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A central tissue repository at Moffitt specializing in protocol-driven human tissue collection, storage, processing and dissemination. Tissue Core provides investigators with access to high quality, well-annotated human specimens obtained from representative of the patient populations. The advent of powerful molecular technologies has opened the door to developing more effective treatments of patients with cancer. Access to high quality specimens with associated clinical, treatment, recurrence outcome data will be critical to developing and validating the tests needed for diagnosis and prediction of response to therapy. Since its commencement in 1993, the Tissue Core has collected more than 8,000 cases of human liquid cancers and solid primary and metastatic tumors both malignant and benign with adjacent normal, from variety of sites and diagnoses. Collected samples are mostly remnant tissues obtained from patients undergoing therapeutic surgical procedures at the Center. The core also ensures tissue release compliance with USF-IRB and Privacy Board recommendations. * Protocol driven sample collection, processing and distribution * Collection of sample and patient demographic information. * Nucleic acid extractions from tissue sections, FNA, core biopsies blood and bone marrow. * Histology services: H&E slides, staining, sectioning, paraffin blocks, OCT blocks, sample microdissection * WBC, plasma and serum isolation. * Project development and support: Facility staff provides advice and guidance to researchers.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 11, 2023. Web tool for an organized view of the transcriptome. Collection of the computationally identified transcripts from the same locus. Information on protein similarities, gene expression, cDNA clones, and genomic location. System for automatically partitioning GenBank sequences into a non redundant set of gene oriented clusters.

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Neuroscience Lab Equipment offers a few neuroscience lab products available for purchase including lab coats, oscilloscopes, neuroscience research software, electrophysiology equipment, micromanipulators, centrifuges, lab glassware, pipettes, neuroscience charts and much more. Take a look around and if you don''t find what you need, let us know and we will try to update our Neuroscience Lab Equipment area to sell it.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 11, 2023. A private repository of clinical and genetic information on families with autism. Genetic and clinical data are obtained from families that have more than one family member diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. The biological samples, along with the accompanying clinical data, are made available to AGRE-approved researchers worldwide. As they become available, additional family pedigrees will be posted in the online catalog. Cell lines have been established for the majority of families in this collection and serum/plasma is available on a subset of the subjects until stocks are depleted. The diagnosis of autism has been made using the standard Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) algorithm and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale (ADOS-G). Detailed birth and medical histories (including basic dysmorphology assessments) on children as well as family and medical information for parents and unaffected siblings, are available for nearly all families. DNA, cell lines, serum, plasma and clinical information are made available to AGRE-approved researchers for analysis.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 11, 2023. A database for the Anopheles gambiae str. PEST genome that was sequenced using a whole genome shotgun approach. The database aims to contribute to the understanding of mosquito genome structure and organization and will assist the development of malaria control strategies and improved anti-malarial drugs and vaccines. Sequences were generated and assembled into contigs for submission to GenBank.

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Collection based on a collaborative effort of popular neuroscience research software for the Debian operating system as well as Ubuntu and other derivatives. Popular packages include AFNI, FSL, PyMVPA and many others. It contains both unofficial or prospective packages which are not (yet) available from the main Debian archive, as well as backported or simply rebuilt packages also available elsewhere. A listing of current and planned projects is available if you want to get involved. The main goal of the project is to provide a versatile and convenient environment for neuroscientific research that is based on open-source software. To this end, the project offers a package repository that complements the main Debian (and Ubuntu) archive. NeuroDebian is not yet another Linux distribution, but rather an effort inside the Debian project itself. Software packages are fully integrated into the Debian system and from there will eventually migrate into Ubuntu as well. With NeuroDebian, installing and updating neuroscience software is no different from any other part of the operating system. Maintaining a research software environment becomes as easy as installing an editor. There is also virtual machine to test NeuroDebian on Windows or Mac OS. If you want to see your software packaged for Debian, please drop them a note.

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For 35 years, Mid-America Transplant Services (MTS) has served as the regional organ and tissue procurement organization for eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and northeast Arkansas, serving 4.3 million people in 84 counties. From our founding goal to assist in the coordination of kidney donations, we have grown to become a multi-faceted organization dedicated to saving lives and enhancing the quality of all donated organs and tissues currently available for transplant. MTS''s primary service offering is to facilitate and coordinate the organ and tissue donation process. With a mission to save lives through excellence in organ and tissue donation, we have been at the forefront of enhancing the quality of organs and tissue for transplant. Throughout our history, we have relentlessly pursued our core values of compassion, quality, teamwork, and honesty to create a positive donation experience for Donor Families, which is at the heart of what matters most to MTS. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, MTS is one of 58 federally designated organizations of its kind in the United States. Incorporated in the State of Missouri, MTS is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3). To fulfill our mission, we work closely with the four transplant centers and over 110 donor hospitals located within our service area.

