LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

December 30, 2012

Dear Capita Foundation researchers, supporters, and friends,

Our 2012 closes with considerable progress in hearing research.  We thank the Capita community and welcome achievements from hearing scientists around the globe.  We are proud to present this video of our hearing research community at San Diego's ARO meeting: Capita Foundation: Sound and Vision 2012.

Each year we receive remarkable grant applications for innovations that need support.  Funding is too limited to take on all the great projects this year.  Kindly review http://www.capitafoundation.org/programs.aspx that lists the 2012 grant recipients. 

Capita Foundation continues to be a resource for nimble scientific minds to create opportunity.  Recent projects include gene stimulation to grow hearing hair cells, understanding auditory cortex interactions that improve speech of cochlear implant (CI) users, use of computers to improve audiology tasks, and preventing sensory/hearing loss in elderly populations.

We honor all dedicated researchers in science and medicine who improve the quality of our hearing and the future of hearing recovery.

Wishing you the very best for health and happiness as we enter this new year.

Sincerely,

Robert E. Capita, President/CEO
Capita Foundation