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House Calls Magazine
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| Issue 10 |
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The Bones Tell the Story HEI's extensive and well documented temporal bone collection is even more valuable given advances in molecular biology (RNA and DNA recovery), immunohistochemistry and advanced imaging techniques. A recent contract from the National Institutes of Health will help extend these research tools globally. |
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| Making Connections Children who have received cochlear implants have an advocate at school. Melinda Gillinger, educational liaison in HEI's Children's Auditory and Research Evaluation Center, helps schools extend the therapies of the clinical setting to the demands of life in the classroom. |
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| Proteomics By studying global patterns of protein content and activity, and how these change during development or in response to disease, proteomics research is poised to boost our understanding of cellular behavior. |
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| House Ear
Team Makes a House Call In conjunction with Global ENT Outreach, a group of physicians and audiologists from House Ear Clinic traveled to Ethiopia on a 3-week medical mission, providing hearing tests and treatment to patients at two hospitals in Addis Ababa. |
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| Unlocking the Potential of the Ear HEI scientists discovered that a gene called p27Kip1 is partially responsible for blocking the process of sensory cell regeneration in the cochlea of mice. |
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| Wrigley the Wonder Dog A golden retriever proves to be one man's best friend when her persistent sniffing at her owner's right ear leads to the detection of a large but operable acoustic tumor. |
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