In 2023, the UC Irvine Department of Otolarygology – Head & Neck Surgery received over $8 million in grants
participated in as investigators.
Dr. Mehdi Abouzari
Dr. Hamid Djalilian
Dr. Edward Kuan
Dr. Harrison Lin
Dr. John Middlebrooks
Dr. Brian Wong
Dr. Fan-Gang Zeng
2023 Interim COVID-19 Research Recovery Program (ICRRP) Grant from UC Irvine
ICTS Grant for Mitochondrial Transplantation
Obtained Funding to Start an Inner Ear Gene Therapy Program at UCI
2023 ARS New Investigator Research Grant
NIH R01: Enhanced Auditory Prosthesis Using a Penetrating Auditory-Nerve Electrode
NIH R01: Enhanced Auditory Prosthesis Using a Penetrating Auditory-Nerve Electrode
Welcome Trust Collaborative Award in Science: A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Understanding and Improving Hearing by Cochlear Implant Users
Maintained continuous NIH funding since 1998
NIH Grant: In Vivo Mapping of Ciliary Beat Frequency Through the NIH’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Maintained continuous NIH funding for over 20 years
NIH R01: Using Nicotine to Reverse Age-related Auditory Processing Deficits