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http://www.autoimmunitycenters.org/
Nine centers that conduct clinical trials and basic research on new immune-based therapies for autoimmune diseases. This program enhances interactions between scientists and clinicians in order to accelerate the translation of research findings into medical applications. By promoting better coordination and communication, and enabling limited resources to be pooled, ACEs is one of NIAID''''s primary vehicles for both expanding our knowledge and improving our ability to effectively prevent and treat autoimmune diseases. This coordinated approach incorporates key recommendations of the NIH Autoimmune Diseases Research Plan and will ensure progress in identifying new and highly effective therapies for autoimmune diseases. ACEs is advancing the search for effective treatments through: * Diverse Autoimmunity Expertise Medical researchers at ACEs include rheumatologists, neurologists, gastroenterologists, and endocrinologists who are among the elite in their respective fields. * Strong Mechanistic Foundation ACEs augment each clinical trial with extensive basic studies designed to enhance understanding of the mechanisms responsible for tolerance initiation, maintenance, or loss, including the role of cytokines, regulatory T cells, and accessory cells, to name a few. * Streamlined Patient Recruitment The cooperative nature of ACEs helps scientists recruit patients from distinct geographical areas. The rigorous clinical and basic science approach of ACEs helps maintain a high level of treatment and analysis, enabling informative comparisons between patient groups.
Proper citation: Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence (RRID:SCR_006510) Copy
Initiative to assemble a multicenter team of expert neuroscientists to evaluate the late effects of Traumatic brain injury (TBI), including single and repetitive TBI of varying severity, and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), using histological examination of postmortem bio specimens and neuroimaging tools as a foundation to develop in vivo diagnostics. As a first aim, this proposal will bring together a team of 5 accomplished neuropathologists in neurodegenerative disease to establish consensus criteria for the post-mortem diagnosis of CTE. This team will also define the stages of CTE pathology, the features that differentiate CTE from other neurodegenerations and the effects of substance abuse, and the characteristics of posttraumatic neurodegeneration after single TBI. As a second aim, this proposal will establish a national bio specimen and data bank for TBI (Understanding Neurological Injury and Traumatic Encephalopathy (UNITE) bio bank) by developing a nationwide brain donor registry and hotline to acquire high quality bio specimens and data. The UNITE bank will use strictly standardized protocols and a web-based interface to ensure that tissue and data are readily available to qualified investigators. Comprehensive retrospective clinical data including clinical symptoms, brain trauma and substance abuse history, and medical records (including common data elements) will be entered into a secure database. Behavioral/ mood dysfunction, cognitive changes, substance abuse and traumatic exposure will be correlated with quantitative assessment of the multifocal tauopathy, Ass deposition and axonal injury. As a third aim, neuroimaging signatures of the neuropathology will be determined in post-mortem tissue using high spatial resolution diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and autoradiography using a highly selective PET ligand for tau. Quantitative assessment of axonal injury, tau, and Ass will be correlated with ex vivo DTI abnormalities and tau ligand autoradiography. Pilot neuroimaging studies of individuals at high risk for the development of CTE will also be conducted in the final 2 years of the proposal. This proposal will determine the clinical and neuroimaging correlates of CTE and posttraumatic neurodegeneration and create the groundwork for establishing their incidence and prevalence. This study will have a tremendous impact on public health of millions of Americans and greatly increase our understanding of the latent effects of brain trauma.
Proper citation: CTE and Post-traumatic Neurodegeneration: Neuropathology and Ex Vivo Imaging (RRID:SCR_006543) Copy
http://www.rarechromo.org/html/home.asp
Unique is a source of information and support to families and individuals affected by any rare chromosome disorder and to the professionals who work with them. Unique is a UK-based charity but welcomes members worldwide. Unique''''s Karyotype Database allows users to search the Registered Chromosome Disorders by chromosome, arm and disorder. You may have been given a diagnosis or indication of a chromosome disorder by a geneticist or other medical professional and they may have used a medical term which is unfamiliar to you. So to help you decide if Unique is the appropriate organization for you, we thought it would be useful to describe the different categories of rare chromosome disorder. Rare chromosome disorders can be grouped as structural disorders, numerical disorders and other miscellaneous disorders. Unique: * acts as an international family support group * produces a newsletter three times each year * works to promote awareness of rare chromosome disorders * arranges for families to assist in research into rare chromosome disorders * links families whose children have similar clinical and/or practical problems * works to ensure that the public at large are aware of rare chromosome disorders * works to raise funds to support the group activities and produce literature to make others more aware of our children''''s conditions * assists relevant research projects and the centralisation of information, at all times observing the need for total confidentiality * sets up local groups throughout the UK for families affected by any rare chromosome disorders and to give support and encouragement to each other * develops and maintains a comprehensive computerised database detailing the life-time effects of specific chromosome disorders on affected members * aims to hold an annual conference where families and relevant specialists can meet and be informed of the latest medical, technical and practical developments * liaises and works in co-operation, with other similar support groups and professionals world-wide for the benefit of families and individuals affected by rare chromosome disorders * ensures that hospitals, doctors, health authorities, genetic clinics and other professionals are aware of the group so that we may have early contact with families where required Membership of Unique is free but the group receives no government funding and is heavily reliant on donations and fundraising to continue its work. Please help us in whatever way you can.
Proper citation: Unique (RRID:SCR_006492) Copy
Freely available tool for Gene-centered collection and display of DNA variations. It also provides patient-centered data storage and storage of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data, even of variants outside of genes. Please note that LOVD provides a system for storage of information on genes and allelic variants. To obtain information about any genes or variants, do not download the LOVD package. This information should be obtained from the respective databases, http://www.lovd.nl/2.0/index_list.php In total: 2,507,027 variants (2,208,937 unique) in 170,935 individuals in 62619 genes in 88 LOVD installations. (Aug. 2013) LOVD 3.0 shared installation, http://databases.lovd.nl/shared/genes To maintain a high quality of the data stored, LOVD connects with various resources, like HGNC, NCBI, EBI and Mutalyzer. You can download LOVD in ZIP and GZIPped TARball formats.
Proper citation: Leiden Open Variation Database (RRID:SCR_006566) Copy
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/genome/assembly/grc/
Consortium that puts sequences into a chromosome context and provides the best possible reference assembly for human, mouse, and zebrafish via FTP. Tools to facilitate the curation of genome assemblies based on the sequence overlaps of long, high quality sequences.
Proper citation: Genome Reference Consortium (RRID:SCR_006553) Copy
Annual report, standard analysis files and an online query system from the national data registry on the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) population in the U.S., including treatments and outcomes. The Annual Data Report is divided into two parts. The Atlas section displays data using graphs and charts. Specific chapters address trends in ESRD patient populations, quality of ESRD care, kidney transplantation outcomes, costs of ESRD care, Healthy People 2010 objectives, chronic kidney disease, pediatric ESRD, and cardiovascular disease special studies. The Reference Tables are devoted entirely to the ESRD population. The RenDER (Renal Data Extraction and Referencing) online data query system allows users to build data tables and maps for the ESRD population. National, state, and county level data are available. USRDS staff collaborates with members of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), and the ESRD networks, sharing datasets and actively working to improve the accuracy of ESRD patient information.
Proper citation: United States Renal Data System (RRID:SCR_006699) Copy
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
A science-based organization focused on developing effective solutions to address the disease of addiction and reduce the risks associated with substance use. CASAColumbia works to: * Close the gap between what is known about addiction and what is actually done to prevent and treat it * Incorporate addiction prevention and treatment into routine health care and medical practice * Explore the possibility of finding a cure Founded by Former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph A. Califano, Jr., CASA remains the only national organization that assembles under one roof all of the professional skills needed to research and develop proven, effective ways to prevent and treat substance abuse and addiction to all substances - alcohol, nicotine as well as illegal, prescription and performance enhancing drugs - in all sectors of society. CASAColumbia is committed to understanding the science of addiction and its implications for health care, public policy and public education.
Proper citation: CASA (RRID:SCR_006607) Copy
https://www.fludb.org/brc/home.spg?decorator=influenza
The Influenza Research Database (IRD) serves as a public repository and analysis platform for flu sequence, experiment, surveillance and related data.
Proper citation: Influenza Research Database (IRD) (RRID:SCR_006641) Copy
A semantically annotated corpus of 240 MEDLINE abstracts (167 on the subject of E. coli species and 73 on the subject of the Human species) intended for training information extraction (IE) systems and/or resources which are used to extract events from biomedical literature. The corpus has been manually annotated with events relating to gene regulation by biologists. Each event is centered on either a verb (e.g. transcribe) or nominalized verb (e.g. transcription) and annotation consists of identifying, as exhaustively as possible, the structurally-related arguments of the verb or nominalized verb within the same sentence. Each event argument is then assigned the following information: * A semantic role from a fixed set of 13 roles which are tailored to the biomedical domain. * A biomedical concept type (where appropriate). The corpus in available for download in 2 formats: * A standoff format, based on the BioNLP'09 Shared Task format * An XML format, based on the GENIA event annotation format
Proper citation: GREC Corpus (RRID:SCR_006719) Copy
Publicly available database of the genes, proteins, experimentally-verified interactions and signaling pathways involved in the innate immune response of humans, mice and bovines to microbial infection. The database captures coverage of the innate immunity interactome by integrating known interactions and pathways from major public databases together with manually-curated data into a centralized resource. The database can be mined as a knowledgebase or used with the integrated bioinformatics and visualization tools for the systems level analysis of the innate immune response. Although InnateDB curation focuses on innate immunity-relevant interactions and pathways, it also incorporates detailed annotation on the entire human, mouse and bovine interactomes by integrating data (178,000+ interactions & 3,900+ pathways) from several of the major public interaction and pathway databases. InnateDB also has integrated human, mouse and bovine orthology predictions generated using Ortholgue software. Ortholgue uses a phylogenetic distance-based method to identify possible paralogs in high-throughput orthology predictions. Integrated human and mouse conserved gene order and synteny information has also been determined to provide further support for orthology predictions. InnateDB Capabilities: * View statistics for manually-curated innate immunity relevant molecular interactions. New manually curated interactions are submitted weekly. * Search for genes and proteins of interest. * Search for experimentally-verified molecular interactions by gene/protein name, interaction type, cell type, etc. * Search genes/interactions belonging to 3,900 pathways. * Visualize interactions using an intuitive subcellular localization-based layout in Cerebral. * Upload your own list of genes along with associated gene expression data (from up to 10 experimental conditions) to interactively analyze this data in a molecular interaction network context. Once you have uploaded your data, you will be able to interactively visualize interaction networks with expression data overlaid; carry out Pathway, Gene Ontology and Transcription Factor Binding Site over-representation analyses; construct orthologous interaction networks in other species; and much more. * Access curated interaction data via a dedicated PSICQUIC webservice.
