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Andrej Kral, MD, PhD

Chaired Professor of Auditory Neuroscience, Hanover Medical School
Professor of Systems Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney

Stephen G. Lomber, PhD

Professor of Physiology, Psychology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Biomedical Engineering at McGill University
Canada Research Chair in Brain Plasticity and Development

ARO Pioneer Award in Basic Science

This award recognizes a body of work representing a significant advance in hearing, vestibular or related science, and established in the awardee’s own lab.  The topic should be related to the scientific interests of the Association as represented at the annual ARO meeting.  As the award is for a body of work, the award may be shared among investigators who have worked as a team.  

 

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: ARO PIONEER AWARD IN BASIC SCIENCE

The Association for Research in Otolaryngology will start accepting nominations for the ARO Pioneer Award in Basic Science in July 2024. 

ABOUT THE ARO PIONEER AWARD IN BASIC SCIENCE

This award recognizes a body of work representing a significant advance in hearing, vestibular, or related science and established in the awardee’s own lab.  The topic should be related to the scientific interests of the Association as represented at the annual ARO meeting.  As the award is for a body of work, the award may be shared among investigators who have worked as a team. The awardee(s) will be asked to give a scientific talk at the 2024 meeting (one per award).

REMINDER:  Nominees, nominators and letter-writers are not required to be ARO members.  Self-nominations are not accepted.

 Please read carefully before submitting.

NOMINATION Requirements:

Nominations should include the following:

  1. A curriculum vitae (CV; or CVs for multi-investigator teams)
  2. A nomination letter (1-2 supporting letters; letters may have multiple signatories) 

Nominations are selected by the ARO Award Committee and submitted to ARO Council for approval.  A nominee’s package will be considered for up to 3 years in sequence; the package can be updated for the second and third years.  Nominations submitted in previous years without meeting the new standards should be resubmitted.