NIH
Reagents and Repositories
Posted May 2, 2001
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides
opportunities for scientists around the world to gain access
to bio-material catalogues and cell repositories developed
by NIH. This page contains a list of some of these repositories
as compiled by The Fogarty International Center.
The resources in NIH
repositories include highly characterized, viable, and contaminant-free
cell cultures and high-quality, well-characterized DNA
samples derived from these cultures, both subjected to
rigorous quality control. These resources may be accessed by
bona fide researchers globally.
Each NIH institute and center has a different mechanism
to obtain access to these repositories. Generally,
interested parties must submit an original and one copy of
the following documents:
- A cover letter containing the name, mailing address,
e-mail address, fax number, and telephone number of the
principal investigator. This letter should be written on
the letterhead of the sponsoring institution at which
the research will be conducted, and
- The curriculum vitae of the principal investigator and all
co-investigators, and
- A 1-2 page description of the proposed
study, and
- A completed distribution agreement, including
specification of the research project to be conducted,
and signatures of the principal investigator and an
authorized representative of the recipient institution.
Faxed documents are usually not accepted.
Please see
individual sites for complete application and shipping
information and addresses.
National
Institutes of Health National NeuroAIDS Tissue Consortium
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
(NIGMS)
Human Genetic Cell Repository
National Institute on Aging (NIA) Aging Cell
Repository
NIA Mouse cDNA
Project
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(NIAID)
Reagent Program and Repositories
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(NIAAA)
Collaborative Studies on Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA)
National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Human Tumor Gene Index
(hTGI)
NCI's Cooperative Human Tissue Network
(CHTN)
NCI Research
Resources
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
(NHLBI) Stored Genetics Sample Inventory Database
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
(NHLBI) Biologic
Specimen Repository
NHLBI Program in Genetic Application
(PGA)
National Institute of Mental Health's
(NIMH) Human
Genetics Initiative
National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA) Center for
Genetic Studies
National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal and
Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Lupus Registry and Repository
National Library of Medicine's
(NLM) National Center for
Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
National Center for Research Resources
(NCRR) Comparative
Medicine Resources (Mammalian and non-mammalian)
NIH Office of Technology Transfer
(OTT)
See Available Technologies
and Biological Research Materials Catalog
American Type Culture collection
(ATCC) (NOTE: ATCC is a non-profit organization not
affiliated with NIH.)
Other Related Resources
Computational Molecular Biology at
NIH
Center for Molecular
Modeling
Model Organisms for Biomedical
research
Bioinformatics and Molecular
Analysis
Center for Inherited Disease
Research
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) studies
include:
The Framingham Heart Study: A longitudinal cohort study
of 5209 community members of Framingham, MA, begun in 1948.
Offspring and spouses of offspring were identified and
examined repeatedly since 1972.
The Athersclerosis Risk in Communities Study: A
longitudinal cohort study of 15,792 members of four U.S.
communities, age 45-64, begun in 1987.
The Cardiovascular Health Study: A longitudinal cohort
study of 5888 members of four U.S. communities, age 65 and
older, begun in 1987.