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A non-profit tissue bank that facilitates the distribution of non-transplantable tissue to the medical and research community. It provides snap frozen low post mortem interval (PMI) tissue, normal and diseased tissue, plastinated specimens, anatomical specimens, and specialty specimens. The foundation also works to increase public awareness of research tissue donation for medical research.

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Two University College London (UCL) biobanks, one based at the Royal Free Hospital (RFH) Campus and the other based at Bloomsbury supporting Pathology and the Cancer Institute, will act as physical repositories for collections of biological samples and data from patients consented at UCLH, Partners Hospitals and external sources. This will incorporate collections of existing stored samples and new collections. UCL-RFH BioBank, the physical repository at the Royal Free, presents a unique opportunity to advance medical research through making access to research tissue easier, faster and much more efficient. The BioBank is both a physical repository, with capacity for up to 1 million cryogenically stored samples and a virtual repository for all tissue, cell, plasma, serum, DNA and RNA samples stored throughout UCLP. In particular, samples considered "relevant material", such as tissues and cells, that are licensed by the Human Tissue Authority, can be stored long term. Existing holdings of tissues and cells where appropriate can be transferred to the Physical BioBank at the Royal Free. UCL - Royal Free BioBank provides a flexible approach to banking, allowing the Depositor to pick and choose services that are tailored to fit their requirements. Collaborations arising from publicizing of the existence of the holdings are entirely at the discretion of the depositor, as the facility ensures that access to the deposits remains at the decision of the Depositor/User. UCL Biobank for studying Health and Disease (based at Pathology-Rockefeller building and the UCL-Cancer Institute will support projects principally involved in the study of human disease. The aim is to support primarily, research in the Pathology Department, UCLH and the UCL-Cancer Institute but it will also support other UCLH partners. The biobank will store normal and pathological specimens, surplus to diagnostic requirements, from relevant tissues and bodily fluids. Stored tissues will include; snap-frozen or cryopreserved tissue, formalin-fixed tissue, paraffin-embedded tissues, and slides prepared for histological examination. Tissues will include resection specimens obtained surgically or by needle core biopsy. Bodily fluids will include; whole blood, serum, plasma, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, milk, saliva and buccal smears and cytological specimens such as sputum and cervical smears. Fine needle aspirates obtained from tissues and bodily cavities (e.g. pleura and peritoneum) will also be collected. Where appropriate the biobank will also store separated cells, protein, DNA and RNA isolated from collected tissues and bodily fluids described above. Some of the tissue and aspirated samples will be stored in the diagnostic archive.

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A suite of software programs for analyzing and visualizing 4C-seq data.

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• 11 years ago - by Anonymous

Software environment for maintaining databases of molecular sequences and additional information, and for analyzing the sequence data, with emphasis on phylogeny reconstruction. Programs have primarily been developed for ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) sequences and, therefore, contain special tools for alignment and analysis of these structures. However, other molecular sequence data can also be handled. Protein gene sequences and predicted protein primary structures as well as protein secondary structures can be stored in the same database. ARB package is designed for graphical user interface. Program control and data display are available in a hierarchical set of windows and subwindows. Majority of operations can be controlled using mouse for moving pointer and the left mouse button for initiating and performing operations.

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• 12 years ago - by Anonymous

Database that integrates the extracellular protein interaction network generated in our lab using AVEXIS technology with spatiotemporal expression patterns for all genes in the network. The tool allows users to browse the network by clicking on individual proteins, or by specifying the spatiotemporal parameters. Clicking on connector lines will allow users to compare stage-matched expression patterns for genes encoding interacting proteins. Additionally, users can rapidly search for their genes in the network using the BLAST server provided.

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The Neuropathology Core leads neuropathological analyses of brains donated by research registry participants of the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center. The Core works with the Clinical Core to carry out the Brain Tissue Donation Program, which provides brain tissue for analyses that will help to understand the underlying pathology of AD. The Core also works closely with the Data Management and Statistics Core to maintain a comprehensive computerized database of information resulting from neuropathological analyses. The Boston University Brain Bank of the Neuropathology Core documents neuropathological findings of Center research registry participants, but also of brain donors from important related BUSM studies such as the Framingham Heart Study and the Centenarian Study.

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• 15 years ago - by Anonymous

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE.Documented on September 9, 2022. A consumer health database that provides up-to-date information on diseases, conditions, injuries, drugs, supplements, treatment options, and healthy living, with a special focus on comparative effectiveness research from institutions around the world. PubMed Health includes * consumer guides summarizing comparative effectiveness research * fact sheets on diseases and conditions * information on drugs and supplements * encyclopedic overviews of health topics * links to external Web sites PubMed Health has a special focus on comparative effectiveness research, in particular that research which evaluates the available evidence of the benefits and harms of different treatment options for different groups of people. In Comparative Effectiveness Research, experts often synthesize the evidence from dozens, or even hundreds, of individual studies.

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Software to create strand inheritance plots in data derived from the Strand-Seq sequencing protocol. The software is designed to be flexible with a range of species, and basic template folders can called to read in species-specific data.

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• 12 years ago - by Anonymous

Software that implements a Bayesian Analysis of Molecular Variance and different likelihood models for three different types of molecular data (including two models for high throughput sequence data).

