THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ESTABLISH COLLECTION SITES(S) (I.E., THE NIH BRAIN AND TISSUE REPOSITORY (NBTR)) TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT WILL ACTIVELY ACQUIRE, RECEIVE, PROCESS, STORE, CURATE, PRE

Abstract

"This contract is for post-mortem human brain collection sites (i.e. the NIH Brain and Tissue Repositories [NBTR]) for the NIH NeuroBioBank. This contract is part of a strategy by the NIH to maximize availability of post-mortem human biospecimens to the research community while simultaneously achieving greater efficiency and better coordination of brain and tissue repository resources through a centralized approach to brain banking."

Key facts

NIH application ID

10248272

Project number

75N95019C00049-P00003-9999-1

Recipient

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

Principal Investigator

VAHRAM HAROUTUNIAN

Activity code

N01

Funding institute

NIH

Fiscal year

2020

Award amount

$328,123

Award type

—

Project period

2019-09-01 → 2020-08-31