We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Holger Schulze as a new member and Vice Chariman of our Scientific Advisory Board. This board supports the Foundation’s Executive Board in awarding research grants and reviewing submissions for the annual Research Award Tinnitus & Hearing. Prof. Dr. Holger Schulze studied biology in Darmstadt, where he also completed his doctoral degree on a neurophysiological topic. He then moved to the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology in Magdeburg, where he established his own research group with focus on auditory learning. After a research stay in Canada at the Montreal Neurological Institute, he habilitated at the Faculty of Medicine of Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg in the field of physiology. Since 2007 he holds the Chair of Experimental ENT Medicine at Erlangen University Hospital and leads the research laboratory of the ENT Clinic. His scientific work focuses on the neurobiological mechanisms of hearing and learning, the neurophysiological connections between hearing loss and tinnitus, and the development of innovative treatment strategies for tinnitus. We sincerely thank Prof. Dr. Holger Schulze for his willingness and commitment to support the foundation as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board on a voluntary basis.