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September 1, 2022
On Friday, September 30, 2022, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) will hold a symposium honoring Carmen C. Brewer, Ph.D., chief research audiologist of the NIDCD Audiology Unit. The half-day symposium will highlight the impact Dr. Brewer has had on research at the NIH and the contributions she has made to the audiology field. Dr. Brewer will retire in October.
The virtual symposium will be open to all. Live captioning will be available. Limited in-person attendance ( RSVP required ) is available for NIH staff only.
- What: A symposium in celebration of the career of Carmen C. Brewer, Ph.D.
- When: Friday, September 30, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Where: Virtual . (Limited in-person attendance is open to NIH staff only. RSVP required .) For questions or reasonable accommodation requests, contact Karen Fischer .
Agenda
| Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and introduction Lisa Cunningham, Ph.D. Scientific Director, NIDCD |
| 9:15 a.m. | Linda Hood, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University Understanding Auditory Function through Phenotyping and Genotyping |
| 10:00 a.m. | Dawn Konrad-Martin, Ph.D. National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research Evidence and Advocacy for Contextually Relevant Ototoxicity Management |
| 10:45-11:05 a.m. | Break |
| 11.05 a.m. | Sandra Gordon-Salant, Ph.D. University of Maryland From Ear to Eternity: The Journey of Carmen Brewer |
| 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | Formal Reflections |
| 11:30 a.m. | Thomas Friedman, Ph.D. NIDCD |
| 11:40 a.m. | Forbes D. Porter, M.D., Ph.D. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
| 11:50 a.m. | Christopher Zalewski, Ph.D. NIDCD |
| Noon | H. Jeffrey Kim, M.D. NIDCD Georgetown University |
| 12:10 p.m. | Chizuko Tamaki, Au.D., Ph.D. Gallaudet University |
| 12:20 p.m. | Kelly King, Au.D., Ph.D. NIDCD |
| 12:30 p.m. | Closing remarks Carmen Brewer, Ph.D. NIDCD |
| 12:45 p.m. | Submitted/open remarks |
Virtual . Limited in-person attendance is open to NIH staff only; RSVP required.