The Dr. Richard J. Bellucci Translational Hearing Center is proud to announce that Thanos Tzounopoulos, PhD is the recipient of the Bellucci Pioneer Award. The Award is the largest award given by our Center and is presented to recognize sustained excellence in hearing research.

The Dr. Richard J. Bellucci Translational Hearing Center is proud to announce that Dr. Vinay Parameshwarappa is the recipient of the 2025 Bellucci Trainee Award.]\

We are pleased to accept invitations for the Bellucci Postdoctoral Fellowship in Hearing Research.

Interesting read on the evolution of the ear

Scientists unlock secrets of ear’s origin and construction

Studies suggest mammals’ external ears carry unexpected type of cartilage and rely on the same genetic instructions as gills

science.org

Bellucci Postdoctoral Fellow Regina Gendzelevski Kelmann, PhD, recently returned from a trip to Dr. Tim Cox's laboratory at the University of Missouri Kansas City with these images of a Down syndrome mouse model.

Please register for the 2025 Bellucci Symposium on 23 May 2025 in person at Creighton University in Omaha and online. The topic will be noise related hearing loss and we have assembled a very strong roster of speakers.

Bellucci Center Trainee Vignesh RA is the new President of the International Student Association in the Creighton University School of Medicine.