Organization

A research institute of the Graduate School involved with the comparative study of hearing and related senses. Comparative in that the faculty and students use different animal models (fish, rats, chinchilla, humans), different techniques (anatomical, physiological, behavioral, ethological, and mathematical), and different sensory systems (hearing, vestibular, lateral-line, electroreception, vision, and speech perception).

The Parmly Hearing Institute is organized to:

1. Maintain and Support Research Facilities
   • Eight Laboratory Facilities
   • Shop Facilities
   • Histology Facilities
   • Computer-Work Station Facility
   • Conference/Library/Classroom
   • Video Digitizing Facility
   • Clerical/Business/Administration
   • Staff/Student/Faculty Offices
   • Undergraduate Teaching Facilities
     • Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Teaching Facility
     • Psychology Computer Teaching Facility
       
2. Support Faculty/Student Research
   • Basic Support for each faculty member
   • Competition Plan Support for all faculty members
     
3. Education/Training
   • Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Minor
   • Mie Kim Najita Undergraduate Summer Research Internship
   • Visiting Scholars Program
   • Graduate Student Support
   • Biology (MS)
   • Psychology (MS, PhD)
   • Neuroscience Graduate Program (MS, PhD, PhD-MD)
   • Post-Doctoral Support
   • Resident Research Training