Ear Science Implant Clinic team expands again
Established in 2001, the Ear Science Implant Clinic team has grown to be one of the largest in Australia. With a highly skilled team of audiologists in Perth working alongside…
Research
Dr Elaine Wong awarded WA Near Miss Award grant for vital work in novel nano targeted gene therapy for hearing loss
Adjunct Associate Professor Elaine Wong leads the team working on world-leading research to develop gene therapy to repair and regenerate hearing using nanotechnology to target three genes that are essential…
Future Health Research & Innovation funding to support Australian first-of-its-kind Hearing Biobank
We are so pleased to announce the WA Government Future Health Research & Innovation Fund (FHRI) will be supporting the development of a WA-headquartered Australasian biobank to advance genetic therapies…
National Acoustics Laboratories and Ear Science Institute Australia join forces to combat hearing loss
An innovative new partnership between Ear Science Institute Australia and National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) brings together hearing researchers from across Australia with the shared goal of improving treatments for millions…
Telethon grant to fund vital research project in remote Aboriginal communities
Our researchers have been awarded a research grant from the Channel 7 Telethon Trust to advance ear and hearing services in the Pilbara. Indigenous children in the Pilbara region carry…
Could a hearing aid help keep dementia at bay? HearCog is looking to find out
HearCog, our ground-breaking, two-year randomised control trial into hearing loss and dementia is well underway.Tackling a global health priority, the study is investigating whether hearing aids can delay or even…
The holiday season when it’s hard to hear
A glimpse of Jody’s experience Q. Jody, as someone born with profound hearing loss, what were Christmas gatherings like when you struggled to hear? A. Any group gathering was a…
Scientist Spotlight – Dr Christo Bester
Christo Bester Meet Dr Christo Bester, Research lead, Clinical Neurophysiology Driven to: enable people with a cochlear implant to have a level of hearing that allows them to participate fully…
$100,000 boost to fund research on Cochlear Implants
Congratulations to Dr Christo Bester, Research Lead – Clinical Physiology at Ear Science Institute Australia, for being awarded $100,000 under the WA Government’s Near-miss Awards for Emerging Mid-Career Leaders. Dr…
New grant – a boost for ear and hearing research and development
The quest to solve the problem of permanent hearing loss gained momentum recently with a $40,000 Innovation Booster Grant from the Western Australian Government, awarded to new start-up company, Ear…
