5th Molecular Biology of Hearing and Deafness
September 30 ­ October 3, 2004
Bethesda, Maryland
 
 The National Organization for Hearing Research and University of
 California, San Diego are sponsoring a 5th meeting on the applications of
 molecular biology to the investigation of the auditory system.  A panel of
distinguished invited speakers will present papers on the following  topics:

•	The Human and Mouse Genome Projects
•	Mutational Heterogeneity and Deafness Phenotypes
•	Families of Functionally Related Deafness Genes
•	Complex Genetics in Inherited Deafness
•	Molecular Diagnostics of Deafness Mutations
•	Molecular Regulation of Auditory Development
•	Genetics of Cell Phenotype in the Inner Ear
•	Molecular Basis of Hair Cell Transduction
•	Cochlear Damage, Regeneration and Repair
•	Molecular Biology of Otologic Disease: Etiology and Treatment
 
 The program also invites free papers describing current research on the
 molecular basis for hearing and deafness, on these and other
 topics.  Papers reporting research based on gene sequence will be given
 preference.
 
 As with the previous conferences, the deadline for abstracts has been
 placed as closely as possible to the meeting date.  Research into the
 molecular aspects of hearing and deafness is progressing rapidly, and we
 wish to encourage abstracts that represent an investigator's most current
 data.  However, we cannot adequately plan the meeting unless we can
 estimate the number of participants and the topics to be presented as free
 papers.  For this reason, we are requesting a letter of intent and a
 preliminary title if you plan to submit an abstract.  Of course, this
 letter does not commit you to attend, and you will be free to make any
 changes in the content of your eventual abstract that you may desire
  based on later results.
 
 To submit a letter of intent, please click on the following link

                                    http://cme.ucsd.edu/heardeaf

 SUBMIT no later than September 24, 2003.  If you are unable to access
  this link, please email your intent to attend to cfeatherstone@ucsd.edu
  directly.  Please be sure to include your full name, address, phone/fax
  numbers, email address and your Preliminary Title.
 
 For more information regarding the program, please visit our web site at

                                      http://cme.ucsd.edu/heardeaf
 
 We look forward to seeing you in Bethesda!
 
 Conference Director
 Allen Ryan, Ph.D.
 
 Organizing Committee
 William Kimberling, Ph.D.
 Richard Smith, Ph.D.
 Karen Steel, Ph.D.
 David Lim, M.D.
 Thomas Van De Water, Ph.D.
 Cynthia Morton, Ph.D.
 Robert Wenthold, Ph.D.