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THE HEARING AND BALANCE CENTERThis Center combines the expertise of otologists, audiologists, neurosurgeons and physicaltherapists in the management of hearing loss, dizziness, tinnitus, chronic ear infections,acoustic tumors and facial paralysis.THE JONES INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINEAssisted reproduction technology (ART, IVF) cycles performed at the Jones Institute haveresulted in the birth of thousands of babies. Our ever-growing success rates in in-vitrofertilization (IVF) and related techniques, coupled with our caring environment, provide anexceptional setting for infertile couples to undergo diagnosis and treatment. Our multidisciplinaryapproach provides patients with a formidable team of highly qualified physicians, nurses,counselors, and laboratory personnel to assess individual needs.Our patients also take comfort in knowing that the Jones Institute is supported by prestigiousresearch and training programs that are at the core of our operation. Physicians (reproductiveendocrinologists), infertility specialists, endocrinologists, and embryologists who trained at theJones Institute have gone on to manage or staff numerous successful infertility programs in theUnited States and abroad. Our clinical and research staff is comprised of full time academic,clinical, and basic scientists whose sole goal is to provide state-of-the-art diagnosis and therapyto overcome diseases that cause infertility.THE THOMAS R. LEE CENTER FOR OCULAR PHARMACOLOGYThe Thomas R. Lee Center for Ocular Pharmacology was established in December 1998 todevelop treatments for chronic and blinding diseases of the eye, and will devote much of itsenergy to glaucoma. This Center is a multi-disciplinary coalition of clinicians and basic scienceresearchers who have collaborated successfully for several years. Particular expertise in theintegration of cutting edge biotechnology, as well as the reformulation of systemic medicationsfor ophthalmic use, has earned the Center an international reputation. The Center hascollaborated with numerous major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as theNational Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration. The Center also worksclosely with the Lions Medical Eye Bank and Research Center, located on the campus ofSentara Norfolk General Hospital.THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR COLLABORATION IN MEDICAL MODELING ANDSIMULATION (NCCMMS)In late 2001, the United States Congress formally established the National Center forCollaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation (NCCMMS). Based in Eastern Virginia, theNCCMMS is a joint project of Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) and Old DominionUniversity (ODU) and a variety of academic, governmental and commercial partners.The NCCMMS builds on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's 1990s program inmedical simulation research, the National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Program,projects within and sponsored by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, and144