The Hearing, Balance and Chemical Senses (HBCS) Program provides mentorship and training for students who are interested in becoming leading research scientists in the fields of hearing, balance and the chemical senses. The program aims to train these scientists to obtain academic positions, compete for research funding and effectively manage research laboratories.
The HBCS Program seeks to attract individuals from under-represented populations into the fields of science and medicine. KHRI faculty participate regularly in the U-M Rackham Graduate School's Summer Research Opportunity Program, which offers outstanding undergraduates underrepresented in their field of study the opportunity to conduct intensive research across a variety of disciplines.
Programs
Each year, the program offers stipends for four predoctoral and three postdoctoral trainees.
Contact Us
If you would like more information about the HBCS Program, please contact Michael Roberts, Ph.D., program director.
HBCS Faculty - KHRI
Richard A. Altschuler, Ph.D.
Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Faculty Mentor, Neuroscience Graduate Program
734-763-0060
Pierre Apostolides, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Renee Banakis Hartl, M.D., Au.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.
Director, Kresge Hearing Research Institute
Associate Chair of Research, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
The Lynn and Ruth Townsend Professor of Communication Disorders
Faculty Mentor, Neuroscience Graduate Program
734-615-2222
Bo Duan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, College of Literature, Science and the Arts
R. Keith Duncan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Faculty Mentor, Neuroscience Graduate Program
734-763-2129
Monica Dus, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
MOLECULAR, CELLULAR, AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Karl Grosh, Ph.D., MS, BS
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
ME Associate Chair for Facilities, Planning, and DEI
Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department
734-764-9414
Jun Hee Kim, Ph.D.
Merle Lawrence Collegiate Professor of Otolaryngology Research
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Professor, Department of Cellular & Developmental Biology
Co-Director, HBCS Training Grant
W. Michael King, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Faculty Mentor, Neuroscience Graduate Program
734-936-9420
Donna Martin, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Ravitz Foundation Endowed Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
Professor of Human Genetics
(734) 647-4859
Yehoash Raphael, Ph.D.
The R. Jamison and Betty Williams Professor of Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
734-763-4444
Michael T. Roberts, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Faculty Member, Neuroscience Graduate Program
Director, HBCS Training Program
Gideon Rothschild, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Training Grant Mentor
Matthias Truttmann, PhD
Assistant Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Gerontology
734-615-9897
Shawn Xu, PhD
Bernard W. Agranoff Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences
Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Research Professor, Life Sciences Institute
(734) 615-9311
