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Fox Chase has developed a facility dedicated to the collection and distribution of human subject biosamples and supporting personal and family cancer history data. In response to announcement (CA-00-025; P30 CA06927S2), the Fox Chase Cancer Center''s Biosample Repository (BR) and Tumor Bank Facility (TBF) is making blood specimens (i.e., whole blood, plasma, platelet-rich plasma, platelet homogenates, red blood cells, leukocytes, lymphoblastoid cell lines, and DNA isolated from leukocytes) and tumor tissues (i.e., multi-tissue microarrays and tumor DNAs) collected by our facilities available for research. Request for blood and tissue will be reviewed by a panel of scientists and ranked. Priority will be given to those investigators with current NIGH/NCI funding, but will be made available as recommended by the internal and external advisory committees. * Blood Inventory: Plasma, Serum, Whole Blood, Lymphocytes, DNA * Tissue Inventory: Tumor and Normal Adjacent Tissue, Fresh-Frozen, Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue, OCT Embedded Tissue, Ethanol-fixed Tissue

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A virtual database currently indexing software and tools from the SciCrunch Registry, Neuroimaging Informatics Tools and Resources Clearinghouse (NITRC), Visiome Platform, Cerebellar Platform, Brain Machine Interface Platform, and Genetic Analysis Software (GAS).

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National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) is a nonprofit organization committed to finding a cure for brain tumors. We aggressively drive strategic research, advocate for public policies that meet the critical needs of the brain tumor community, and provide patient information. Headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, with offices in San Francisco, California and Wilmington, Delaware, we host activities throughout the United States. Formed in 2008 by the merger of two leading organizations that had served the brain tumor community, the National Brain Tumor Foundation and the Brain Tumor Society, the National Brain Tumor Society is now the largest brain tumor nonprofit organization in the country. Both legacy organizations had been formed in the 1980s by parents and other people who were committed to increasing both research funding and access to resources specific to brain tumors. In 2010, the Kelly Heinz-Grundner Foundation, a Delaware-based organization, joined NBTS as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Founded in 2005, after the death of Kelly Heinz-Grundner to a brain tumor, the group has contributed to NBTS''s efforts to pursue research and public policies that benefit the brain tumor community. NBTS grant programs are effective for academic researchers, inclusive of industry expertise, and promising for the patient community. All funding is open to both the domestic and international research communities. The Innovation Research Grant Program supports catalytic transformative projects that will significantly move the field forward. These may include out-of-the-box projects or research that is critical to move therapies down the pipeline. Research that represents an incremental advance is not considered innovative. NBTS will accept Innovation Letters of Intent throughout the year. Researchers in academic or industry labs and at all stages of their career may be funded through this program.

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A national nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the cure of MS by facilitating research that determines the causes and mechanisms of MS. Our main effort is the creation of a large-scale, multidisciplinary MS Repository of blood samples and data from people with MS and matched controls. We make these samples available to researchers investigating the causes of MS and other demyelinating diseases. In exchange for access to the repository, researchers agree to return the data they generate from the samples so that results from disparate experiments can be combined. We are also developing a Cure Map to establish and document what is known and what is not known about the causes of MS. From the Cure Map, Accelerated Cure Project will facilitate the research most likely to reveal the causes of MS in the shortest time through use of our MS Repository.

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As one of three primary databases of PubChem (Pcsubstance, Pccompound, and PCBioAssay), PubChem Substance Database contains descriptions of chemical samples, from a variety of sources, and links to PubMed citations, protein 3D structures, and biological screening results that are available in PubChem BioAssay. If the contents of a chemical sample are known, the description includes links to PubChem Compound. A PubChem FTP is available and new data is accepted into the repository. Pcsubstance contains more than 81 million records (2011).

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Autism Speaks has grown into the nation''s largest autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. We are proud of what we''ve been able to accomplish and look forward to continued successes in the years ahead. In addition to putting money into new and cutting edge research, we also fund resources and programs such as the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network, Autism Speaks������?? Autism Genetic Resource Exchange and several other scientific and clinical programs. Autism Speaks was founded in February 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright, grandparents of a child with autism. Their longtime friend Bernie Marcus donated $25 million to help financially launch the organization. At Autism Speaks, our goal is to change the future for all who struggle with autism spectrum disorders. We are dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and cure for autism; to raising public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families, and society; and to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder. We are committed to raising the funds necessary to support these goals. Autism Speaks aims to bring the autism community together as one strong voice to urge the government and private sector to listen to our concerns and take action to address this urgent global health crisis. It is our firm belief that, working together, we will find the missing pieces of the puzzle.

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It was obtained from 1997 to 2005 at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The records were obtained during regular check-ups either around the 22nd week of gestation or around the 32nd week of gestation. The women participating in the study represented a sample of the general population. In all, almost 1300 records were obtained during these years, and a preliminary database was built and used for studies by Ivan Verdenik, Gorazd Kavek, Marjan Pajntar and iva Novak-Antoli

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The mission of the Florida Brain Tumor Association (FBTA) is to provide hope, support and education to brain tumor survivors, their families and friends; to conquer brain tumors by funding research into their causes and cures; and to enrich the quality of life of those touched by brain tumors. In October, 1991, the Florida Brain Tumor Association (formerly South Florida Brain Tumor Association) began due to a desperate need from brain tumor survivors and families who were searching for support and a safe place to share their life changing experiences. Beginning in Boca Raton, Florida, as a grass roots organization and a handful of people, the first support group was conceived. Today, there are many additional FBTA support groups, from coast to coast in the state of Florida. The Florida Brain Tumor Association (FBTA) has become a major force in the brain tumor community. We host many fundraisers yearly, donating funds for research to brain tumor centers. The FBTA has hosted over 20 three day conferences, seminars and meetings, attracting thousands of survivors, families and health care professionals in the United States and Canada. Many of the most renowned physicians in the world travel from far and near to present at FBTA conferences. We are proud and grateful for their commitment and dedication to our cause. The FBTA is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that is supported by contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations. We are the only organization of this kind, relying on the strength and dedication of our members, who are brain tumor survivors, family members and friends. Our Medical Advisory Board is also voluntary; we are very thankful to them for their generous gifts of time.

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The UK Stem Cell Bank was established to provide a repository of human embryonic, fetal and adult stem cell lines as part of the UK governance for the use of human embryos for research. Its role is to provide quality controlled stocks of these cells that researchers worldwide can rely on to facilitate high quality and standardized research. It is also ready to prepare stocks of ''clinical grade'' cell lines as seed stocks for the development of therapies. The bank exists to establish and make available fully characterized and quality-controlled cell banks. These will be supplied to scientific research teams and eventually to pharmaceutical companies, to enable the development of broad-ranging cell therapies. The bank will support the development of stem cell therapy in the UK by: * Creating and growing a supply of well-characterized stem cell lines for researchers in the UK and abroad. This will allow the research teams to establish the basis for therapeutic applications. * Creating, a bank of stem cell lines, under conditions consistent for the preparation of pharmaceutical products which provide cultures that could be supplied for the production of medicines for human use. For researchers deriving human embryonic stem cell lines in the UK, it is a condition of the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) license that a sample of all human embryonic stem cell lines derived in the UK must be deposited in the UK Stem Cell Bank. The UK Stem Cell Bank does not collect, process, store or distribute Umbilical Cord Blood either for its own use or on behalf of others. A catalog of currently available stem cells is available or you may search for a particular stem cell.

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Software that places query sequences on a fixed reference phylogenetic tree to maximize phylogenetic likelihood or posterior probability according to a reference alignment. Pplacer is designed to be fast, to give useful information about uncertainty, and to offer advanced visualization and downstream analysis.

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Software package providing distributed string mining for High-Throughput Sequencing data that provides a content-based exploration and retrieval method for whole metagenome sequencing samples.

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Established in 1983 in Atlanta, GA, the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children (BTFC) was the first nonprofit organization in the United States to focus on pediatric brain tumor disease. The mission of the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children is to provide financial assistance, social support, and information for families of children with brain and spinal cord tumors; fund research projects that improve treatment options and search for a cure; and raise public awareness of the disease and advocate on behalf of children who are affected.

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An educational and research department at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Research is mainly focused on genomics and cancer biology, immunopathology, infectious disease, and neuropathology.

