AuRA is organized by the Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery and the Department of Neuroscience at WashU School of Medicine.

Join us for an exciting two-day conference on auditory research, featuring presentations by global leaders in hearing loss, genetics and gene therapy, cortical mechanisms, CMV and ototoxicity, and cognitive impairment.

Day 2 – Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024

Location: Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium

Session 3: Hearing Loss — 8:15 a.m.-12:35 p.m.

• John Oghalai, MD, University of Southern California
• Craig Buchman, MD, Washington University
• Lavinia Sheets, PhD, Washington University
• Mark Rutherford, PhD, Washington University
• Tobias Moser, MD, University Medical Center Göttingen

Session 4: Cortical Mechanisms — 12:35-3:25 p.m.

• Anne Takesian, PhD, Harvard Medical School
• Hysell Oviedo, PhD, Washington University
• Maria Geffen, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
• Shihab Shamma, MD, PhD, University of Maryland

Session 5: Hearing Loss / Cognitive Impairment — 3:25-6 p.m.

• Frank Lin, MD, Johns Hopkins University
• Willa Brenowitz, PhD, MPH, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
• Kate McClannahan, AuD, PhD, Washington University
• Justin Golub, MD, Columbia University

For inquiries contact Emily Harvey and neuroscience-programsandevents@email.wustl.edu.