Otolaryngology Research Community Recognizes Young Investigators

(Alexandria, VA)--Six residents in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery were chosen by a special review committee to receive cash awards and commemorative plaques donated by Smith and Nephew Inc., ENT Division. These awards are given for the best research papers in otolaryngology submitted for the 1998 Resident Research Award Competition. The papers will be presented during the 1998 Research Forum, co-sponsored by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) and the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) held in conjunction with the 102nd Annual Meeting of the AAO-HNSF, September 13-16, 1998, in San Antonio, TX.

This year's winners are as follows:

1st Place, Basic Science: Eben L. Rosenthal, MD, University of Michigan, for "Role of Membrane Type 1 - Matrix Metalloproteinase and Gelatinase A in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Invasion in vitro."

2nd Place, Basic Science: Robert F. Labadie, MD, PhD, University of North Carolina, for "Allergy Increases Susceptibility to Otitis Media with Effusion in a Rat Model."

3rd Place, Basic Science: Rick Erickson, MD, University of Oklahoma, for "The Effects of Glutamine on Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma."

1st Place, Clinical Science: Robin Brody, MD, Long Island College Hospital, for "Parents Cannot Detect Mild Hearing Loss in Children."

2nd Place, Clinical Science: Roger J. Wobig, MD, University of Oregon, for "Steroid Responsive Cochlear Dysfunction in the MRL/1prAutoimmune Mouse."

3rd Place, Clinical Science: Bradford D. Ress, MD, University of Miami, for "Effects of Cisplatinum Chemotherapy on Otoacoustic Emissions: The Development of an Objective Screening Protocol."

Also announced were recipients of the 1998 Foundation Medical Student Research Prize: Eric R. Anderson, University of Washington, for "Clinimetric Evaluation of the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-16," and Nwanmegha Young, University of California, Davis, for "Cytokine Mediated Bone Resorption is Cytochrome P-450 Dependent."

Now in its 41st year, the Research Forum is a joint project of the Foundation's Subcommittee on Research Grants and Prizes and the ARO. 1998 Co-Chairpersons for the event are Debara Tucci, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, and Brenda Ryals, PhD, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

ARO is a scientific society of researchers who investigate basic science and clinical problems associated with hearing, speech, the senses of balance, smell, taste, and various diseases of the head and neck.

The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation is a non-profit association representing more than 10,000 physicians who specialize in treating disorders of the ears, nose, throat, face and neck. Its membership is made up of more than 95% of the otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons practicing in the U.S.