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http://www.mscenter.org/research/tissue-bank/

Scientists throughout the world depend on the Rocky Mountain MS Center Tissue Bank to supply high quality human brain tissue and cerebral spinal fluid to support their research. Funded in part by the National MS Society, the Tissue Bank is one of only four MS-related tissue banks in the nation. The Tissue Bank has distributed specimens to more than 160 investigators worldwide and over 1,600 people have consented to be donors after death. Tissue banks provide a unique bridge between those who live with MS and the scientific community. Studies conducted with samples from the Center have led to several important discoveries and 130 publications. While deeply personal, the decision to donate has far-reaching effects as scientists unlock the mysteries of multiple sclerosis. If you would like to donate, arrangements must be made in advance because it is important that tissue is taken within a few hours of death. For more information on making a donation, visit the How To Donate section of this website and contact the Rocky Mountain MS Center Tissue Bank at 303.788.4030 x111.

Proper citation: Rocky Mountain MS Center Tissue Bank (RRID:SCR_004361) Copy   

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http://www.osiris.com/

Stem cell company focused on developing and marketing products to treat medical conditions in the inflammatory, autoimmune, orthopedic and cardiovascular areas. Now part of Smith and Nephew.

Proper citation: Osiris Therapeutics (RRID:SCR_004233) Copy   

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http://teddy.epi.usf.edu/

International consortium of six centers assembled to participate in the development and implementation of studies to identify infectious agents, dietary factors, or other environmental agents, including psychosocial factors, that trigger type 1 diabetes in genetically susceptible people. The coordinating centers recruit and enroll subjects, obtaining informed consent from parents prior to or shortly after birth, genetic and other types of samples from neonates and parents, and prospectively following selected neonates throughout childhood or until development of islet autoimmunity or T1DM. The study tracks child diet, illnesses, allergies and other life experiences. A blood sample is taken from children every 3 months for 4 years. After 4 years, children will be seen every 6 months until the age of 15 years. Children are tested for 3 different autoantibodies. The study will compare the life experiences and blood and stool tests of the children who get autoantibodies and diabetes with some of those children who do not get autoantibodies or diabetes. In this way the study hopes to find the triggers of T1DM in children with higher risk genes.

Proper citation: TEDDY (RRID:SCR_000383) Copy   

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http://scicrunch.org/Aging

Portal devoted to aging relevant scientific data and resources.

Proper citation: Aging Portal (RRID:SCR_000496) Copy   

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https://pb.apf.edu.au/phenbank/homePage.html

The NHMRC Australian PhenomeBank (APB) is a non-profit repository of mouse strains used in Medical Research. The database allows you to search for murine strains, housed or archived in Australia, carrying mutations in particular genes, strains with transgenic alterations and for mice with particular phenotypes. 1876 publicly available strains, 922 genes, 439 transgenes The APB has two roles: Provide and maintain a central database of genetically modified mice held in Australia either live or as cryopreserved material; Establish and maintain a mouse strain archive. Strains are archived as cryopreserved sperm or embryos.

Proper citation: NHMRC Australian PhenomeBank (RRID:SCR_006149) Copy   

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https://www.infrafrontier.eu/emma/

Non-profit repository for the collection, archiving (via cryopreservation) and distribution of relevant mutant strains essential for basic biomedical research. Users may browse by strain, gene, phenotype, or human disease. Its primary objective is to establish and manage a unified repository for maintaining medically relevant mouse mutants and making them available to the scientific community. Therefore, EMMA archives mutant strains and distributes them to requesting researchers. EMMA also hosts courses in cryopreservation, to promote the use and dissemination of frozen embryos and spermatozoa. Dissemination of knowledge is further fostered by a dedicated resource database. Anybody who wants their mutant mouse strains cryopreserved may deposit strains with EMMA. However depositors must be aware that these strains become freely available to other researchers after being deposited.With more than 8400 mutant mouse strains and asmall but increasing number of rat mutant strains available, EMMA is the primary mouse repository in Europe and the third largest non-profit repository worldwide.

Proper citation: European Mouse Mutant Archive (RRID:SCR_006136) Copy   

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https://www.mdanderson.org/research/departments-labs-institutes/programs-centers/michale-e-keeling-center-for-comparative-medicine-and-research/national-center-for-chimpanzee-care.html

One of only four NCRR-supported centers with the capability to conduct biomedical research in the chimpanzee, it offers chimpanzee-derived cell lines, antibodies and other biological materials, along with a registry of biologic reagents that are known to work in the chimpanzee. The Resource and Management Core is responsible for providing animal resources, tissues/biological fluids, cell lines, expert advice and research support to NIH extramural and intramural programs, other federal agencies and private sponsors. The Resource-Related Research Core conducts research to improve the health of the animals maintained, with special emphasis on studies that will enhance the usefulness of the chimpanzee as a model for studies of human disease. Resource-related research will focus on characterization of the immune system of the chimpanzee, expansion of our understanding of chimpanzee cardiomyopathy as a potential human disease model and comparisons of the physiologic and immunological consequences of research manipulations on chimpanzees trained to voluntarily cooperate with research procedures. By expanding the resources available, conducting resource-related research and containing costs, the CBRR will continue to provide a critically important, highly specialized research resource to address important human health issues.

Proper citation: Chimpanzee Biomedical Research Resource (RRID:SCR_006289) Copy   

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https://bdsc.indiana.edu/

Collects, maintains and distributes Drosophila melanogaster strains for research. Emphasis is placed on genetic tools that are useful to a broad range of investigations. These include basic stocks of flies used in genetic analysis such as marker, balancer, mapping, and transposon-tagging strains; mutant alleles of identified genes, including a large set of transposable element insertion alleles; defined sets of deficiencies and a variety of other chromosomal aberrations; engineered lines for somatic and germline clonal analysis; GAL4 and UAS lines for targeted gene expression; enhancer trap and lacZ-reporter strains with defined expression patterns for marking tissues; and a collection of transposon-induced lethal mutations.

Proper citation: Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center (RRID:SCR_006457) Copy   

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https://repository.niddk.nih.gov/home/

NIDDK Central Repositories are two separate contract funded components that work together to store data and samples from significant, NIDDK funded studies. First component is Biorepository that gathers, stores, and distributes biological samples from studies. Biorepository works with investigators in new and ongoing studies as realtime storage facility for archival samples.Second component is Data Repository that gathers, stores and distributes incremental or finished datasets from NIDDK funded studies Data Repository helps active data coordinating centers prepare databases and incremental datasets for archiving and for carrying out restricted queries of stored databases. Data Repository serves as Data Coordinating Center and website manager for NIDDK Central Repositories website.

Proper citation: NIDDK Central Repository (RRID:SCR_006542) Copy   

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https://www.nimhgenetics.org/

Collaborative venture between the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and several academic institutions. Repository facilitates psychiatric genetic research by providing patient and control samples and phenotypic data for wide-range of mental disorders and Stem Cells.Stores biosamples, genetic, pedigree and clinical data collected in designated NIMH-funded human subject studies. RGR database likewise links to other repositories holding data from same subjects, including dbGAP, GEO and NDAR. Allows to access these data and biospecimens (e.g., lymphoblastoid cell lines, induced pluripotent cell lines, fibroblasts) and further expand genetic and molecular characterization of patient populations with severe mental illness.

Proper citation: NIMH Repository and Genomics Resources (RRID:SCR_006698) Copy   

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http://dictybase.org/

Model organism database for the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum that provides the biomedical research community with integrated, high quality data and tools for Dictyostelium discoideum and related species. dictyBase houses the complete genome sequence, ESTs, and the entire body of literature relevant to Dictyostelium. This information is curated to provide accurate gene models and functional annotations, with the goal of fully annotating the genome to provide a ''''reference genome'''' in the Amoebozoa clade. They highlight several new features in the present update: (i) new annotations; (ii) improved interface with web 2.0 functionality; (iii) the initial steps towards a genome portal for the Amoebozoa; (iv) ortholog display; and (v) the complete integration of the Dicty Stock Center with dictyBase. The Dicty Stock Center currently holds over 1500 strains targeting over 930 different genes. There are over 100 different distinct amoebozoan species. In addition, the collection contains nearly 600 plasmids and other materials such as antibodies and cDNA libraries. The strain collection includes: * strain catalog * natural isolates * MNNG chemical mutants * tester strains for parasexual genetics * auxotroph strains * null mutants * GFP-labeled strains for cell biology * plasmid catalog The Dicty Stock Center can accept Dictyostelium strains, plasmids, and other materials relevant for research using Dictyostelium such as antibodies and cDNA or genomic libraries.

Proper citation: Dictyostelium discoideum genome database (RRID:SCR_006643) Copy   

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http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=29354&a=31610&l=en

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented August 29, 2016. KI Biobank - Gallstone aims at investigating genetics of gallstone disease on Swedish Twins. Types of samples * EDTA whole blood * DNA * Plasma Number of sample donors: 82

Proper citation: KI Biobank (RRID:SCR_005664) Copy   

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https://ncma.bigelow.org/

National marine phytoplankton collection, maintaining over 2700 strains from around the world, most are marine phytoplankton but they also have benthic, macrophytic, freshwater and heterotrophic organisms - now incorporating bacteria and viruses. Strain records have (when available): * collection and isolation information * culturing medium recipes and growth conditions * photographs * GenBank accession link * collection site map * link to the taxonomic database Micro*scope The deposition of new strains are welcome if the strains are a valuable addition to the collection. Examples include strains that are referred to in publications, contain interesting molecular, biochemical or physiological properties, are the basis for taxonomic descriptions, are important for aquaculture, or are from an unusual geographical location or ecological habitat. The NCMA offers a course in phytoplankton culturing techniques and facilities for visiting scientists are available at the new laboratories in East Boothbay, Maine. Services include: Mass Culturing DNA and RNA, Purification, Private Holdings, Culture Techniques Course, Visiting Scientists, Single Cell Genomics, Flow Cytometry, Corporate Alliances and Technology Transfer.