Proper citation: InnateDB (RRID:SCR_006714) Copy
Society leading the fight against kidney disease by educating health professionals, sharing new knowledge, advancing research, and advocating the highest quality care for patients. To accomplish its mission, ASN will: # Educate health professionals by increasing the value of ASN education. # Share new knowledge by improving the quality and expanding the reach of ASN''s communications, including maintaining the premier publications in kidney disease. # Promote the highest quality care by serving as the professional organization informing health policy in kidney disease. # Advance patient care and research in kidney disease by strengthening the pipeline of clinicians, researchers, and educators. To accomplish this goal, ASN will: ## Implement a strategy to increase interest in nephrology careers, which includes promoting diversity within the nephrology workforce. ## Help fund travel to ASN educational activities for physicians and researchers training in the field of kidney disease. ## Use the ASN Grants Program to support outstanding research and foster career development. # Continue to bolster the ASN infrastructure, which includes: ## Increasing diversityincluding age and experience, ethnicity, and genderat all levels of the society. ## Providing avenues for helping ASN members facilitate professional exchange. ## Expanding ASN membership. ## Increasing the ASN Council-Designated Endowment Fund (independent of operational budget) to support grants and other priorities
Proper citation: ASN - American Society of Nephrology (RRID:SCR_006709) Copy
A laboratory that investigates the molecular mechanisms involved in the development of acute and chronic neurodegenerative disease, with a focus on the role of glutamate excitotoxicity. It aims at unraveling the molecular basis for cell death and edema development in stroke, and explores the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease and temporal lobe epilepsy. The main objective of the LMN is to advance understanding of the role of glutamate, as a transmitter substance in the normal brain and as a mediator of excitotoxicity in pathological conditions such as stroke. To this end the LMN employs several vital and nonvital imaging techniques. Model systems includes organotypic slice cultures and transgenic animals. An important focus of the LMN is to explore the role of DNA damage and repair in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disease. LMN is also engaged in research on molecular mechanism underlying brain edema, epilepsy, and Alzheimer's disease.
Proper citation: Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, University of Oslo (RRID:SCR_008097) Copy
Database of images on medical parasitology created to provide educational materials for medical students primarily, but professional workers in medical or paramedical fields may also refer to this site covering the significant parasites in the world. Each database of protozoans, nematodes, trematodes, cestodes and arthropods contains information on the morphology, life cycle, geographical distribution, symptoms, prevention, etc. Users who wish to contribute can send the editor unpublished images of human parasites (microscopical, clinical, radiological or epidemiological aspects of human parasitic infections) by mail or e-mail. Pathology specimens (slide, samples) are welcome too. The A.M.P. received the citation of reliable sources such as Parasitology today and The Lancet, and is now listed in the Internet Resources on Specific Infectious Diseases Topics of the Mandell, Douglas and Bennets Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Fifth Edition.
This website was established with a great contribution of the PROJECT COLLABORATORS and many contributors of The Korean Society for Parasitology.
Proper citation: Atlas of Medical Parasitology (RRID:SCR_008163) Copy
http://www.utsa.edu/claibornelab/
The long-term goals of my research are to understand the relationship between neuronal structure and function, and to elucidate the factors that affect neuronal morphology and function over the lifespan of the mammal. Currently we are examining 1) the effects of synaptic activity on neuronal development; 2) the effects of estrogen on neuronal morphology and on learning and memory; and, 3) the effects of aging on neuronal structure and function. We have focused our efforts on single neurons in the hippocampal formation, a region that is critical for certain forms of learning and memory in rodents and humans. From the portal, you may click on a cell in your region of interest to see the complete database of cells from that region. You may also explore the Neuron Database: * Comparative Electrotonic Analysis of Three Classes of Rat Hippocampal Neurons. (Raw data available) * Quantitative, three-dimensional analysis of granule cell dendrites in the rat dentate gyrus. * Dendritic Growth and Regression in Rat Dentate Granule Cells During Late Postnatal Development.(Raw data available) * A light and electron microscopic analysis of the mossy fibers of the rat dentate gyrus.
Proper citation: University of Texas at San Antonio Laboratory of Professor Brenda Claiborne (RRID:SCR_008064) Copy
http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org/
Concise, clinically useful information for diagnosing, managing and treating infectious diseases in adults; however it does cover some pediatric topics including vaccines. It is designed for primary care providers and other non-infectious disease specialists as a tool that can be used at the point of care to assist in prescribing antibiotics.