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The mission of the Center for the Multiscale Analysis of Genomic and Cellular Networks (MAGNet) is to develop novel Structural and Systems Biology methods and tools for the dissection of molecular interactions in the cell and for the interaction-based elucidation of cellular phenotypes. These tools are made freely available to the the members of the research community. They are also validated in the context of the Center''''s own research program through collaborative projects with experimental biologists. MAGNet is one of 7 National Centers for Biomedical Computing (NCBC). These Centers, in conjunction with individual investigator awards, are creating a networked effort to build the computational infrastructure for biomedical computing in the nation. The NCBC program is devoted to all facets of biomedical computing, from basic research in computational science to providing the tools and resources that biomedical and behavioral researchers need to do their work. In addition to carrying out fundamental research the NCBCs play a major role in educating and training researchers to engage in biomedical computing. MAGNet is also one of 12 inter-disciplinary Centers for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSBs), a component of the National Cancer Institute''''s Integrative Cancer Biology Program. The CCSBs provide a core framework for applying systems biology approaches to cancer research through the development and implementation of computational models of processes relevant to cancer prevention, diagnostics and therapeutics. The CCSBs seek to integrate experimental biology with mathematical modeling to foster new insights in the biology and new approaches to the management of cancer. MAGNet''''s Training Core ensures that the methods developed by the Center are integrated into the educational offerings of Columbia University''''s Medical School.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on April 28,2023. High quality, well characterized pluripotent stem cell lines for distribution to researchers worldwide. Offerings include human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cell lines, as well as modified cell lines tailored to specific research needs. *Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines *Modified Cell Lines *Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPS) *Clinical Grade (cGMP) Human ES Cell Banks

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MPI Research exists to provide comprehensive discovery, safety evaluation, bioanalytical, and analytical services that meet the requirements of biopharmaceutical, medical device, animal health, and chemical companies as we partner globally to bring safer and more effective products to the world. Our goal is to exceed the expectations of our Sponsors and maintain the highest respect in our industry by providing customized, responsive, and on-time services that add value to our Sponsors'' efforts to discover, develop, and enhance products in regulated international environments. We excel as a high performance, high quality organization because of our scientific knowledge and experience, integrity, trust, teamwork, and dedication to strong and enduring Sponsor relationships. MPI Research has conducted thousands of drug safety, discovery, bioanalytical, and analytical studies. We offer extensive support and resources including, but not limited to * A wide and diverse range of classes of compounds * All routes of administration except inhalation * Studies with numerous species and models * Comprehensive reporting capabilities Flexibility and ample capacity enable us to * Accommodate multiple requirements simultaneously * Adjust schedules readily * Produce results quickly Responding to a broad spectrum of research needs: Working in partnership with pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and chemical companies, we conduct customized preclinical research throughout the discovery and development process, from early proof of concept testing to regulatory submissions, including IND, EPA/OPPTS, NDA, PMA, and 510K.

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This database contains the three sequenced Sulfolobus genomes and the sequenced extrachromosomal elements belonging to Sulfolobales. Users can browse, export, and compare sequences in addition to utilizing BLAST searching.

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The Biomedical Research Program (PIB) of the School of Medical Sciences was created in 2007, after a Collaboration Protocol was established between UCA and the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET). Research at PIB aims at unraveling the molecular, biochemical and genetic aspects of human diseases, therefore contributing to understanding complex pathologies. Research Groups include: * Molecular and Cell Biology Lab (LBCM) - Group leader: Tom��s A. Santa Coloma, Ph.D. * Nanotechnology Lab - Group leader: Tom��s A. Santa Coloma, Ph.D. * Molecular Neurobiology Lab - Group leader: Francisco J. Barrantes, Ph.D.

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Segtools is a Python package designed to put genomic segmentations back in the context of the genome! Using R for graphics, Segtools provides a number of modules to analyze a segmentation in various ways and help you interpret its biological relevance. Segmentations should be in BED4+ or GFF format, with the ''name'' field of each line used specifying the segment label of that line. The Segtools commands allow you to compare the properties of the segment labels with one another.

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Dbfetch is an acronym for database fetch. Dbfetch provides an easy way to retrieve entries from various databases at the EBI in a consistent manner and allows you to retrieve up to 50 entries at a time from various up-to-date biological databases. It can be used from any browser as well as well as within a web-aware scripting tool that uses wget, lynx or similar. From the browser, follow these instructions... * Select a database: If you are using the first form to paste your search items: choose a database name from this form. If you are using the second form to upload your search items: the database name is included at the beginning of each line line of the upload file followed by a colon. * Enter search terms: These MUST BE in the appropriate database format, up to 200 search items can be queried in one run. If you are using the first form: separate search items with a comma or space. If you are using the second form: separate search items with a new line. * Choose an output format: Here you can choose the simpler fasta format, or the databases'''' default format for the chosen database. * Style: You can get your results as text or html. * Retrieve! - You are now ready to fetch your results, by pressing the Retrieve button.

