DETAILS:
MONDAY,SEPTEMBER29,2025I8:00AM-4:00PM
2025OHNSRESEARCHDAYAGENDA
Starttime EndTime Event/Function
7:00AM 8:00AM Breakfast
(NewFacultyPeerMentoringEventBreakout)
8:00AM 8:15AM Introduction:TinaStankovic,MD,PhD
8:15AM 8:25AM DeanLloydMinor,MD(RecordedRemarks)
8:30AM 9:15AM MechanismsofHearing
StefanHeller,PhD,MS,“Multiplepathwayscontrolmitotichaircell regenerationintheavianinnerear”
DáibhidÓMaoiléidigh,PhD,“Howthesensorycellsofhearingwork atphysiologically-relevantsoundfrequencies”
KatharineMiller,PhD,“BridgingtheGaps:NewMethodstoStudy theHairBundleandMechanotransduction”
MatthewFitzgerald,PhD,“AutomaticSpeechRecognitionfor MeasuringAuditoryFunction”
Moderators: Nesrine Benkafadar, PhD, Tracy Cheng,MD,MS
9:15AM 10:00AM CochlearBiology
AlanCheng,MD,“Chenglabandcochlearmacrophagesin2025and beyond”
GraceKim,MD,“Theroleofthecochlearimmunecellsincongenital cytomegalovirus-associatedhearingloss”
TeresaNicolson,PhD,“Rescueofauditorydysfunctioninafish modelofhumanSPENsyndromeusinganFDAapproveddrug”
Moderators: Varsha Athreya, PhD, Lukas Landegger, MD, PhD
10:00AM 10:15AM CoffeeBreak/PosterReview
10:15AM 11:00AM ImageGuidedSurgery
FredBaik,MD,“AugmentedRealityApplicationsinHeadandNeck Surgery”
MichaelChang,MD,“AI-PoweredComputerVisioninEndoscopy”
TulioValdez,MD,MSc,“MolecularImaginginOtolaryngology”
Moderators: Michael Chang, MD, Jacquelyn Callander, MD
11:00AM 12:00PM
KeynoteSpeaker:YuriAgrawal,MD,MPH,“Vestibularlossand cognitioninagingadults”
(IntroductionbyTinaStankovic,MD,PhD)
Starttime EndTime Event/Function
12:00PM 1:00PM LunchandPosterReview
(KeynoteSpeakerlunchwithtrainees)
1:00PM 1:45PM CancerBiology&ClinicalTrials
NathanReticker-Flynn,PhD,“Immuneselectivepressuresdrivethe evolutionoftissue-specificdivergentmetastaticphenotypes”
ChrisHolsinger,MD,“Long-termResultsofECOG3311:ConfirmingtheRole ofFrontlineSurgeryforHPV+OropharyngealCancer”
AndreyFinegersh,MD,PhD,“Uncoveringchromatinregulationofheadand neckcancercellmetabolism”
JohnSunwoo,MD,“Tissue-ResidentNKCellsandDevelopmentofCellular ImmunotherapyStrategiesforSolidTumors”
Moderators: John Sunwoo, MD, Emily Zhang, MD
1:45PM 2:30PM PublicHealth&Environment
RobertJackler,MD,“DriversofViralUptakeofElfBarbyUSYouth:Sweet& FruityFlavors,HighNicotine,&ViralSocialMediaMarketing”
UchechukwuMegwalu,MD,MPH,“Understandingdriversofheadandneck cancerdisparities”
LaurenLalakea,MD,“Towardsagreenerfutureinotolaryngology”
KaraMeister,MD,“Characterizationofmicroplasticsinthepediatric immunesystem”
Moderators: Julia Noel, MD, Abdullah AlDaihani, MD
2:30PM 2:45PM CoffeeBreak/PosterReview
2:45PM 3:45PM TissueEngineeringandRegenerativeMedicine
TedMau,MD,PhD,“ConsiderationsandFrontiersintheTreatmentof RecurrentLaryngealNerveInjuries”
ElizabethDiRenzo,PhD,“BreathingThroughtheHaze:InvestigatingPM2.5 EffectsontheLarynx”
JayakarNayak,MD,PhD,“Immune-EpithelialDynamicsandTissue RemodelingandCRSUsingMulti-ScaleTranscriptOmics”
ZaraPatel,MD,“RegenerationoftheOlfactoryEpitheliumandBeyond”
Moderators: Jon-Paul Pepper, MD, Tatiana Correa, MD
3:45PM 4:00PM ClosingRemarks,PosterWinnerAnnouncements
4:00PM 5:00PM Refreshments,Socialize,andPosterReview
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BASICPOSTERPRESENTATIONS
AyseMarasliogluSperber
CochlearInjuryReporgramstheCellularTropismofSyntheticAAV Vectors* 2
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YaoGao
SaraBillings
JesusMaldonado
YingkunYang
JunHe
AssociationofGlialCellswithSensorimotorDefectsinZebrafishspen Mutants
Spatialtranscriptomicanalysisrevealsmechanismsofcochlearhair cellregenerationandmaturation
