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Using stem cells to develop vocal folds in a dish

Posted on September 25, 2019

A team of researchers, led by Susan Thibeault, PhD, CCC-SLP, have created an in vitro 3-D model of human vocal fold tissue (called mucosa) that could improve our understanding and treatment of disorders affecting the …

Posted in News, ResearchTagged otolaryngology, SLP, voice and swallow

Dr. Nadine Connor recieves NIH RO1 grant for tongue muscle research

Posted on July 16, 2019

Nadine Connor, PhD, received an NIH R01 grant from the National Institute on Deafnessand Other Communication Disorders. The $2 million grant will fund her project “Bioenergetic Mechanisms of Tongue Muscle Fatigue.” Muscle fatigue is widely …

Posted in Honors and Awards, News, ResearchTagged otolaryngology, voice and swallow

Common Questions about Vocal Fold Paralysis

Posted on April 19, 2019

By David Francis, MD, and Nathan Welham, PhD, CCC-SLP Learn about diagnosis, treatment, and research of vocal fold paralysis. Key takeaways Unilateral vocal fold paralysis often improves spontaneously over the first 6-12 months after the …

Posted in ClinicalTagged otolaryngology, SLP, voice and swallow

Studying Communication and Swallowing Disorders in the Ciucci Lab

Posted on February 13, 2018

The research program of Michelle R. Ciucci, PhD., CCC-SLP  is dedicated to understanding how aging and neurodegenerative disease contribute to communication and swallowing disorders. Specifically, Parkinson disease has a complex pathology that causes early-onset voice …

Posted in ResearchTagged otolaryngology, voice and swallow
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