BRAIN AND TISSUE BANK FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Department of Pediatrics, Room 13-013 BRB
University of Maryland, Baltimore
655 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410)-706-1755             (800)-847-1539           FAX: (410)-706-2128
e-mail: btbumab@umaryland.edu
in contract to:
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
 
 

        The BRAIN AND TISSUE BANK is established to advance the research of developmental disorders.  The objective of this human tissue repository is to systematically collect, store, and distribute brain and other tissues for research dedicated to the improved understanding, care and treatment of individuals with developmental disorders. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has funded an additional bank with a common mission.

        The recipient of tissue and the BRAIN AND TISSUE BANK are required to sign a Tissue Transfer Agreement before any tissues are transferred.  The Agreement specifies that the recipient has obtained approval from the recipient's Institutional Review Board and agrees to abide by NIH-required semiannual confidential progress reports and NIH-required reimbursement for tissue processing.  All requests for tissue must be in writing to the BRAIN AND TISSUE BANK.

        The BRAIN AND TISSUE BANKS have extensive experience in arranging for the rapid retrieval of tissue upon the death of individuals who die while at home, in hospitals  or hospice care.  As a special service, the BRAIN AND TISSUE BANKS are able to asist researchers who are working with patients who intend to donate tissues at the time of their death.  Immediately after retrieval of the tissue, the BRAIN AND TISSUE BANKS will forward needed tissue to the referring investigators and ensure proper storage and cataloging of any additional tissues as part of the BRAIN AND TISSUE BANKS.
 
        Of special interest are individuals with Downs Syndrome and other chromosomal defects, mitochondrial encephalopathies, phenylketonuria and other aminoacidopathies, maternal PKU, Rett syndrome, leukodystrophies, lysosomal disorders, dyslexia, autism, and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

        The collection protocol has been reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Maryland at Baltimore.
 
 

WARNING!!! ALL INFORMATION WHICH APPEARS AS PART OF THE BRAIN AND TISSUE BANK IS THE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.  NO INFORMATION CAN BE DISTRIBUTED OR USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BRAIN AND TISSUE BANK AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.