# Mechanisms of sensorineural hearing loss: secreted factors

> **NIH NIH R01** · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · 2020 · $231,785

## Abstract

Resources
Facilities
The Eaton-Peabody Laboratories (EPL) at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) occupies ~10,000
sq ft, 2500 sq ft and 2000 sq ft on floors 4, 6 and 3, respectively. The laboratory is fully equipped for
neurophysiological, anatomic, histologic, immunohistochemical and molecular studies.
Clinical
The Masschusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary is a tertiary referral hospital and a teaching affiliate of Harvard
Medical School. The hospital has state of the art facilities for care of patients with hearing loss.
Animal
There is a fully equipped animal care facility at MEEI, which includes two animal rooms (~400 sq. ft. each)
reserved for use by members of EPL. The facility also includes rooms for acute and chronic animals.
Computer
Personal computers with internet access are available throughout the EPL. Computer facilities are maintained
by full time computer programmer and systems analysts.
Office
The P.I. has a 200 sq ft office at MEEI adjacent to her dedicated laboratory space of ~1000 sq ft.
Other
The P.I. has access to the viral core facility at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. The core facility is fully equipped
for customized viral vector design.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9990746
- **Project number:** 5R01DC015824-05
- **Recipient organization:** MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
- **Principal Investigator:** Konstantina M Stankovic
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $231,785
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-13 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9990746

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9990746, Mechanisms of sensorineural hearing loss: secreted factors (5R01DC015824-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9990746. Licensed CC0.

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