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Under the direction of Stella Somiari, Ph.D., the tissue bank at Windber Research Institute acquires and banks large numbers of high quality and well annotated normal and diseased tissue specimens. These specimens are obtained from fully informed and consented donors using Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved protocols and are accompanied by detailed clinical, family history and demographic information. The tissue bank has established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for tissue acquisition, handling, processing, packaging and shipping. All collaborators at participating clinics/medical centers utilize these procedures to ensure that the integrity of the specimen is maintained. Tissue types in our collection include plasma, serum, tissue embedded in optimum cutting temperature (OCT), formalin fixed paraffin embedded, and flash frozen. We also isolate and bank tissue derived products such as DNA, RNA and protein for research. Very stringent SOPs are in place for the process of extraction of these tissue-derived products and for quality control/quality assurance (QA/QC). The WRI tissue bank currently has 5 isothermal freezers each with the capacity to store 36,000 specimens. For all specimens obtained from surgical procedures, routine histology is performed to obtain representative Hematoxylin and Eosin (H & E) stained sections for imaging/archiving. All H & E sections are imaged on the Trestle SL-50 imaging system and these images are available online to designated collaborative sites. A certified pathologist verifies all tissue specimens and WRI has telepathology capabilities, which can also be utilized for pathology verification when a second pathologist opinion is required to confirm specimen diagnosis. Other uses of the telepathology capabilities include the verification of Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) sections (by pathologist) to ensure the correct areas are captured for research. The telepathology system at WRI is the Trestle Corporation's Medmicro system, which permits the pathologist to remotely view, navigate and share images at sub-micron resolution over standard internet connections in real-time.

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Center for patient care, education and research on cancer. The institute focuses its research on prevention methods, early detection, treatment and finding cures.

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International private stem cell storage bank to collect, assess and cryogenically store living tooth cells from deciduous baby teeth. Tooth cell banking is a safe, natural and completely noninvasive method of collecting and preserving valuable stem cells which could hold the key to your child's health. Simply enroll, send us your child's tooth when it falls out, and they'll do the rest. Stem cell treatment to repair or replace damaged tissues or organs is the cornerstone of future medical science. Children's milk teeth, (baby teeth) have been identified as a rich source of these stem cells and have the potential to treat some of the worst illnesses and diseases facing people today. Stem cells from teeth (mesenchymal stem cells) are different from those found in cord blood (hematopoietic stem cells). Cord blood cells can be used to treat blood disorders such as leukemia, but stem cells from teeth are different. Stem cells from teeth can be used to grow a range of tissues including bone, nerve, fat, muscle and cartilage and may one day be used to grow entire organs. It is widely believed that stem cells will be used to treat a wide variety of diseases and injuries within the next decade. Their UK facility is regulated by the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), and they hold a full license. They are also registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US. BioEDEN, Ltd is ISO 9001:2008 accredited by the British Assessment Bureau. When you enroll for the BioEDEN service, you will be offered the opportunity to consent to donate any excess cells. BioEDEN will provide these cells to leading academic and clinical research centers to help further the progression of this technology to useful clinical applications. BioEDEN will only provide cells to researchers that have full ethical approval for their research and will be guided by our Advisory team as to the most appropriate research to support. The cells will be donated in accordance with strict regulatory guidelines and anonymity of the donor will be strictly assured at all times. Donation of cells is an entirely opt in service. If you choose not to give consent to donate, BioEDEN will simply store the cells for your child.

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• 15 years ago - by Anonymous

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVCE, documented September 6, 2016. Flu Wikie is a topical portal on the flu. Major categories include health, Flu Symptoms, Avian Influenza, Swine Flu, Cold, Vaccination, Pandemic, Vitamin D, and Immune System. Many articles on topic are included.

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A resource for information pertaining to methodologies, tools and technologies of gene expression. The website offers resources for sequence analysis, database services, and other technologies of gene expression and regulation.

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• 15 years ago - by Anonymous

A blog featuring articles on the brain, consciousness, cognitive science, psychology and neurology. This resource is in Russian.

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• 15 years ago - by Anonymous

A list of Wordpress plugins that are useful for authoring scientific papers. Listed plugins include BibTeX Importer, Link to Link, Broken Link Checker, and Contact Info Options, among many others.

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• 13 years ago - by Anonymous

A hosting site for the distributed version control systems (DVCS) Git and Mercurial. The service offering includes an issue tracker and wiki, as well as integration with a number of popular services such as Basecamp, Flowdock, and Twitter.

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• 11 years ago - by Anonymous

A pan-European scientific association to encourage research across the neurosciences and to translate new knowledge on fundamental disease mechanisms into new medicines and clinical applications. As an interdisciplinary forum for the science and treatment of disorders of the brain, they promote the communication and cross- fertilization of high-quality experimental and clinical research across the field of neuroscience. ECNP is a non-profit member-based association, independently governed and self-funded. ECNP is a public-interest-serving entity.

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A database of neuroscience-related concepts that utilizes visualization tools for the purpose of research, education and knowledge discovery. The data comes from PubMed abstracts and an algorithm that assumes related terms will appear together. The topics can include computational modeling, behavioral functions and neurological degeneration.

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A drug discovery company focused on small-molecule drugs targeting G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the largest family of druggable targets. Heptares creates new medicines targeting previously undruggable or challenging GPCRs, a superfamily of receptors linked to many diseases. They are pioneering a structure-based drug design approach to GPCRs, leveraging proprietary technologies for protein stabilization, structure determination, and fragment-based discovery. Their partners include Cubist, MorphoSys, AstraZeneca, MedImmune and Takeda. Their objective is to build a broad pipeline of novel medicines to transform the treatment of serious diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, diabetes, ADHD and chronic migraine.

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• 11 years ago - by Anonymous