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With Guest Speaker:
Douglas A. Cotanche, Ph.D.
Douglas A. Cotanche is the Director of Research for the Department of
Otolaryngology at Children's Hospital and an Associate Professor of
Otology & Laryngology at Harvard Medical School. He received his Ph.D. in
Anatomy from the University of North Carolina in 1983 and did a
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cell Biology at the University of Pennsylvania.
In 1987 he moved to Boston where he was in the Department of Anatomy and
Neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine before moving to
Children's Hospital in 1998. Dr. Cotanche has served as
Secretary/Treasurer of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, is
on the Council of Scientific Trustees of the Deafness Research Foundation,
and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Central Institute of
the Deaf in St. Louis, MO. He is a member of the editorial boards of
Hearing Research and Audiology and Neuro-Otology.
He is married to Melissa Mead, an Obstetrician/Gynecologist with a private
practice in Milford, MA. They have an 8-year-old son, Calvin, and
6-year-old twins, Molly and Maggie who keep them very busy.
Dr. Cotanche¹s research has focused on the development and regeneration of
vertebrate hair cells and the tectorial membrane. In 1985 he discovered
that birds can regenerate their cochlear hair cells after sound damage and
regain their hearing. His research on regeneration has continued since
then and has been a prominent force in the drive to develop hair cell
regeneration as a potential treatment for sensorineural deafness.
Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Time: 7pm-9pm
Place: Wantagh Knights of Columbus
1869 Wantagh Avenue
Wantagh, NY
Call: (516) 826-7492
Directions: Exit 28 South (Wantagh Ave.) off the Southern State Parkway
1.7 miles on your left or 1 ½ blocks north of Sunrise Highway in the
Wantagh Shopping Plaza
Seating is limited to the first 75 people. Please RSVP by July 12 via
email if possible at
HearUSLongIsland@aol.com or call Laura Miller at 516-794-5268.
Sign Language Interpreter available upon request.
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