Arianna Di Stadio is a neuroscientist (and otolaryngologist) with a special interest in autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases. She received her doctorate from La Sapienza University Rome in 2007 and completed her post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School (2015-2017). Currently, she is an associate professor at the University of Catania, an associate faculty at the University College London, and an adjunct professor at the University of Perugia. Her research interests are the correlation between hearing impairment and cognitive function, otolaryngology symptoms and multiple sclerosis, immunostimulation and immunomodulation, new methodologies of diagnosis (i.e., microRNA), and innovative treatments for fighting central and peripheral neurodegeneration. Her clinical interests are otology and neurotology, with a special focus on hearing rehabilitation and facial plastic surgery with a special interest in facial palsy.
Jeffrey W. Kysar received a BS in 1987 and an MS in 1992 in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University and a PhD in engineering sciences from Harvard University in 1998. In 2006 he received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Currently, he is a professor of mechanical engineering and of otolaryngology—head & neck surgery and chair of mechanical engineering at Columbia University. His research focuses on the mechanical behavior and mechanics of materials at small scales and under extreme conditions, with an emphasis on understanding how defects in a material lead to its failure. His research interests cover mechanical properties and the mechanics of two-dimensional materials, defect evolution during metal plasticity, nanoscale and microscale fabrication and 3D printing, and mechanical engineering.
Anil K. Lalwani earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1985 and subsequently completed his internship in general and thoracic surgery at Duke University Medical Center and his residency in otolaryngology—head and neck surgery at UCSF. Following subspecialty training in neurotology and skull base surgery, he served as a senior staff fellow at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute of Health. In 1994, he joined the faculty at UCSF as an assistant professor and rose to the rank of professor in 2002. In April 2003, Dr. Lalwani was recruited to the New York University School of Medicine to serve as Mendik Foundation Professor and chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology—a position he held until December 2009. Dr. Lalwani joined the faculty of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2012. He is considered one of the leading ear surgeons for children and adults in the country. His clinical specialties include cochlear implantation, middle ear implants, chronic ear disease, cholesteatoma, facial nerve disorders, otosclerosis, superior semicircular canal dehiscence, glomus tumors, cerebellopontine angle tumors (e.g., acoustic neuromas), skull base surgery, and gamma knife therapy.
