S4. Hearing and Vestibular Sequelae in Down Syndrome
Tracks
Room 3 | Crystal B/C
| Saturday, June 20, 2026 |
| 8:30 - 10:30 |
| Room 3 | Crystal B/C |
Speaker
Professor Peter Steyger
Director, Bellucci Translational Hearing Center
Creighton University, Omaha, NE)
Introduction to the session
8:30 - 8:33
Dr. Heather Porter
Research Scientist II/Clinical Audiologist
Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE
Impact of Trisomy 21 on the Auditory and Vestibular Function of People Living with Down Syndrome
8:33 - 8:58
Professor Peter Steyger
Director, Bellucci Translational Hearing Center
Creighton University, Omaha, NE)
Hearing and Vestibular Phenotypes in a Mouse Model of Down Syndrome.
8:58 - 9:23
Dr Eva Lana-Elola
Principal Laboratory Research Scientist
Francis Crick Institute, UK
Dyrk1a kinase triplication is the major cause of otitis media in Down syndrome
9:23 - 9:48
Dr. Kumari Anshu
Postdoctoral Fellow
University Of Wisconsin-madison
Impact of Trisomy 21 on Auditory Function, Cognition, and Brain Structure in Children and Adults with Down Syndrome
9:48 - 10:13
Professor Peter Steyger
Director, Bellucci Translational Hearing Center
Creighton University, Omaha, NE)
Q&A with all speakers on the podium as a panel session
10:13 - 10:30