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CAMO (Cell Adhesion Molecule Ontology) is a set of standard vocabulary that provide a hierarchical description of cell adhesion molecules and their functions. We compiled a list for cell adhesion molecules by integrating Gene Ontology annotations, domain structure information, and keywords query against NCBI Entrez Gene annotations. Totally 496 unique human genes were identified to function as cell adhesion molecules, which is by far the most comprehensive dataset including cadherin, immunoglobulin/FNIII, integrin, neurexin, neuroligan, and catenin families. CAMO was constructed as a directed acyclic graph (DAG) using DAG-Edit to input, manage and update data. We annotated each term with name, definition and source references, as well as the relationship to other terms, based on manual reviews of domain architecture and functional annotations. If vertices represent terms and the relationships between terms are represented by edges, the terms in a DAG can be connected via a directed graph without cycles. CAMO thus provides a hierarchical description of functions of CAMs with five top-level categories: CAM gene families, CAM genetics, CAM regulation, CAM expression and CAM diseases. Each top-level term is further divided into several categories to describe the functions in detail.

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Angioma Alliance has established a DNA/Tissue Bank and matching clinical database for cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM, cavernous angioma, cavernoma). Our goal is to create the world''s largest collection of CCM genetic samples with matching clinical data to be used as a resource to drive research. We are recruiting individuals with a history of cerebral cavernous malformations to participate in the study. Qualified participants donate a blood sample and complete a comprehensive questionnaire or interview. Blood donation kits will be sent in the mail for participants to take to their doctor, clinic or blood draw center to have their blood drawn. The kit is then mailed to a private lab where the sample is processed. If a surgery is scheduled, the Angioma Alliance DNA/Tissue Bank will work with the participant, the surgeon, and the hospital to coordinate tissue donation. If surgery scheduling allows, dry ice will be shipped to the hospital facility along with a tissue collection kit for use and return to the private lab. The Angioma Alliance DNA/Tissue Bank will attempt to acquire Institutional Review Board approvals at facilities where this is required. The Angioma Alliance BioBank will follow up with participants on a yearly basis to update their clinical information. If the participant has not already had documented genetic testing, we will test their DNA sample for possible CCM1, CCM2, or CCM3 mutation or CCM2 exon 2-10 deletion. If additional causative genes are identified for the illness, we will also test for mutations on these. Participants will not be informed of the results of testing, but if a mutation or deletion is found, they will be informed that results can be released to a diagnostic laboratory in order to obtain follow-up confirmatory clinical diagnostic testing. This could mean a substantial cost savings to the patient whose insurance does not cover genetic testing or who is uninsured. All researchers requesting the use of DNA and/or Tissue samples from Angioma Alliance must complete an application form and material transfer agreement.

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ORION is our neuron reconstruction software package developed for the morphological reconstruction of neurons from confocal and multiphoton microscopy data. It accepts raw neuron stack data as input and it is capable of reconstructing the neuron structure, visualizing the output, and exporting the reconstruction in a variety of formats. We are developing tools that will enable Neuroscientists to explore single neuron function via sophisticated image analysis. Advanced optical imaging can produce both structural and functional data and is at the forefront of experimentally exploring the fast, small-scale dynamics of living neurons. Further, compartmental modeling of neuronal function enables rapid testing of hypotheses and estimating experimentally inaccessible parameters. Combining these two techniques will afford unprecedented capabilities in the study of single neuron function. Our software utility bridges the two Neuroscience techniques by rapidly, accurately, and robustly generating, from structural image data, a cylindrical morphology model suitable for simulating neuronal function.

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Collection of biology-focused teaching materials created and administered by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute including free lectures, videos and animations for science education. Many of the resources are also available on DVD and CD-ROM. In addition to the resources on the website, BioInteractive offers DVDs of HHMI''s annual Holiday Lectures on Science and CD-ROMs of the Virtual Lab series. These materials are available to educators for free and can be ordered from the catalog at http://catalog.hhmi.org. Each Holiday Lectures on Science is a set of four one-hour lectures presented each December at the headquarters of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Maryland . The lectures give students and teachers the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge biomedical research directly from some of the world''s leading scientists. Intended to inspire young students to pursue careers in science, the lectures bring the latest developments in a rapidly moving field of research into the classroom. The lectures are primarily geared to high school students in honors and Advanced Placement biology classes. Other high school students and undergraduates can certainly benefit from the content of the lectures. Some of the related materials on the biointeractive website (http://www.biointeractive.org/) are aimed at a broader audience. With a teacher''s guidance, middle school students can also enjoy learning about the topic. Holiday Lectures are webcast live at http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/hl/. Following the live event, they are available as on-demand streaming video at the same Web address. Webcasts of all past Holiday Lectures are available as on-demand streaming video at http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/lectures/index.html. Holiday Lectures are also available as podcasts from http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/podcast_popup.html

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Core is a partnership organization supporting all cancer-related research efforts at CWRU, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, and the Cleveland Clinic. The Case CCC is organized into 9 interdisciplinary scientific programs plus one program initiative. Research programs of the Case CCC are extending into CWRU affiliated hospitals including MetroHealth Medical Center (the region's county hospital), Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Hospital, and 13 community medical centers operated by University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic. The Center operates an NCI-supported Cancer Information Service (CIS) serving the northern half of Ohio as part of the Midwest consortium and has an active outreach program for clinical practice-based prevention and screening initiatives, educational programs, minority recruitment, and facilitation of patient referrals. Case CCC is a member of NCI's CaBIG initiative and is actively pursuing electronic databases for clinical trials, tissue repositories, and related bioinformatics.

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