# NIDCD National Temporal Bone Hearing and Balance Pathology Resource Registry

> **NIH NIH U24** · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · 2021 · $58,886

## Abstract

Project summary of funded parent grant
The NIDCD National Temporal Bone Hearing and Balance Pathology Resource Registry (U24
DC013983-06) is a comprehensive program to facilitate 1) recruitment of human temporal bone
donors, 2) accrual and distribution of donated specimens to active laboratories, 3) development
and maintenance of searchable de-identified databases including diagnoses, histopathological
summaries, audiometric data and complete sets of digitized images, 4) brokering of special
needs of research investigators using human otologic material, and 5) educational efforts
including educational outreach to the public and interested professionals including scientists and
organ procurement specialists and undertakers.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10440169
- **Project number:** 3U24DC013983-08S1
- **Recipient organization:** MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
- **Principal Investigator:** M. Charles Liberman
- **Activity code:** U24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $58,886
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2014-09-01 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10440169

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10440169, NIDCD National Temporal Bone Hearing and Balance Pathology Resource Registry (3U24DC013983-08S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10440169. Licensed CC0.

---

*[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*