Office for Research and Graduate Studies (ORAGS)

NICHD Brain and Tissue Bank for Developmental Disorders

Scientific Objective:  The Bank serves as a resource for human tissue to support basic and medical research.  The focus of the Bank is the collection of tissue from individuals with developmental disorders as well as controls. The Bank has collected tissue from over 3000 individuals. Over 60,000 brain and peripheral specimens are available as either formalin fixed or frozen samples stored at –80oC.

Contact Information:

Director:           H. Ronald Zielke, Ph.D.           Bressler Research  Building 10-035
Phone:             6-1755
Fax:                 6-0020
Email:              btbumab@umaryland.edu
Website:          http://btbank.org
Location:          Bressler Research Building 10-027
Hours:              24 hrs, 7 days a week for emergencies, regular work hours for researchers

Services:                                                                              
Average Turnaround Time: Human tissue, fixed or frozen, 7-14 days

The tissue is distributed only with demographic information. It does not have any donor identifiers.

Transfer of tissue requires a Material Transfer Agreement obtainable at the web site. The Material Transfer Agreement requires: signature of as IRB official or a copy of a letter indicating that your study has been approved or exempted by the IRB.

A handling fee of $75 is charged per tissue sample.

Staff:

H. Ronald Zielke, Director
Christine Wade, Outreach Coordinator
Robert D. Vigorito, Tissue Coordinator
Robert Johnson, Assistant Tissue Coordinator

Satisfied Customers:

Over 400 researchers in 11 countries have received tissue from the Bank.  Over 200 publications have been published on research based on tissue received from the Bank.

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