Proper citation: National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (RRID:SCR_002120) Copy   

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https://ostr.ccr.cancer.gov/resources/provider_details/nci-mouse-repository

The NCI Mouse Repository cryoarchives and distributes strains of genetically engineered mice that are of immediate interest to the cancer research community. These are either gene-targeted or transgenic mice that display a cancer-related phenotype, or tool strains (e.g., cre transgenics) that can be used to develop new cancer models. You do not have to be a member of the NCI Mouse Repository or a recipient of NCI funding to have your mouse model distributed through the NCI Mouse Repository. NCI Mouse Repository strains are maintained as live colonies or cryoarchived as frozen embryos, depending on demand. Up to three breeder pairs may be ordered from live colonies. Cryoarchived strains are supplied as frozen embryos or recovery of live mice by the NCI Mouse Repository may be requested.

Proper citation: NCI Mouse Repository (RRID:SCR_002264) Copy   

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http://enhancer.lbl.gov/

Resource for experimentally validated human and mouse noncoding fragments with gene enhancer activity as assessed in transgenic mice. Most of these noncoding elements were selected for testing based on their extreme conservation in other vertebrates or epigenomic evidence (ChIP-Seq) of putative enhancer marks. Central public database of experimentally validated human and mouse noncoding fragments with gene enhancer activity as assessed in transgenic mice. Users can retrieve elements near single genes of interest, search for enhancers that target reporter gene expression to particular tissue, or download entire collections of enhancers with defined tissue specificity or conservation depth.

Proper citation: VISTA Enhancer Browser (RRID:SCR_007973) Copy   

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http://psychiatry.stanford.edu/alzheimer/

Portal for gerontology research with a variety of clinical, research and educational programs, with the aim of improving the lives of those affected by Alzheimer's Disease and memory losses associated with normal aging. The Center investigates the nature of Alzheimer's Disease, its progression over time, its response to treatments, and problems patients and caregivers experience in dealing with the changes that occur. It also conducts studies that look at changes that occur over the course of normal aging and have a Normal Aging Brain Donor Program. The Aging Clinical Research Center puts out a newsletter that showcases various projects and includes informative articles on dementia.

Proper citation: Stanford/VA Aging Clinical Research Center (RRID:SCR_008678) Copy   

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http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/taub/index.html

An institute which conducts research of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other age-related brain diseases. This organization also provides clinical evaluations to patients with memory problems, Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia. Furthermore, the institute leads multi-center clinical trials for the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other age-related brain diseases. There is a brain donation program for enrolled/examined patients. The Education Core of the Taub Institute sponsors community events and Continuing Medical Education programs, as well as the distribution of periodic newsletters and brochures highlighting research developments and other Alzheimer's topics.

Proper citation: Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimers Disease and the Aging Brain (RRID:SCR_008802) Copy   

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http://madrc.mgh.harvard.edu/

An Alzheimer's disease research center which supports new research and enhances ongoing research by providing core support to bringing together behavioral, biomedical, and clinical scientists. The Center conducts multidisciplinary research, trains scientists, and spreads information about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to the general public. The principal goal of the Massachusetts ADRC is to support research in aging, Alzheimer's Disease and other related disorders. Researchers work with national and international multi-disciplinary teams to understand: normal aging, the transition from normal aging to mild forms of memory problems, and the later stages of dementia. The Massachusetts ADRC has an active brain donation program at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) for patients as well as subjects enrolled in research studies.

Proper citation: Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (RRID:SCR_008764) Copy   

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https://www.radc.rush.edu/res/ext/home.htm

An Alzheimer's disease center which researches the cause, treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease with a focus on four main areas of research: risk factors for Alzheimer's and related disorders, the neurological basis of the disease, diagnosis, and treatment. Data includes a number of computed variables that are available for ROS, MAP and MARS cohorts. These variables are under categories such as affect and personality, chronic medical conditions, and clinical diagnosis. Specimens include ante-mortem and post-mortem samples obtained from subjects evaluated by ROS, MAP and clinical study cores. Specimen categories include: Brain tissue (Fixed and frozen), Spinal cord, Muscles (Post-mortem), and Nerve (Post-mortem), among other types of specimens. Data sharing policies and procedures apply to obtaining ante-mortem and post-mortem specimens from participants evaluated by the selected cohorts of the RADC.

Proper citation: Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (RRID:SCR_008763) Copy   

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http://crezoo.crt-dresden.de/crezoo/

Database of helpful set of CreERT2 driver lines expressing in various regions of the developing and adult zebrafish. The lines have been generated via the insertion of a mCherry-T2A-CreERT2 in a gene trap approach or by using promoter fragments driving CreERT2. You can search the list of all transgenic lines or single entries by insertions (gene) or expression patterns (anatomy/region). In most cases the CreERT2 expression profile using in situ hybridization at 24 hpf and 48 hpf is shown, but also additional information (e.g. mCherry or CreERT2 expression at adult stages, transactivation of a Cre-dependent reporter line) is displayed. Currently, not all insertions have been mapped to a genomic location but the database will be regularly updated adding newly generated insertions and mapping information. Your help in improving and broadening the database by giving your opinion or knowledge of expression patterns is highly appreciated.

Proper citation: CreZoo (RRID:SCR_008919) Copy   

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