Bellucci Symposium
The 2024 Bellucci Symposium
Save the Date: 6th Annual Bellucci Symposium on Hearing Research
The 2023 Bellucci Symposium was a massive success! The 5th Annual Bellucci Symposium was focused on hair cell development and regeneration. Jaime Garcia-Anoveros, PhD was the 2023 Bellucci Prize winner as well as the keynote address speaker. The 2023 Trainee Awardee was Nesrine Benkafadar, PhD, PharmD. We were able to welcome speakers and attendees from all over the country. The Center would like to thank everyone who was able to participate in the Symposium both virtually and in person.
We are excited to welcome everyone back for the 2024 Bellucci Symposium. The date for the 2024 Symposium is set for Friday, May 17, 2024. We are also thrilled to announce that the 2024 Symposium will continue to be held virtually and in person. If you have any questions regarding the 2024 Symposium, please reach out to Charles Klinetobe.
This event will be presented by the Translational Hearing Center and Creighton University School of Medicine. View information on our past events.
Featured Speakers
Vilhelm A. Bohr, MD, PhD
University of Copenhagen
National Institute on Aging
Joaquin Espinosa, PhD
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Thomas Friedman, PhD
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Min-Xin Guan, PhD
Zhejiang University University of Toronto
Margaret Kenna, MD
Harvard University School of Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
Xue Zhong Liu MD, PhD
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Cynthia Morton, PhD
Harvard University School of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Eric Sorscher, MD
Emory University, School of Medicine
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The History of Dr. Richard Bellucci
2023 Symposium
The 2023 Bellucci Symposium marked a return to a hybrid presentation model. Held in the Mike and Josie Harper Center on the Creighton campus, the Symposium attracted a global audience of leading scholars.
We furthermore held a dedication ceremony, presided over by Creighton University leadership, to officially rename our Center to honor Dr. Richard Bellucci.
Introduction by Litao Tao, PhD (Creighton University) and moderated by Jun Xia, PhD (Creighton University)
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Identification of transcriptional regulators of cochlear development using single cell RNA sequencing
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Sonic hedgehog signaling orchestrates both cochlear duct and spiral ganglion development
- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Illuminating Inner Ear Development Using Cell Type-Specific Omics
- University of Washington
- The transcription factor Sox2 plays a key role in maintaining the phenotype of type II vestibular hair cells and in regulating vestibulo-motor behaviors in adult mice
We were proud to present the Bellucci Trainee Award to Nesrine Benkafadar, PhD, PharmD, from Stanford University and the Bellucci Pioneer Award in Hearing Research to Jaime García Añoveros, PhD, from Northwestern University.
Pictured from left to right, Peter Steyger, PhD, Creighton University, Nesrine Benkafadar, PhD, PharmD, Stanford University, Jaime García Añoveros, PhD, Northwestern University, Litao Tao, PhD, Creighton University.
Bellucci Trainee Award
Nesrine Benkafadar, PhD, PharmD
- Stanford University
- An essential signaling cascade for auditory hair cell regeneration
- Introduced by Emma Longsworth, Creighton University
Bellucci Pioneer Award in Hearing Research
- Northwestern University
- A Developmental Dichotomy: How the Cochlea Makes Inner vs Outer Hair Cells
- Introduced by Shreshtha Dash, Creighton University
Moderated by Marisa Zallocchi, PhD (Creighton University)
- University of Michigan
- Muller glial cell reprogramming and retina regeneration
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Hippo-signaling in Heart Regeneration
- Stanford University
- Regeneration of the damaged human vestibular system
- Harvard University
- Inner ear organoids for modeling development and disease
- Bioinformatics Engineer,
- Johns Hopkins University
- gEAR Workshop: How to use the gEAR Portal to investigate -omics data
Dedication Ceremony for the Dr. Richard J. Bellucci Translational Hearing Center
Mardell Wilson, EdD, Provost, Creighton University Kevin O’Leary, President, Bellucci DePaoli Family Foundation
Peter S. Steyger, PhD, Director, Dr. Richard J. Bellucci Translational Hearing Center, Creighton University