Congratulations to Hiu Tung Gloria, Lam, who was recently awarded with the prestigious Mary Gates Research Scholarship! Gloria is an international student from Singapore, a senior majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences. She has been working on her honors thesis with Drs. Christina Zhao and Patricia Kuhl. Her research examines the relationship between early music training and working memory. Mary … Read More
Adrian KC Lee awarded an NSF Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience grant
I-LABS faculty member Adrian KC Lee and his colleague Emily Fox (Statistics, Computer Science & Engineering) have been awarded an NSF Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) grant, inspired by work supported by a joint postdoctoral fellowship. The grant, “Modeling of Interacting Time Series to Discover Cortical Networks Associated with Auditory Processing Dysfunction”, grew out of the research of UWIN … Read More
Andrew Meltzoff Receives Koffka Medal from Germany for ‘Extraordinary’ Work
Andrew Meltzoff, the Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Chair and co-director of the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, has been awarded the Kurt Koffka Medal. Bestowed each year by Giessen University in Germany, the award honors scientists who “advanced the fields of perception or developmental psychology to an extraordinary extent.” Meltzoff received the award during a ceremony at Giessen … Read More
National Fellowship Awarded to I-LABS Graduate Student
The National Science Foundation selected I-LABS’ Lindsey Kishline for its prestigious National Graduate Fellowship Program. The fellowship “recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students” and is considered one of the highest achievements bestowed on early career graduate students. Kishline, a second year graduate student in speech and hearing sciences working with I-LABS’ faculty researcher Adrian KC Lee, is interested in how people … Read More
I-LABS Receives $2.5 Million Federal Funding for Early Childhood Education
The I-LABS Outreach and Education team will receive $2.5 million over 5 years to help develop evidence-based resources for early childhood educators and caregivers. The effort is part of the newly-formed National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning, which aims to improve outcomes for children and support professional development systems for childcare providers. “We’re delighted to have the … Read More
Patricia Kuhl Reflects on Receiving Prestigious Award
I-LABS co-director Patricia Kuhl is the 2015 recipient of one of the most prestigious scholarly awards in her field: the George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society bestows the award each year to a scientist at the “cutting-edge” of the field and whose work is characterized by “extraordinary innovation and high impact on international scientific thinking.” Citing Kuhl’s “groundbreaking work … Read More
Sarah Roseberry Lytle Awarded National Zero to Three Fellowship
I-LABS’ director of outreach and education, Sarah Roseberry Lytle, has received a 2-year fellowship that will support her work disseminating the latest science of child development to those who can put the research into action. Lytle, who has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Temple University, is one of 10 fellows in the 2014-2016 class, representing eight states across the U.S. and … Read More
I-LABS undergrad wins prestigious Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Rona Ding, a senior in Speech & Hearing Sciences, was awarded a Mary Gates Research Scholarship. Mary Gates Research Scholarships are competitive scholarships intended to enhance the educational experiences of undergraduate students at the University of Washington while they are engaged in research guided by faculty. At I-LABS, Ding is co-mentored by Assistant Professor Adrian KC Lee and Research Scientist … Read More
Dr. Adrian KC Lee Wins 2014 Young Investigator Program Award from the Office of Naval Research
The 3-year grant supports work on the implementation of real-time hearing amplification based on reading and classifying brain waves, and understanding how they relate to the myriad of possible human cognitive states. A total of 24 YIP winners this year were selected from a competitive, diverse pool of nearly 280 candidates. They represent 19 academic institutions across the country in … Read More
Ross Maddox recipient of Hearing Health Foundation’s Emerging Research Grant
As part of a 55 year effort that has brought “dramatic innovations that increase options for those living with hearing loss,” the Hearing Health Foundation awards Emerging Research Grants annually to promising researchers across the country. Dr. Ross Maddox has been selected as a 2013 recipient for his work “Relating behavior to brain in an audio-visual scene.” Congratulations Ross! Read … Read More