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NIDCD Supports Discoveries in Research on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
      
      Ms. Fox sits, speaking into the microphone in front of her, at a conference table in a Congressional hearing room.
Photo of Larry Brown, Geraldine Fox, and Congressman Claude Pepper.
Since its establishment in 1988, the NIDCD has supported research that has led to striking discoveries in hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. The institute brings national attention to disorders of human communication, and contributes to biomedical and behavioral research advances that improve the lives of millions of people with communication disorders.
              Advocacy in Action: How an Idea Becomes an Institute

Profiles of Pioneers Who Led the Way for the NIDCD
              Geraldine Dietz Fox
        
                  Geraldine Dietz Fox
Patient advocate

*“You need a good pair of walking shoes”*

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          Robert J. Ruben, M.D.
        
                  Robert J. Ruben, M.D.  Hearing researcher

*“An explosion of knowledge”*

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          Peter Reinecke
        
                  Peter Reinecke Congressional staffer

*“I want you to draft a bill”*

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              Milestones
                NIDCD's 30th anniversary graphic.

        NIDCD Anniversary
          Celebrating 30 years (1988-2018) of support for research on deafness and other communication disorders.
          Scientific image showing sensory hair cells (green), nerve fibers (red) & spiral ganglion cells (yellow).

        NIH Almanac
          Highlighting important events in NIDCD history.
          Noisy Planet logo.

        NIDCD’s Noisy Planet Public Education Campaign
          Launched in 2008 to teach parents about preventing noise-induced hearing loss in preteens.
              Chronology of NIDCD Directors
                Dr. Debara L. Tucci, NIDCD Director
        
                  Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.
            
                        September 2019–present
          Dr. Judith Cooper
        
                  Judith A. Cooper, Ph.D. (acting)
            
                        June 2018–August 2019
          Dr. James F. Battery, Jr.
        
                  James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
            
                        February 1998–May 2018
              Dr. James B. Snow, Jr.
        
                  James B. Snow, Jr., M.D.
            
                        February 1990–February 1998
          Jay Moskowitz, Ph.D.
        
                  Jay Moskowitz, Ph.D.
            
                        October 1988– February 1990
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      NIDCD's Accomplishments and History in the NIH Almanac
      Meet the NIDCD Director
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      2017-2021 Strategic Plan
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