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+}}The '''National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders''' ('''NIDCD'''), a member of the [[U.S. National Institutes of Health]], is mandated to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of [[Hearing (sense)|hearing]], [[Balance (ability)|balance]], [[olfaction|smell]], [[taste]], [[Human voice|voice]], [[Speech communication|speech]], and [[language]]. The institute also conducts and supports research and research training related to disease prevention and health promotion; addresses special biomedical and behavioral problems associated with people who have communication impairments or disorders; and supports efforts to create devices which substitute for lost and impaired sensory and communication function.
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-The '''National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders''' ('''NIDCD'''), a member of the [[U.S. National Institutes of Health]], is mandated to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of [[Hearing (sense)|hearing]], [[Balance (ability)|balance]], [[olfaction|smell]], [[taste]], [[Human voice|voice]], [[Speech communication|speech]], and [[language]]. The institute also conducts and supports research and research training related to disease prevention and health promotion; addresses special biomedical and behavioral problems associated with people who have communication impairments or disorders; and supports efforts to create devices which substitute for lost and impaired sensory and communication function.
 On September 3, 2019, [[Debara L. Tucci]] became NIDCD director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://corporate.dukehealth.org/news-listing/duke-surgeon-direct-nih-institute-deafness-and-communication-disorders|title=Duke Surgeon to Direct NIH Institute for Deafness and Communication Disorders {{!}} Duke Health|website=corporate.dukehealth.org|date=2 May 2019 |access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/history|title=NIDCD History and Milestones|date=2015-08-18|website=NIDCD|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref> She is the first woman to be appointed to the role since the founding of the institution in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/staff/debara-tucci|title=Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.|date=2019-09-03|website=NIDCD|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref>
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