# NIDCD National Temporal Bone Hearing and Balance Pathology Resource Registry

> **NIH NIH U24** · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · 2020 · $38,095

## Abstract

Abstract
The present proposal seeks to transfer the University of Pittsburgh temporal bone
collection to Mass Eye and Ear. The University of Pittsburg has entrusted Mass Eye and
Ear and the National Temporal Bone Registry to house and preserve the Sando
Temporal Bone collection. This collection is one of the largest collections in the world
and is of significant scientific value in the study of human hearing and vestibular
disorders. It includes 880 trays of stained and a similar amount of unstained sections.
There are 265 temporal bones in celloidin with accompanying histories, autopsy reports
and audiograms. The case also includes 21 cases of unique coronal sections that
include the entire Eustachian tube. We will make this collection accessible to
investigators by incorporating the collection into the National Temporal Bone Registry
database. Housing the collection at Mass Eye and Ear will also facilitate the digitalization
of the histological slides for remote access.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10246583
- **Project number:** 3U24DC013983-07S1
- **Recipient organization:** MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
- **Principal Investigator:** M. Charles Liberman
- **Activity code:** U24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $38,095
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2014-09-01 → 2024-09-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10246583

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10246583, NIDCD National Temporal Bone Hearing and Balance Pathology Resource Registry (3U24DC013983-07S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10246583. Licensed CC0.

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