Dr. Robert D. Frisina received his Ph.D. in Bioengineering and Neuroscience from Syracuse University’s College of Engineering. He pursued postdoctoral research as an NIH Fellow in Sensory Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Rochester (NY) Medical School. He is currently Professor, Endowed Chair and BME Director in the Medical Engineering Dept. at the Univ of South Florida- Tampa. He also serves as Director of the Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research. Previously, he was Professor of Otolaryngology, Neurobiology & Anatomy, and Biomedical Engineering (Founding Faculty Member), and Associate Chair of Otolaryngology at the University of Rochester (NY) Medical School for 2 decades. Dr. Frisina’s main research and patents center on developing new diagnostic procedures and treatment strategies for different types of hearing loss; including age-related, noise-induced and from drug side effects (cancer chemotherapy). Dr. Frisina’s biomedical engineering team also works on novel drug-delivery methods and new neural stimulation systems. In sum, major themes of his neuroengineering research are aimed at developing novel therapies, devices and systems for diagnosing, preventing, delaying or treating cases of environmentally or drug-induced hearing loss, and age-related hearing deficits. Dr. Frisina is a Fellow in several national professional societies: American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS); AIMBE; BMES; IEEE; ASA.