A cohort of investigators from the Department of OHNS travelled to Orlando, FL, for the 46th annual Mid-Winter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO).

ARO is the largest organization of hearing, speech and balance researchers in the world. Principle investigators, trainees and staff from the department—as well as students from the Speech and Hearing & Biosciences and Technology Graduate Program—attended the four-day meeting. Collectively, they delivered eight podium and more than 50 poster presentations, the topics of which ranged from hidden hearing loss and tinnitus to gene therapies for auditory and vestibular function.

At the meeting, Sunil Puria, PhD, investigator in the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, officially became president elect of ARO.

“After attending Zoom meetings over the past few years, we were all happy to gather in person to discuss our progress,” said Dr. Puria. “I am proud of my colleagues who demonstrated why Mass Eye and Ear stands at the cutting-edge of scientific inquiry in auditory science and other areas of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery. It was an honor to see the implications of our work displayed alongside findings from fellow investigators from all over the globe.”