REPORT ON THE 39TH ANNUAL MIDWINTER MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY, 20–24 FEBRUARY, 2016, SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
Journal Title: Journal of Hearing Science - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
The 39th annual midwinter conference of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology took place in San Diego, California, USA from February 20–24, 2016. This year 27 podium sessions, 4 poster sessions (with 945 poster presentations), 14 symposia, 5 workshops, and 8 mentoring sessions were organized.
Authors and Affiliations
Monika Oldak, W. Wiktor Jedrzejczak, Krzysztof Kochanek
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