The Initiative is led by 11 world-class researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Department:

Stefan Heller, PhD Professor	Kay Chang, MD Associate Professor	Anthony Ricci, PhD Professor
John S. Oghalai, MD Associate Professor	Nickolas H. Blevins, MD Professor	Robert Jackler, MD Sewell Professor and Chair
Mirna Mustapha, PhD Assistant Professor	Sunil Puria, PhD Consulting Professor	Alan G. Cheng, MD Assistant Professor
Gerald Popelka, PhD Consulting Professor	Nicolas Grillet, PhD Assistant Professor