<p>Dr. Chien is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is also the principal investigator of the Section on Inner Ear Therapeutics at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).</p>

<p>1988 M.D.School of Medicine Kyoto University</p> <p>2003 Ph.D. (Dr. of Medical Science), Graduate School</p> <p>of Medicine Kyoto University</p> <p>2004 Research fellow in University College of London,</p> <p>London Tissue Repair and Engineering Center 2005 2005 Assistant Professor in Department of tolaryngology,</p> <p>HNS, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University</p> <p>2012 Chief Director in Department of Otolaryngology, HNS,</p> <p>Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka</p> <p>2022 Chief Director of The hearing disturbance and Eardrum</p> <p>regeneration center</p> <p>Researcher Institute of Biomedical Research and</p> <p>Innovation, Kobe</p> <p>Subspecialty: Middle ear/Inner ear and Skull base surgery Research field: Regeneration of the head and neck region</p>

<p>Dr. Judith Kempfle is an otologist, surgeon-scientist, and Director of Research in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at UMass Medical School. She also holds an appointment at the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories at Mass Eye and Ear. Her NIH- and foundation-funded research focuses on regenerative strategies for inner ear hearing loss, including cellular reprogramming, gene therapy, and small-molecule therapeutics. She has a particular interest in the role of Schwann cells and glia in repair and hearing restoration within the auditory system. Clinically, Dr. Kempfle maintains a busy surgical practice specializing in pediatric and adult endoscopic ear surgery for chronic ear disease, otosclerosis, and cochlear implantation for both single-sided deafness and bilateral hearing loss.</p>

<p>Konstantina Stankovic, MD, PhD, FACS, is the Bertarelli Foundation Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, and professor, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery. She is a Harvard-trained ear and skull-base surgeon and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-trained auditory neuroscientist. She blends her surgical expertise with training in physics, molecular biology, auditory neuroscience, and systems electrophysiology to devise novel solutions tailored to the unmet needs of those with hearing loss. She is an elected member of the US National Academy of Medicine and President-Elect of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology.</p>

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