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Mass. Eye and Ear performs first FDA-approved gene therapy procedure for inherited disease

News: March 20, 2018

Boston, Mass. — Massachusetts Eye and Ear made medical history on Tuesday by performing the first post-FDA approval gene therapy for patients with a form of inherited blindness. The occasion marks the beginning of a new era in medicine, as it is the first time any FDA-approved gene therapy has been...

Inaugural Pride on the Quad Day

News: July 29, 2015

Attendees at the first Pride on the Quad Day met colleagues and friends from across the Longwood campuses. Read the full story here.

From the Closet to the Soapbox: The Fostering of Identity Exploration at Harvard Medical School

News: April 20, 2018

By Aliya Feroe In the weeks preceding Harvard Medical School’s (HMS) Revisit Weekend 2018, the LGBTQ+ and Allies at HMS (LAHMS) group made a clear goal to host a memorable weekend with the goal of 100% matriculation of the admitted self-identified LGBTQ+ students. Despite being a co-chair of LAHMS...

The Simonyan Lab was featured in Our Voice newsletter of the National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association.

News: December 22, 2017

Spatial Organization of Cells in the Inner Ear Enables the Sense and Sensitivity of Hearing

News: May 16, 2018

Boston, Mass. — The loss of tiny cells in the inner ear, known as “hair cells,” is a leading cause of hearing loss, a public health problem affecting at least one out of three people over the age of 65. Of the two varieties of hair cells, the “outer hair cells” act as micromotors that amplify...

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Laboratory Address Dystonia and Speech Motor Control Laboratory Department of Otolaryngology Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary 243 Chrales Street, Suite 421 Boston, MA 02114 Directions After entering the main entrance, please proceed to your left toward the elevators and to the 4th floor. Here...

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Postdoctoral Fellows We have open positions for postdoctoral fellows who may work on one or more of the following projects. Dystonia (I) Abnormal causal relationships within large-scale neural networks in dystonia (graph theory, effective, functional and structural connectivity analysis).(II)...

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We have new studies currently recruiting participants! Please see the information below and join us to help move the understanding of dystonia forward! NOW RECRUITING: Brain-Computer Interfaces for the Treatment of Laryngeal Dystonia Patients with laryngeal dystonia (spasmodic dysphonia) We are...

2019 Spring Scientific Symposium

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Topic: Epithelial Barriers: the Interface Between Host and Environment Tuesday, April 2, 2019 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm Boston Children's Hospital Location: Folkman Auditorium, 320 Longwood Ave, Enders Research Building, Boston, MA 02115 Scientific Host: Jerrold R. Turner, MD, PhD Speakers include: Ramnik...

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HMPA Advocacy helpline is a channel for workplace issues faced by the postdoctoral fellows. All the communication through this forum is CONFIDENTIAL, and can only be viewed by the chair, and members of advocacy committee with an intent of resolution. To communicate advocacy related issues/greviances...