Oticon Medical is delighted to announce that three of their investigator-initiated research collaborators have been awarded the prestigious Student Investigator and Early Career Scholarships sponsored by the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Abstracts & Awards (cuanschutz.edu)
These scholarships are awarded annually to the top-scoring abstract submissions made by medical, doctoral, residents, and post-doctoral students and those early in their careers (up to five years post-education). This year’s scholarships include free registration to the 8th International Congress on Bone Conduction Hearing and Related Technologies (most commonly referred to as OSSEO) and special program recognitions.
Student Investigator Scholarship
This scholarship was awarded to the ten best-scoring student abstract submitters. Nicole Jiam, MD of Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School was one of the winners for her topic, Music Perception in Bone Anchored Hearing Implant Users.
Another winner was Ph.D candidate Marsel Ganeyev, along with co-authors Maria Hoffman, Anders Palmquist, Peter Thomsen, Martin L. Johanssson, and Margarita Trobos. Their topic is the Characterization of Staphylococcal Clinical Isolates Obtained from the Bone Anchored Hearing System and Relation to Clinical Outcome. This work was performed in collaboration with Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden and the Department of Biomaterials, University of Gothenburg, in Sweden.
Early Career Scholarship
This scholarship was awarded to the six best-scoring early career abstract submitters. Marsadi Layne Parliament, Au.D was awarded for her topic, Pilot Study of Patients Who Do or Could Utilize a Bone Anchored Hearing Implant (BAHI): Preliminary Review of Cognition & Hearing Performance.
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About the OSSEO Conference
The 2023 OSSEO Conference will be hosted by the Colorado School of Medicine from Sept. 6 to Sept. 9, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center. It is considered the most important conference in the field of bone conduction implant research. Oticon Medical will hold a reception and special educational showcase event featuring our latest product developments.
