Research
Working Together So All Might Hear
More than 40 million people in the U.S. suffer from a communication disorder, with hearing loss being the most prevalent and costly. Hearing, balance and other communication disorders (such as those of speech, voice and language) impact the lives of patients of all ages. Solving these challenges requires the collaboration of top scientists in many fields, and the University of Washington possesses just such a multidisciplinary center in the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center (VMBHRC). With a worldwide reputation for its innovative, interdisciplinary approach, the Bloedel Center has become one of the largest research groups in these fields in North America.
The Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center incorporates faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering and the School of Medicine.
| Our Affiliates hold professional appointments in the following University of Washington departments: | ||
| Applied Mathematics | Bioengineering | Biology |
| Biological Structure |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences |
| Genome Sciences | Linguistics | Medical Genetics |
| Neurology | Ophthalmology | Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery |
| Physiology and Biophysics | Psychology | Radiology |
| Speech & Hearing Sciences | ||
| Many Affiliates also play roles in these other cross-disciplinary UW organizations: | ||
| Center on Human Development and Disability |
Graduate Program in Neuroscience |
Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences |
| Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) | ||
Labs based in the Bloedel Center:
| Drennan Lab | David Horn Prosthetic Auditory Development Lab (PADL) |
Kohlberg Lab |
| Bonnie Lau Laboratory for Auditory Neuroscience and Development |
Phillips Lab | Raible Lab |
| Rubelab | Rubinstein Lab | Stone Lab |
| Digital Microscopy Center (DMC) | ||
Overview of Research Projects Directly Hosted at the Center
Affiliate Labs at the University of Washington:
| Les Atlas Interactive Systems Design Lab (ISDL) |
Barria Lab | Bermingham-McDonogh Lab |
| Brenowitz Lab | Tanya Eadie Vocal Function Lab |
Ione Fine Vision & Cognition Group (VisCog) |
| Erin Ingvalson Listen & Learn Lab |
King Lab | Yoshiko Kojima Eye Movement Learning Lab |
| Pat Kuhl Speech Research Lab |
Adrian KC Lee Lab for Auditory Brain Sciences & Neuroengineering |
Andrew Meltzoff Infant and Child Studies Lab |
| Perkel Lab | Reh Lab | Eric Shea-Brown Neuron Dynamics Working Group |
| Sisneros Lab | Richard Wright Phonetics Lab |