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Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital
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Biochip National Engineering Research Center
Aomaier Genetic Technology Limited Company
Contact Us
For enquiries, please contact the Conference Secretariat:
Conference Secretariat of ISDGM2009
Genetic Testing Center for Deafness,
Inst. of Otolaryngology,
Tel: (86) 10-6815 7998 (Mandarin and English)
Fax: (86) 10-6815 7998
Email:
daisy9716@yahoo.com.cn
(Dr. Bing Han)
wjcmu@163.com
(Dr. Guo-Jian Wang)
| Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese PLA General Hospital |
 The Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, was established in 1959 and covers an area of 1200 m2. The institute is well-equipped with various modern and advanced facilities for basic research and clinical practice. Directed by Prof. Jiang Sichang, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the institute has developed into a comprehensive base for research, education, and clinical treatment, and also a high-level research unit that attracts many experts from diverse research fields, such as electrophysiology, audiology, otolaryngology, biochemistry, and molecular biology. In addition, it now has three function laboratories, i.e., the temporal bone pathology laboratory, hearing physiology and balance physiology laboratory, and molecular biology laboratory, coupled with three research databases—the database of temporal bone specimens and tissue pathology section, the database of hearing and vestibular function tests, and the DNA database of hearing loss—as well as a computer network and information system and an acoustic measurement research station for medical use.  Over the past few decades, the institute has emphasized research on the various aspects of otolaryngology. The institute has made remarkable progress, and it plays a leading role in this field in China. There has been a great deal of research effort into the mechanism, prevention, and control of hearing loss. The institute emphasizes noise-induced, drug-induced, age-related, and hereditary hearing loss, as well as hearing rehabilitation, transiting from morphology-based research to a combination of function and morphology, integration of scientific research with clinical application, taking military and local demands into consideration and defining the research direction with an emphasis on deafness gene cloning and deafness gene therapy. In recent years, many achievements  have been made in deafness genetic and molecular epidemiology, information collection and preservation of deafness gene DNA, gene mapping, cloning, and genetic diagnosis. The institute is at the forefront of research into temporal bone pathology in China. The institute has established the sole domestic database of temporal bone pathology, including 318 pairs of Chinese temporal bone sections and blocks. Outstanding results have been achieved in clinical audiology, including studies of hair cells, cochlear electrophysiology, and the auditory cortex. A clinical hearing database has been created containing data from more than 100000 people. The acoustic measurement station for military medical use has formulated 13 national and military standards associated with acoustics and developed a digital barrier-free communication ear protector, a portable hearing screening instrument, and the traditional Chinese medicine “Shu er dan” for the treatment and prevention of deafness and tinnitus, which has obtained a military grant and completed the application of national level three medicine.  Since 1985, the institute has undertaken a number of research projects with funding totaling over 10 million Yuan from various research foundations, such as the Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation, Military Medical Research Grant, Outstanding Youth Grant, etc. As an educational base, the institute has many M.D. and Ph.D. students as well as training participants The institute has received 15 national invention patents and utility model patents. The outstanding research work performed at the institute has been recognized by our colleagues at home and abroad, and almost 1000 papers have been published in top-tier domestic and international journals. In addition, the institute has received many awards, such as the Guanghua and Chen Jiageng Awards given to Prof. Jiang Sichang, which are among the highest awards for scientists in China, and other awards including the second and third prizes for National Scientific and Technological Progress, and both first and second prizes for Military Scientific and Technological Progress. |