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The Brain Tumor Action Network is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization established to bring awareness to the general public about brain tumors and to educate and empower brain tumor survivors, their families and friends. We foster grassroots advocacy on federal and state legislative issues affecting brain tumor survivors, their families and friends by providing information on brain tumor-related public issues and effective advocacy. BTAN has the following goals: * To encourage those living with brain tumors, their families and friends to become advocates for brain tumor awareness. * To foster grassroots advocacy on federal and state legislative issues affecting brain tumor survivors, their families and friends by providing information (and training) on brain tumor related public issues and effective advocacy. * To work independently and in collaboration with other brain tumor related organizations on behalf of the brain tumor community family. * To increase brain tumor awareness nationally through the Hidden Under Our Hats, National Brain Tumor Awareness Project in Washington, DC and at various treatment centers, conferences and fund raisers. * To raise funds to support specific research projects. * To create a PILOT respite care program for brain tumor survivors and their families at Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute (Tampa, FL). The respite care fund would assist brain tumor patients and their family members with additional care and support from home health care workers.

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The Ontario Tumour Bank is a province-wide biorepository and data bank focused on collection of tumor-related human biospecimens. It provides academic and industry cancer researchers with a diverse selection of high quality tumor-related specimens and data obtained directly by dedicated tumour bank staff, who follow a stringent set of procedures and ethical guidelines. The biospecimens and clinical data are an important resource for scientists engaged in translational research who are developing better diagnostic tools and new drug therapies. Researchers depend on the Ontario Tumour Bank to provide research biospecimens of high quality, diversity, and integrity. Operating at state-of-the-art hospitals and cancer centers across Ontario, the Ontario Tumour Bank coordinates the collection, storage, analysis, annotation, and distribution of tumor and peripheral blood samples. Working in collaboration with local pathologists, medical oncologists, surgeons and other hospital personnel, specially trained staff obtain patient consent, collect tissues and assemble comprehensive clinical information about each donor and the corresponding samples.

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A secure repository of biological samples and data dedicated for medical and research purposes. These biological samples are linked to consenting patient relative data. Biobanque de Picardie provides quality and traceability services for establishment, conservation and use of biological samples collections. It houses collections of human tissue in a variety of areas of disease. Samples are used in basic research and translational studies, physiopathology of diseases and identification of new diagnostic, and as prognostic or therapeutic biomarkers. Biobanque de Picardie also develops healthy or pathological human primary stem cell banks, such as: mesenchymal stem cells in umbilical cord (HUC-MSC), primary hepatocytes (HPH), peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), and fibroblasts. Biological samples are stored at - 80 degrees C in electric freezers, at - 196 degrees C in liquid nitrogen or -130 degrees C in nitrogen vapor.

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A calculator that calculates the prediction models for 6 month outcome after Traumatic Brain Injury. Based on extensive prognostic analysis the IMPACT investigators have developed prognostic models for predicting 6 month outcome in adult patients with moderate to severe head injury (Glasgow Coma Scale <=12) on admission. By entering the characteristics into the calculator, the models will provide an estimate of the expected outcome at 6 months. We present three models of increasing complexity (Core, Core + CT, Core + CT + Lab). These models were developed and validated in collaboration with the CRASH trial collaborators on large numbers of individual patient data (the IMPACT database). The models discriminate well, and are particularly suited for purposes of classification and characterization of large cohorts of patients. Extreme caution is required when applying the estimated prognosis to individual patients. The sequential prediction models may be used as an aid to estimate 6 month outcome in patients with severe or moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the prediction rule can only complement, never replace, clinical judgment and can therefore be used only as a decision-support system.

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The ZFIN Antibody Database is a database of zebrafish gene expression antibodies.

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BioIVT, formerly BioreclamationIVT, is global provider of biological specimens and services. Provides biological and in vitro products specializing in control and disease state matrices manufactured from human and animal whole blood, plasma, serum, tissues and other fluids which are used in drug discovery, compound development, clinical and research diagnostics., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

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Non-profit academic organization for research and services in bioinformatics. Provides freely available data from life science experiments, performs basic research in computational biology, and offers user training programme, manages databases of biological data including nucleic acid, protein sequences, and macromolecular structures. Part of EMBL.

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