ATA's Scientific Advisory Committee

ATA's distinguished Scientific Advisory Committee, which includes some of the world’s best tinnitus researchers, reviews tinnitus-related research proposals and selects candidates for ATA funding. This committee crafted ATA’s Roadmap to a Cure, the innovative research guide that puts scientists on track toward a cure for tinnitus.

ATA is grateful for the time and careful scrutiny these exceptional researchers volunteer to make sure only the best proposals receive ATA funding. Their work guarantees that we wisely spend the money you donate to help us find a cure.

Scientific Advisory Committee Members

Susan E. Shore, Ph.D., Committee Chair
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Robert F. Burkard, Ph.D.
University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York

Donald Caspary, Ph.D.
Southern Illinois University, Springfield, Illinois

Kejian Chen, Ph.D.
Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California

Dirk De Ridder, M.D., Ph.D.
Brai2n, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

James (Jay) W. Hall, Ph.D., FAAA
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

James Henry, Ph.D.
Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon

Fatima T. Husain, Ph.D.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Marlies Knipper, Ph.D.
University of Tübingen, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre, Tübingen, Germany

Jennifer Melcher, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts

Mark S. Mennemeier, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences School of Medicine

Jay Piccirillo, M.D., FACS
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

Larry E. Roberts, Ph.D.
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Hinrich Staecker, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas

Athanasios Tzounopoulos, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pim Van Dijk, Ph.D.
University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands

Fan-Gang Zeng, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine

Jinsheng Zhang, Ph.D.
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

** Special thank you to recently retired Scientific Advisory Committee Chair Anthony T. Cacace, Ph.D., from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. ATA wholeheartily thanks Tony for his long term dedication to ATA and his committment to bettering the lives of those suffering with tinnitus. **