Parveen Bazard
University of South Florida, USA
Biography
Parveen Bazard is a Research Scientist at the Global Center for Hearing and Speech Research, Medical Engineering Dept., University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. He works in the field of otolaryngology and audiology research with special focuses on drug discovery for hearing loss and alternative optical based cochlear implants. He did his Masters at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India and doctoral and postdoctoral studies at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. During his PhD studies, he developed next generation neural stimulation methods – nanoparticles enabled optical neural stimulation for auditory and sensory prosthetic devices. After his PhD, he is carrying out research on drug development, pre-clinical projects for prevention and treatment of hearing loss. He publishes regularly in various peerreviewed journals that include ACS Nano (Impact Factor – 15); and has awarded 3 patents (1 pending approval) so far
Abstract
Abstract : Dementia - an auditory outlook