NIDCD National Temporal Bone, Hearing & Balance Pathology Resource Registry (U24)

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The NIDCD Temporal Bone Registry is a national research resource for human otopathology. Its fundamental purpose is to coordinate information about specimens of the human ear and its disorders. The Registry coordinates specimen collection, information recording and data management of specimens, and provides public information including an up to date website about human ear research. It is not a simple database or tissue bank for human ear specimens. This FOA is appropriate for these functions specifically to enhance and promote critically needed research on the middle ear and inner ear that cannot be done in living humans. This initiative will support the Registry by cooperative agreement, to:

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