# Auditory Neuroscience Traning Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2020 · $445,383

## 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 and one
proposed in Speech and Hearing Sciences. 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 and
retreats, 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:** 9980697
- **Project number:** 5T32DC005361-19
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** DAVID J PERKEL
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $445,383
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2002-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9980697

## Citation

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