacology, and electrophysiology of the peripheral and central auditory system as well as
psychoacoustics, language perception and processing, and communication behavior. They also have
the opportunity to combine research in more than one area through collaborative efforts. Through
courses, journal clubs, retreats and broader professional development activities, program trainees are
exposed to a wide range of research techniques, enabling them to conduct conceptually and
technologically sophisticated research programs. Importantly, continued support through the training
program should greatly enhance the ability of the UW to attract and retain high-caliber trainees from
underrepresented groups and prepare them for future research careers in auditory neuroscience.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10906763
- **Project number:** 5T32DC005361-23
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Adrian KC Lee
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $536,345
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2002-07-01 → 2027-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10906763

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10906763, Auditory Neuroscience Training Program (5T32DC005361-23). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10906763. Licensed CC0.

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