Regenerating Hearing with Stem Cells

Did you know that birds can regenerate their hearing capabilities in nature? Drawing inspiration from this amazing feat, Saaim Khan, a junior at Harvard University who experienced sudden sensorineural hearing loss when he was four years old, is currently researching how stem cells can be used to remedy hearing loss. Without any answers as to what caused his hearing loss, Saaim’s curiosity around that question transformed into a drive to find a way to regenerate hearing after loss in humans. He’s currently studying human developmental and regenerative biology in pursuit of this goal!