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2005 HUGH KNOWLES PRIZE
RECIPIENT: PETER DALLOS
Peter Dallos, John Evans Professor of
Neuroscience at Northwestern University and ARO
member, has been named winner of the 2005 Hugh
Knowles Prize for his contributions to the
understanding of the workings of the inner ear. The
prize is awarded by Northwestern’s Hugh
Knowles Center to a scientist or clinician who has
made an outstanding contribution to the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of hearing disorders.
Dr. Dallos has worked for more than 30 years to
understand the biophysics and neurobiology of the
mammalian cochlea. Using techniques ranging from
animal behavior to molecular biology, his
laboratory has focused on delineating the
physiological properties and functional roles of
inner and outer hair cells, the two types of
sensory receptors of the inner ear.
Most recently, Dr. Dallos and his colleagues
discovered the molecule prestin, which functions as
the distinctive molecular motor of outer hair
cells. A Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences, Dr. Dallos holds appointments in numerous
departments at Northwestern University. He also
is an honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of
Sciences and the winner of numerous honors and
awards, including the Jacob Javits Neuroscience
Investigator Award, the prestigious Dutch Guyot
Award and Békésy Medal of the
Acoustical Society.
The Knowles Center for Clinical and Basic
Science in Hearing and Its Disorders was
established at Northwestern through a gift from
Knowles Electronics to honor its founder, Hugh S.
Knowles. The center aims to foster
interdisciplinary research, scholarship, training,
and clinical services benefiting individuals with
hearing disorders.
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