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Progress Toward Hair Cell Regeneration and the Restoration of Hearing: NIDCD Beyond the Lab Series

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Air date:	Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 11:00:00 AM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Views:	Total views: 670 (232 Live, 438 On-demand)
Category:	Special
Runtime:	01:01:43
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Description:	NIDCD Speaker Series National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) staff scientist Matthew W. Kelley, Ph.D., will explain how the process of hearing relies on the proper functioning of specialized cells in the inner ear, and discuss the potential for (hair) cell regeneration in humans. The sensory hair cells of the inner ear (they are called hair cells because of tiny bundles of hair-like stereocilia that sit on top of each one) detect sounds and send that information to the parts of our brain that interpret and respond to the sound. Over our lifetimes, these hair cells can be damaged or destroyed by exposure to loud noises or certain medications, by physical injury or by normal aging. For years, scientists around the world have researched how to regrow and replace damaged or destroyed hair cells to restore hearing. Dr. Kelley will discuss recent research on replacing damaged or destroyed hair cells. He leads the NIDCD Section on Developmental Neuroscience, which identifies the molecular and cellular factors that play a role in the development of the different structures within the cochlea and inner ear, including hair cells. Research from Dr. Kelley’s lab, combined with the work of other colleagues, has identified a gene that may hold the key to developing new hair cells. This seminar is part of a series of talks led by researchers from the NIDCD, part of the National Institutes of Health, called Beyond the Lab, Understanding Communication Disorders. The speaker series is an opportunity for everyone inside and outside of the NIH—administrative staff, support staff, scientists, and the public—to learn about NIDCD research and research advances in communication disorders, conditions that significantly affect about 20 percent of U.S. adults during their lifetime.

NLM Title:	Progress toward hair cell regeneration and the restoration of hearing / Matthew W. Kelley.
Author:	Kelley, Matthew. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (U.S.),
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Abstract:	(CIT): NIDCD Speaker Series National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) staff scientist Matthew W. Kelley, Ph.D., will explain how the process of hearing relies on the proper functioning of specialized cells in the inner ear, and discuss the potential for (hair) cell regeneration in humans.The sensory hair cells of the inner ear (they are called hair cells because of tiny bundles of hair-like stereocilia that sit on top of each one) detect sounds and send that information to the parts of our brain that interpret and respond to the sound. Over our lifetimes, these hair cells can be damaged or destroyed by exposure to loud noises or certain medications, by physical injury or by normal aging. For years, scientists around the world have researched how to regrow and replace damaged or destroyed hair cells to restore hearing.Dr. Kelley will discuss recent research on replacing damaged or destroyed hair cells. He leads the NIDCD Section on Developmental Neuroscience, which identifies the molecular and cellular factors that play a role in the development of the different structures within the cochlea and inner ear, including hair cells. Research from Dr. Kelley"s lab, combined with the work of other colleagues, has identified a gene that may hold the key to developing new hair cells. This seminar is part of a series of talks led by researchers from the NIDCD, part of the National Institutes of Health, called Beyond the Lab, Understanding Communication Disorders. The speaker series is an opportunity for everyone inside and outside of the NIH--administrative staff, support staff, scientists, and the public--to learn about NIDCD research and research advances in communication disorders, conditions that significantly affect about 20 percent of U.S. adults during their lifetime.
Subjects:	Cell Engineering--methods Correction of Hearing Impairment--methods Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner--physiology Hearing Loss--rehabilitation Regeneration
Publication Types:	Lecture Webcast

NLM Classification:	WV 270
NLM ID:	9918450787106676
CIT Live ID:	45266
Permanent link:	https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=45266

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