James Hudspeth
James Hudspeth The majority of the hearing-impaired suffer from sensorineural hearing loss resulting from damage to the sensory hair cells of the inner ear. The human cochlea contains about 16,000 of these cells, which do not regenerate after damage. In an effort to prevent or reverse deafness, Hudspeth's group is working to better understand the normal hearing process, the causes of hearing deterioration, and possible means to regenerate hair cells. Among many other awards, James Hudspeth received the Kavli Prize in 2018.
