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Emmanuel John Simons (born September 4, 1982 in Ludlow, Massachusetts) is a PhD candidate in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology Program. He received his bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and Music from Harvard University, where he also sang with and managed the Harvard Glee Club. He now works in the laboratory of Dr. Robert S. Langer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and specializes in drug delivery to the peripheral auditory system. His current research projects include otoprotective drug screening in cochlear explants; local, non-invasive drug delivery to the middle ear; and targeted micro-/nanoparticle-based drug delivery to the inner ear.