Eaton-Peabody Labs

Overview

Founded in 1958, the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories (EPL) is among the largest and longest-standing auditory research centers in the world, with 17 independent federally-funded laboratories working on the full spectrum of hearing research questions. Research is organized into five inter-related themes: inner ear biology, acoustics and biomechanics, central auditory processing, tinnitus and audiology research.

About Our Research

We are a multi-disciplinary team of basic scientists and clinician-scientists with combined strengths in neuroanatomy, physiology, psychology, pharmacology, electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, molecular biology, immunology, cell biology and genetics. The research interests of our group span the auditory system from:

• Peripheral to central
• Animal model to human patient
• Normal to abnormal function
• Acoustics and mechanical engineering to cognitive neuroscience
• Therapeutic research spanning cochlear gene therapy, neuroprosthetics and neuroplasticity-based rehabilitation

Most projects involve collaborations among multiple investigators, and most investigators participate in multiple projects.

We have trained many leaders in our field and are deeply committed to training the next generation of groundbreaking hearing researchers. Doctoral research can be carried out with our faculty under the Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology (SHBT), administered through the Division of Medical Sciences at Harvard Medical School.

Research Projects

• Acoustics and Biomechanics
• Central Auditory Processing
• Inner Ear Biology
• Lauer Tinnitus Research Center
• Audiology Research

Dunia E. Abdul-Aziz, MD
Mass Eye and Ear
dunia_abdul-aziz@meei.harvard.edu

Anna R. Chambers, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
anna_chambers2@meei.harvard.edu

Zheng-Yi Chen, DPhil
Mass Eye and Ear
Zheng-Yi_Chen@meei.harvard.edu

Jeffrey Tao Cheng, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
TAO_CHENG@meei.harvard.edu

Kameron Clayton, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
Kameron_Clayton@meei.harvard.edu

Andreas Eckhard, MD
Mass Eye and Ear
andreas_eckhard@meei.harvard.edu

Albert Edge, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
Albert_Edge@meei.harvard.edu

John J. Guinan, Jr., PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
john_guinan@meei.harvard.edu

Artur A. Indzhykulian, MD, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
Artur_Indzhykulian@meei.harvard.edu

David H Jung, MD, PhD, FACS
Mass Eye and Ear
David_Jung@meei.harvard.edu

Elliott D Kozin, MD
Mass Eye and Ear
Elliott_Kozin@meei.harvard.edu

Sharon G. Kujawa, MS, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
Sharon_Kujawa@meei.harvard.edu

Daniel J. Lee, MD, FACS
Mass Eye and Ear
DJLEE1@mgh.harvard.edu

M. Charles Liberman, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
Charles_Liberman@meei.harvard.edu

Stéphane F. Maison, PhD, CCC-A, CH-TM
Mass Eye and Ear
Stephane_Maison@meei.harvard.edu

Sunil Puria, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
Sunil_Puria@meei.harvard.edu

Kimberly Reinhold, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
kreinhold@meei.harvard.edu

Aaron K. Remenschneider, MD, MPH
Mass Eye and Ear
Aaron_Remenschneider@meei.harvard.edu

John J. Rosowski, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
John_Rosowski@meei.harvard.edu

Brikha Shrestha, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
Brikha_Shrestha@meei.harvard.edu

Anne E. Takesian, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
Anne_Takesian@meei.harvard.edu

Wei Wei, MD, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
Wei_Wei@meei.harvard.edu

Hideko Heidi Nakajima, MD, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear
Heidi_Nakajima@meei.harvard.edu

Divya Chari, MD
Mass Eye and Ear

Judith S. Kempfle, MD
Mass Eye and Ear

Julie Arenberg, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear