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http://www.scienceexchange.com/facilities/microarray-resource-core-bu

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on May 22,2024. Microarray Resource Core offers the full line of microarray products available from Affymetrix. This includes expression profiling, miRNA, exon, genotyping, resequencing, and tiling arrays. As part of our standard service, the resource provides assistance with experimental design and data analysis. Arrays for other organisms are available; please contact us for with specific requests.

Proper citation: Boston University Microarray Resource Core (RRID:SCR_012491) Copy   

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http://www.biobanque-picardie.com/index_En.php

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.

Proper citation: Biobanque de Picardie (RRID:SCR_004731) Copy   

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http://www.brainimmune.com/

BrainImmune is a free web-based reference that provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on the broad spectrum of medical research related to brain-immune interactions and their impact on health and disease. BrainImmune is written collaboratively by experts in the field from all around the world. Here, concise summaries of basic and clinical research describe how the brain and the immune system ''talk'' to each other in order to maintain homeostasis. BrainImmune is continually updated, with articles and opinions on history, the present state of the art, and new ideas and conceptual frameworks for the neurohormonal- and stress-immune interactions and their implications for common human diseases. Our goal in developing BrainImmune is to facilitate and advance neuroendocrine-immunology research, and the communication and collaborations in this vast interdisciplinary area.

Proper citation: BrainImmune (RRID:SCR_005418) Copy   

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http://psydoctor8.tumblr.com/

Called The Marquis de fMRI by Dr. Anon, NeuroPsyDoctor8 is about neurolaw and related moral cognition research, by someone who has a forensic psych type biz in NYC & then decided to pursue a neuropsych PhD. Now she uses fMRI and a side of bourbon to figure it all out.

Proper citation: NeuroPsyDoctor8 (RRID:SCR_005471) Copy   

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http://blog.aids.gov/

The AIDS.gov blog serves as a forum to foster public discussion on using new media effectively in response to HIV/AIDS, as well as HIV/AIDS research and policies. Along with weekly new media posts, the blog features other AIDS.gov-authored posts, guest posts, cross-posts from the White House Office of National AIDS Policy blog and the CDC Health Protection Perspectives blog, PEPFAR blog, and posts from the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases'' (NIAID) Division of AIDS. A large number of Federal agencies and programs are engaged in HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, treatment, policy, and research efforts in the United States. AIDS.gov serves as a gateway for information about these Federal efforts, with a focus on domestic programs. Since the launch of AIDS.gov on December 1, 2006 (World AIDS Day), there has been a growing interest in using new media tools to disseminate information about HIV/AIDS and improve prevention, testing, treatment, and research outcomes. AIDS.gov created this blog to address that interest, and has since expanded content areas to include key US Government HIV/AIDS-related research and policy posts, among other topics.

Proper citation: AIDS.gov Blog (RRID:SCR_007156) Copy   

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https://www.med.upenn.edu/scxc/

Offers in vivo services specializing in immunodeficient and xenograft models (PDX, humanized immune system). Facility has dedicated BSL2 barrier space equipped with optical imaging, for applications ranging from immunotherapy, cancer biology, infectious diseases and regenerative medicine. Offers services centered around repository of live and fully annotated cells from adult patients with hematologic malignancies (AML, ALL, MPN, MDS), and hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells from healthy donors (BM, CB, and FL).

Proper citation: Pennsylvania University Perelman School of Medicine Stem Cell and Xenograft Core Facility (RRID:SCR_010035) Copy   

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http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/index.shtml

Blog by the NIMH Director, Thomas R. Insel, M.D. Users may sort posts by topic and/or subsribe to the RSS Feed, http://www.nimh.nih.gov/site-info/feed-directors-blog.atom

Proper citation: NIMH Director's Blog (RRID:SCR_008841) Copy   

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http://www.nbrc.nite.go.jp/e/index.html

Collection of microbial resources and perform taxonomic characterization of individual microorganisms such as bacteria including actinomycetes and archaea, yeasts, fungi, algaes, bacteriophages and DNA resources for academic research and industrial applications. NBRC is a member of WFCC, OECD Global BRC Network, ACM and JSCC. They are certified by quality management system ISO 9001. To provide attractive biological resources with useful information attached, they actively collect potentially useful biological resources (microorganisms and cloned genes) and distributes them to promote basic research as well as industrial applications. At the Biological Resource Center, they explore, isolate and identify microorganisms from various natural environments and at the same time accept scientifically and industrially useful microorganisms from researchers in academic and industrial sectors. The microbial DNA library constructed at the Biotechnology Development Center is also part of their collection. To improve and expand the collection, new methodologies for the isolation, identification and preservation of microorganisms and DNA will be investigated and developed so as to provide biological resources of higher quality. Their resources serve, for example, as the standard for determining antimicrobial activity, in aseptic tests as well as for the production of pharmaceutical substances and will be constantly reinforced for wider distribution to researchers in academia and industries. Please refer to the catalog shown at the NBRC website for details.

Proper citation: NBRC (RRID:SCR_002660) Copy   

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https://neuropsychological-assessment-tests.com/sanzen-tower-london-test

CATs Tower of London test is a free, computer-based software test originally developed by Shallice (1982) to investigate problem solving in subjects with damage to the frontal lobes. The CATs Tower of London Test comes with one preprogrammed test along with extensive normative data for that test. You can also create a test using your design. Briefly, subjects are required to move colored beads from a window on the left (working area) until they achieve the arrangement in the window on the right (goal position). Subjects are instructed to try to achieve the goal arrangement in as few moves as possible. The software contains a Tower of London test. The test contains trials with 3 beads and 3 pegs, 4 beads and 4 pegs, and 5 beads and 5 pegs. You can use the Setup screen to create a test using your design. A test can contain 3, 4, and 5 bead problems with varying number of moves required for the optimal solution. In Shallice's initial investigation using the Tower of London, patients with damage to the left anterior frontal lobe demonstrated impaired planning (i.e., greater number of moves required for solution). Patients with damage to the right anterior, and left or right posterior areas of the frontal lobes were not impaired. Thus, results from this initial study provided support for the view that the left anterior frontal lobe area is involved in the planning required for solving the Tower of London test. Recent studies using neuroimaging techniques support this notion. Studies using regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) imaging indicate an involvement of the left frontal lobes in the planning required for successfully completing the Tower of London puzzle. Studies of patients with damage to the frontal lobes indicate less cortical specificity, but are consistent with the view that the frontal lobes are involved in the planning required for solving this puzzle.

Proper citation: Colorado Assessment Tests - Tower of London (RRID:SCR_003507) Copy   

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http://www.catstests.com/Product08.htm

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on July 17, 2013. This free neuropsychological evaluation software, Repeat, examines performance on a serial reaction time task thought to depend upon implicit memory. Participant's acquisition of a repeating stimulus sequence is assessed in this task. Repeat is a modification of procedures reported by Nissen and Bullemer (1987) and by Lewick, Hill and Bizot (1988). The computer screen is divided into quadrants. A single X, appears in one of the quadrants. The participant's task is either, depending on response modality, to strike as quickly as possible the key (4, 5, 1, 2 on the numeric keypad) corresponding to the quadrant in which the X appears or to position the mouse pointer over the quadrant and click it. The X then appears according to a repeating pre-programmed sequence in a different quadrant and the participant is required to respond as quickly as possible to that X. A trial is made up of a series of the repeating sequence. Sequence order and length and the number of iterations of the sequence are predetermined by the experimenter. CATs Repeat also allows for the interleaving of a randomly positioned X between each sequenced X. Alternatively a series of random presentations can be programmed to allow for assessment of the baseline speed of responding, that is a condition under which the participant can acquire no anticipatory information to enhance speed of responding. Repeat also contains a dual-task or split attention component modeled after a task reported by Nissen and Bullemer (1987). This task is identical to the one described above except that either a low or high tone is presented with each X presentation and the participant is asked to count the number of low tones they heard during a trial. The relative frequency of low tones is experimenter definable. Finally Repeat allows for the assessment of the explicit knowledge the participant may have acquired of the sequence. This component of the task is modeled after the generate procedure reported by Nissen and Bullemer (1987). At any point in the experiment the participant can be asked to begin predicting where the X will appear next. At this time no normative data is available for this test.

