Karen Steel, Ph.D.Fellow of the Royal Society,UK
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences，UK
Professor of Genetics at the University of Nottingham，UK
Principal Investigator of Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK

Cynthia C. Morton, Ph.DW.L. Richardson Professor of Ob/Gyn and Reproductive Biology and Pathology, HMS
Director of Partners Cytogenetics laboratory and Director of Center for Hereditary Deafness
Program Director of Developmental Genome Anatomy Project, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Richard J.H. Smith, M.D.Sterba Hearing Research Professor and Professor of Otolaryngology
Vice Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology
Director of the Molecular Otolaryngology Research Laboratories (MORL) of University of Iowa, Iowa, USA

Lee-Jun C. Wong, Ph.D.Professor and Director of Mitochondrial Diagnostics Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

Kumar N. Alagramam, Ph.D.The Maniglia Chair for Research and Education
Associate Professor & Director of Research
Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Simon I. Angeli, M.D.Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

Bai-Lin Wu, Ph.D.Professor and Senior Principal Investigator, Institutes of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, China
Director of Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory and Medical Director of DNA Diagnostics, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, USA.

Min-Xin Guan, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Mitochondrial Genetics Laboratory, Center of Hearing and Deafness Research, and Division and Program in Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Zheng-Yi Chen, D.PhilDirector of laboratory of molecular hearing research and regeneration;
Executive committee member of Harvard Medical School Center for Hereditary Deafness;
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Xue-Zhong Liu, M.D., Ph.D.Director of Molecular genetic Laboratory at University of Miami Ear Institute,
Associate Professor with tenure of Otolaryngology/Human Genetics at University of Miami School of Medicine and member of American Board of Otolaryngology, Miami, USA

Xi Lin Ph.D.Associate Professor with tenure, Departments of Otolaryngology-Head&Neck Surgery and Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine.
Section Chief, Section on Neurobiology, Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology, House Ear Institute, USA

Wei-Qiang Gao Ph.D.Professor of the Department of Molecular Biology, Genentech, Inc. USA

Prof. Tao-Sheng HuangAssociate professor (Tenured) of Department of Pediatrics/Genetics/Pathology, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA

Prof. Jing ChengDirector of Biochip National Engineering Research Center, Tsinghua University，Beijing, China

Prof. Wei-Jia KongVice President of Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Hua-Zhong University of Science and Technology
Director of Institute of Otolaryngology of Tongji Medical College
Honorary Professor of University of Hong Kong, China

Prof. Hao WuVice-president of Xinhua Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong university School of Medicine
Director of Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Xinhua Hospital
Director of Shanghai children speech & hearing center, China

Prof. Jian-Hua QiuDirector of Department of Otolaryngology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China

Prof. Xiao-Wei ChenVice director of Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China

Dinghua Xie, M.D.Chairman of Department of Otolaryngology and Nead and Neck Surgery of Second Xiangya Hospital (National Key Discipline), Central South University

Prof. Hua-Wei Li Professor of Department of Otolaryngology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University，Shanghai, China

Prof. Yong FengDirector of Department of Otolaryngology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha
Guest researcher of State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of China, China

Prof. Tao Yang Associate Professor, Principle Investigator of the Molecular Biology Research Laboratory of Deafness, Shanghai Jiaotong University Ear Institute.

Prof. Dong-Yi HanDirector of Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Vice Director of Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, China

Prof. Pu DaiDirector of Otologic Division, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Director of Genetic Testing Center for Deafness, Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese PLA General Hospital,China

Prof. Hui-Jun YuanChief of Lab of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, China

Prof. Shi-Ming YangDirector of Otologic Division, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Director of Neurotology Biology Center, Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, China