Peter Dallos
Emeritus Professor of Audiology, Otolaryngology and Biomedical Engineering; John Evans Professor of Neuroscience, Neuro
Peter Dallos’s research explores the mammalian ear’s inner and outer hair cells. His lab has developed the now widely accepted idea that outer hair cells function as local amplifiers and are responsible for the ear’s sensitivity and frequency selectivity. A few years ago Dallos and his research team identified the molecule prestin, a novel motor protein unique to outer hair cells that helps these cells amplify sound. His current research involves examining the properties of prestin and the influence of modifications in prestin on hearing in mice.
Education
- PhD Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
- MS Electrical Engineering, Northwestern University
- BS Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Electrical Engineering, Technical University, Budapest
Recent Awards and Honors
- 2005 Hugh Knowles Prize
- 2004 Guyot Prize
- 2004 Honorary Member, Hungarian Academy of Sciences