UsingPosteriorSemicircularCanalInjectionstoCreateaNovelModel forStudyingtheOtotoxicityofSisomicinandN1MS
Characterizingamulti-dosekanamycinototoxicitymousemodel
GSK3β–EGF–TGFβCrosstalkDrivesVestibularSupportingCell Proliferation 7
SriramHemachandran
Assessingthecognitivedeclineposthearinglossindiphtheriatoxin deafnessmodel 8
TracyCheng
RegenerationofHairCellsbyCo-ExpressionofGfi1,Atoh1,andPou4f3 intheAdultMouseCochleaAfterAminoglycosideInducedDamage
Voltage-DrivenBundleMotioninHairCellsDependsontheMET Complex
DeterminantsofthePediatricNasalMicrobiomeinBangladesh:An AntibioticFocus
LATSKinaseInhibitionInducesCellCycleRe-EntryofPostmitotic SupportingCellsinMouseInnerEarOrganoidsviaYAPNuclear Translocation
DivergentModesofHairBundleMaturationintheMouseUtricle
SpeedingUpSimulationsofOuter-Hair-CellBundlesUsingArtificial Intelligence
EpithelialandMesenchymalWntsRegulateSensoryCellSpecification andOrganizationduringCochlearDevelopment
DefectsinExosomeBiogenesisAreAssociatedwithSensorimotor DefectsinZebrafishvps4aMutants
LINKSREGULATEDEFLECTIONFLUCTUATIONSINTHESENSORYCELLS
ACTL6AregulatestheWarburgeffectthroughcoordinatedactivation ofAP-1signalinginheadandnecksquamouscellcarcinoma*
Histopathologicchangesinthelarynxandsubglottisinmiceexposed toPM2.5
CharacterizingHeterogeneityofMechanotransductionChannelsin MouseandHumanUtricles
DetectingIndividualAuditoryBrainstemResponses(ABRs)*
CLINICALPOSTERPRESENTATIONS
Data-DrivenClassificationofAudiometricPhenotypesLinkedto SpeechPerceptioninQuietandNoise
Maximizer-minimizerpreferencesinlaryngealsquamouscell carcinoma
ARscope:AugmentedReality–EnhancedMicroscopeforOtologic Microsurgery
ShannonWu
ShannonWu
ElaineCosta
AnthonyNewman
PeterMoon
BarriersandFacilitatorsofFinancialHardshipinHeadandNeck Cancer
ThePatientSeekingVestibularCare:Signalsfrom515IntakeSurveys ataTertiaryNeurologyCenter
ApplicationsofSuperLearnerAlgorithminPredictingOutcomesin HeadandNeckSquamousCellCarcinoma(HNSCC)
UpperAirwaySurgeryforObstructiveSleepApneainOlderAdults: CardiovascularandEndocrineOutcomes
UtilityofComputedTomographyandRadiographicImaginginIsolated NasalBoneFractures
DemographicAnalysisofFallRiskMeasuredbyAIHearingAIds
ExploringFacialAsymmetryMetricsCorrelatedwithPreoperative SCHNOSScoresUsingAI
ANoseforClinicalReasoning?AssessingLargeLanguageModel PerformanceinOtolaryngologySurgicalPlanning
EvaluatingPreoperativeGLP-1TherapyinObstructiveSleepApnea: InsightsfromReal-WorldData
TrueDepthBringsLongitudinal3DPrecisiontoFacialPalsyMonitoring
Long-termSinonasalOutcomesinPatientswithAcuteInvasiveFungal Sinusitis* 15 EdwardDamrose
ChemicallyInducedVoiceRest-TheRoleofBotulinumToxinIn LaryngealHealing
Retropharyngealvascularmalformations-Anunderrecognizedcause ofglobuspharyngeus 17 MaxwellLee
ImpactofBeersCriteriaMedicationsinElderlyPatientswithHeadand NeckCancer
WewouldalsoliketothankourPosterJudges:
Basic/TranslationalResearch:NesrineBenkafadar,PhD,GraceKim,MD,LukasLandegger,MD,KaraMeister, MD,NathanReticker-Flynn,PhD
ClinicalResearch:JenniferAlyono,MD,NoelAyoub,MD,SethDavis,MD,JakeLee,MD,TristanTham,MD
YuriAgrawal,MD,MPH isProfessorandChairoftheDepartment ofOtolaryngology-HeadandNeckSurgeryattheUniversityof ColoradoSchoolofMedicine.SheisanOtologist-Neurotologist, andhasseveralNIHgrantsstudyingvestibularlossandcognition inolderadults.SheservesastheEducationDirectorofthe AmericanNeurotologySociety,aDirectorontheAmerican AcademyofOtolaryngology’sBoardofDirectors,CouncilMember oftheAmericanBoardofOtolaryngology,Treasurer-Electofthe TriologicalSociety,andPast-PresidentoftheAssociationfor ResearchinOtolaryngology.