Cell Biology and Genetics Division

Andres Collazo, Ph.D.
Inner Ear Developmental Biology
PI, Scientist II, HEI
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology, USC

Rick A. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.
Genetics of Hereditary Ear Disorders
PI, Scientist II, HEI and Neurotologist, House Clinic
Assoc. Professor Dept. of Otolaryngology, USC

Marco Giovannini, M.D., Ph.D.
Neural Tumor Research — Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2)
PI, Scientist III, HEI
Professor, Dept. of Cell & Neurobiology, USC

Federico Kalinec, Ph.D.
Hair Cell Structure and Function — Ototoxicity
PI, Scientist II, HEI
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Cell & Neurobiology, USC

David J. Lim, M.D.
Pathogenesis of Middle Ear Diseases
PI, Distinguished Scientist, HEI
Professor, Dept. of Cell & Neurobiology, USC

Fred H. Linthicum, Jr., M.D.
Histopathology — Temporal Bone Library
PI, Scientist III, HEI
Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology, USC

Neil Segil, Ph.D.
Regeneration of Cells of the Inner Ear
PI, Scientist III, HEI
Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Cell & Neurobiology, USC

Paul Webster, Ph.D.
Electron Microscopy and Imaging
Cell Biology, Host-Pathogen Interactions
PI, Scientist II, HEI
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology, USC

Communication and Auditory Neuroscience Division

Caroline Abdala, Ph.D.
Development of Human Auditory Function
PI, Scientist III, HEI
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, USC

Lynne E. Bernstein, Ph.D.
Communication Neuroscience
PI, Scientist III, HEI
Professor, Dept. of Psychology & Neuroscience, USC

Manny Don, Ph.D.
Electrophysiology — Evoked Potentials
PI, Scientist III, HEI

Laurie S. Eisenberg, Ph.D.
Pediatric Hearing Loss and Auditory
Perception
PI, Scientist III, HEI
Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology, USC

Qian-Jie Fu, Ph.D.
Speech Communication
PI, Scientist III, HEI
Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, USC

Robert V. Shannon, Ph.D.
Auditory Implant Research
PI, Scientist III, HEI
Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, USC

William H. Slattery, III, M.D.
Clinical Studies: NF2, Implantable Hearing Devices
PI, Scientist III, HEI
Asoc. Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology, USC

Sigfrid D. Soli, Ph.D.
Human Communication Sciences & Devices
PI, Scientist III, HEI