Proper citation: ABX Guide (RRID:SCR_008214) Copy
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/clinical-trials-for-researchers/practical/stard/index.shtml
A nationwide public health clinical trial conducted to determine the effectiveness of different treatments for people with major depression, in both primary and specialty care settings, who have not responded to initial treatment with an antidepressant. This is the largest and longest study ever done to evaluate depression treatment. The study is completed and no longer recruiting participants. Each of the four levels of the study tested a different medication or medication combination. The primary goal of each level was to determine if the treatment used during that level could adequately treat participants����?? major depressive disorder (MDD). Those who did not become symptom-free could proceed to the next level of treatment. The design of the STAR*D study reflects what is done in clinical practice because it allowed study participants to choose certain treatment strategies most acceptable to them and limited the randomization of each participant only to his/her range of acceptable treatment strategies. No prior studies have evaluated the different treatment strategies in broadly defined participant groups treated in diverse care settings. Over a seven-year period, the study enrolled 4,041 outpatients, ages 18-75 years, from 41 clinical sites around the country, which included both specialty care settings and primary medical care settings. Participants represented a broad range of ethnic and socioeconomic groups. All participants were diagnosed with MDD, were already seeking care at one of these sites, and were referred to the trial by their doctors. * STAR*D Study Medications: Citalopram (Celexa), Sertraline (Zoloft), Bupropion SR (Wellbutrin SR), Venlafaxine XR (Effexor XR), Buspirone (BuSpar), Mirtazapine (Remeron), Triiodothyronine (T3) (Cytomel), Nortriptyline (Pamelor, Aventyl), Tranylcypromine (Parnate), Lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid) *STAR*D Talk Therapy:Cognitive Therapy
Proper citation: Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression Study (RRID:SCR_008051) Copy
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/ace/
A clinical study linking childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being. As a collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente''s Health Appraisal Clinic in San Diego, Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) members undergoing a comprehensive physical examination provided detailed information about their childhood experience of abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction. Over 17,000 members chose to participate. To date, over 50 scientific articles have been published and over 100 conference and workshop presentations have been made. Future Directions: The ACE study is now in its 10th year and the prospective phase is currently underway. In this ongoing stage of the study, data are being gathered from various sources including outpatient medical records, pharmacy utilization records, and hospital discharge records to track the subsequent health outcomes and health care use of ACE Study participants. In addition, an examination of National Death Index records will be conducted to establish the relationship between ACE and mortality among the ACE Study population. The ACE Study findings suggest that these experiences are major risk factors for the leading causes of illness and death as well as poor quality of life in the United States. Progress in preventing and recovering from the nation''s worst health and social problems is likely to benefit from the understanding that many of these problems arise as a consequence of adverse childhood experiences. :Sponsors: This resource is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Kaiser Permanente''s Health Appraisal Clinic in San Diego.
Proper citation: Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (RRID:SCR_008382) Copy
A human full-length cDNA sequence analysis database focused on mRNA varieties caused by variations of transcription start site (TSS) and splicing. Also available is ATGpr, a program for identifying the translational initiation codons in cDNA sequences. Data are derived from several full-length cDNA studies in Japan. Human gene number was estimated to be 20-25 thousand. However, the number of human mRNA varieties was predicted to be about 100 thousand. The varieties are thought to be caused by variations of TSS and splicing. In their previous human cDNA project, about 30 thousand of FLJ human full-length sequenced cDNAs were deposited to DDBJ/GenBank/EMBL, and they obtained about 1.4 million of 5''-end sequences (5''-EST) of FLJ full-length cDNAs from about 100 kinds of cDNA libraries consist of human tissues and cells constructed by oligo-capping method. The majority of the insert cDNA sizes were over 2 kb and the full-length rate of 5''-end was 90. And our FLJ cDNAs were covered about 80 of human genes. About 22 thousand of finished grades of full-length sequenced cDNAs were obtained in this project. The sequence analysis databases is focused on mRNA variations using human genome and cDNA sequences, FLJ full-length sequenced cDNAs, 5-ESTs of FLJ full-length cDNAs and other cDNA sequences described below. After those sequences were mapped onto the human genome sequences, clustering of the cDNA sequences were done based on the mapping results.
Proper citation: FLJ Human cDNA Database (RRID:SCR_008253) Copy
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