National Resource Network for the Study of Human Auditory and Vestibular Disorders
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The contract focuses on maintaining and enhancing the National Human Ear Resource Network, a collaborative effort supported by the National Institutes on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). This network serves as a vital national resource for auditory and vestibular researchers, facilitating access to human inner and middle ear tissues critical for both basic and clinical research into auditory and vestibular disorders. Participating laboratories, in partnership with NIDCD and other network members, are tasked with advancing biomedical research through the procurement, preparation, sectioning, and distribution of high-quality human ear tissues. Additionally, the network emphasizes the development and dissemination of improved techniques for tissue preservation and processing. It also supports the digitization and widespread sharing of temporal bone images in approved databases, enhancing research capabilities. Laboratories involved provide specialized technical training to equip researchers with the skills necessary to prepare human temporal bone tissues from post-mortem specimens, further supporting the research community in advancing the understanding of human auditory and vestibular health and disorders.
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The National Institutes on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) seeks to advance its mission by continuing to support a collaborative network, NIDCD National Human Ear Resource Network, which serves as a critical national technological resource for auditory and vestibular researchers who use human inner and middle ear tissues for basic and clinical studies focused on understanding human auditory and vestibular disorders. In collaboration with NIDCD and other Network laboratories, each laboratory is anticipated to advance the use of human ear tissue in biomedical research by developing and providing technical services for procuring, preparing, sectioning and distributing high-quality human ear tissues; developing and disseminating techniques for improved tissue preservation and processing; uploading digitized temporal bone images to NIDCD-approved databases for wide dissemination; and providing opportunities for technical instruction in the special skills needed to prepare ear tissue for use from post-mortem human temporal bones.
