| TEMPORAL
BONE LABORATORIES |
The study of the human temporal
bone is a time-consuming, expensive, and challenging process. Laboratories which are
dedicated to the study of pathological aspects of ear disorders are highly specialized.
A Short History
In 1976 there were 28 "active" laboratories in
the United States. These laboratories were continually collecting, processing and studying
temporal bones, some on their own and some with the assistance of a National Temporal Bone
Bank Program (NTBB). Major advances in the understanding of ear disease, including were
made during this time of abundant temporal bone research. Over the
years, however, the number of active investigators in the area of temporal bone research
fell to nearly half the number.
Temporal Bone Labs
Today
Today, there are 27 temporal bone
laboratories in the United States. While all of these laboratories
possess temporal bone collections, only fifteen are actively collecting,
processing and studying temporal bone specimens. Detailed information on
all the collaborating temporal bone laboratories can be found through
the links below. There is detailed information available on the 9 active
and 18 inactive collaborating laboratories.
Active Laboratories Index
Click
here for all Active Labs
Active laboratories are currently
accepting and processing temporal bone specimens. For
individual complete laboratory
descriptions, click on the name of the laboratory.
|
|
Goodhill Ear Center (UCLA),
Los Angeles, CA
House Ear Institute, Los
Angeles, CA
Johns Hopkins
University,
Baltimore, MD
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA
Medical
College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Medical University of South
Carolina,
Charleston, SC
University of California, San Diego,
CA
University of Minnesota,
Minnesota, MN
University of Texas Southwestern Medical
, Dallas, TX
|
Inactive Laboratories Index
Click
here for all Inactive Labs
Inactive laboratories are not
currently accepting new temporal bone
specimens. For complete laboratory
descriptions, click on the name of the laboratory.
|
|
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology,
Washington, DC
Baylor College
of Medicine, Houston, TX
Columbia -Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
Eye & Ear Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Henry
Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
J.
Hillis Miller Health Center, Gainsville, FL
New
England Medical Center Hospitals,
Boston, MA
New York University Medical Center, New York
NY
Northwestern University Medical School,
Chicago, IL
Otological Research Laboratories,
Columbus, OH
Shea Clinic Foundation, Memphis, TN
University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL
The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics,
Iowa City,
IA
University of Massachusetts,
Worcester, MA
University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI
University
of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma
City, OK
University
of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI
Wake Forest School of
Medicine
(Formerly
Bowman-Gray), Winston-Salem, NC
|
|
