European School for Interdisciplinary Tinnitus Research
ESIT trains the next generation of tinnitus researchers at the crossroads of medicine, neuroscience, genetics, psychology and engineering. The goal is to noticeably improve care for the roughly 42 million people affected by tinnitus across Europe.
A European training network for a heterogeneous condition
ESIT gives young researchers the opportunity to work on leading-edge projects that develop new treatment solutions for tinnitus, improve existing therapy pathways, carry out the first genetic studies on tinnitus, and build the largest pan-European tinnitus dataset — laying the groundwork for personalised treatment strategies.
A defining feature of ESIT is the close integration of academic, clinical and industrial partners together with patient organisations and public health authorities. Fellows are trained by leading specialists across multiple disciplines and gain first-hand experience of the different working environments within the European health sector, with the aim of growing a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial researchers for the European Research Area.
ESIT builds on the outcomes of the COST Action TINNET (2014–2018), a network of around 250 contributors dedicated to better understanding the heterogeneity of tinnitus.
Who runs ESIT
ESIT's governance splits into a Management Board with clearly assigned responsibilities and a Supervisory Board that brings together research, partners and students.
Management Board
Supervisory Board
Chaired by Training Coordinator Derek Hoare. Members:
Work Packages
PhD Students and their projects
15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) work across twelve European institutions on complementary aspects of tinnitus — from genetics to device engineering to behavioural therapy.
Jorge Simoes
Eleni Genitsaridi
Roshni Biswas
Natalia Trpchevska
Sana Amanat
Albi Dode
Muntazir Mehdi
José Lopez-Santacruz
Matheus Lourenco
Constanze Riha
Nuwan Liyanage
Marta Partyka
Stefan Schoisswohl
Shikha Spencer
Vinay Parameshwarappa
Publications by ESIT fellows
All publications involving ESIT's early-stage researchers are collected here on an ongoing basis, with ESR authorship highlighted in bold.
Making research visible
ESIT shares project progress and findings through several channels — for the scientific community as well as for people affected by tinnitus.
Conversations with ESIT fellows and partners, including collaborations with the patient organisation Tinnitus Hub.
Articles and press releases covering new research findings and consortium milestones.
Presentations of the 15 PhD projects at international conferences, including ICPerMed.
Read ESIT on CORDIS
Official project facts, funding amount, results and partner organisations — provided by the European Commission.