Dr Nathan Creber is an Otologist and Neurotologist at The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Passe & Williams Academic Surgeon Scientist Fellow at the University of Sydney. He leads the Hearing Research Laboratory at the University of Sydney and guides the Sydney Hearing Research Alliance. His research program is focused on optimising hearing and vestibular outcomes in a range of hearing pathologies. The foundation of this is striving towards a greater understanding of the precise molecular and anatomical pathways involved in hearing pathologies, with a goal towards optimising pharmacotherapy, discovering novel therapeutic targets, and enhancing surgical outcomes.