Proper citation: Colorado Assessment Tests - Repeat (RRID:SCR_001565) Copy   

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http://www.mdvu.org/library/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented April 15, 2016. The Movement Disorder Virtual University (MDVU) Resource Library contains detailed movement disorder information and resources including rating scales, scoring sheets, patient fact sheets, teaching slide sets, research news, meeting reports, anatomical illustrations, movement disorder treatment and rehabilitation directory, a glossary, support organizations, drug package information, and a library of links.

Proper citation: Movement Disorder Virtual University (MDVU): Resource Library (RRID:SCR_002719) Copy   

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http://fantom.gsc.riken.jp/4/

The FANTOM consortium is an international collaborative research project initiated and organized by the RIKEN Omics Science Center. In earlier FANTOM efforts we cloned and annotated 103,000 full-length cDNAs from mouse and distributed them to researchers throughout the world. FANTOM1-3 focused on identifying the transcribed components of mammalian cells. This work improved estimates of the total number of genes and their alternative transcript isoforms in both human and mouse, expanded gene families, and revealed that a large fraction of the transcriptome is non-coding. In addition, with the development of Cap Analysis of Gene Expression (CAGE) FANTOM3 could map a large fraction of transcription start sites and revise our models of promoter structure. This updated web resource provides the previous FANTOM results mapped to current genome builds and presents the results of FANTOM4. In FANTOM4 the focus has changed to understanding how these components work together in the context of a biological network. Using deepCAGE (deep sequencing with CAGE) we monitored the dynamics of transcription start site (TSS) usage during a time course of monocytic differentiation in the acute myeloid leukemia cell line THP-1. This allowed us to identify active promoters, monitor their relative expression and define relevant regions for carrying out transcription factor binding site predictions. Computational methods were then used to build a network model of gene expression in this leukemia and the transcription factors key to its regulation. This work gives the first picture of the wiring between genes involved in acute myeloid leukemia and provides a strategy for identifying key factors that determine cell fates. In addition to the network, FANTOM4 data was used in two additional analyses. The first identified a novel class of short RNAs associated with transcription start sites and the second focused on the role of repetitive element expression in the transcriptome. TOOLS *Genome Browser: graphical display of genomic features, such as promoters, exon structures, H3K9 acetylation, transcription factors positioning on the genome, coupled with gene and promoter activities. *EdgeExpressDB: regulatory interactions, such as transcriptional regulation, post-transcriptional silencing with miRNA, and PPI, coupled with gene and promoter activities. *SwissRegulon: FANTOM4 TF regulation is predicted using Motif Activity Response Analysis (MARA) developed by Erik van Nimwegen at Biozentrum. Follow the link to carry out MARA on your own dataset. *Custom Tracks on the UCSC Genome Browser: FANTOM4 tracks on the UCSC Genome Browser Database. *The RIKEN integrated database of mammals: Integration of FANTOM4 data with other mammalian resources, in particular, produced by RIKEN.

Proper citation: FANTOM DB (RRID:SCR_002678) Copy   

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https://neuropsychological-assessment-tests.com/sanzen-reaction-time-test

Reaction Time is free neuropsychological evaluation software designed to assess subject's speed of processing on three relatively simple tasks. Tasks include a simple reaction time test, a choice test, and a conditional choice test. Participants are shown a series of visual stimuli on a computer screen and asked to respond by pulling an appropriate trigger on a standard game pad. Both reaction time and the trigger pulled are recorded for subsequent analysis. Tasks to be used in the test, the average inter-stimulus interval and the number of stimuli presented for each task can be set by the investigator. The analysis includes means and standard deviations for response latencies for a single session, as well as the capability of evaluating a participant's performance on a particular session against their performance on a series of sessions. This test requires the use of a game pad that supports at least four buttons and provides a right and left trigger button. We have tested several different brands of inexpensive game pads and have found them acceptable; however we have standardized on Microsoft's SideWinder and have used it in collecting the normative data for this test.

Proper citation: Colorado Assessment Tests - Reaction Time (RRID:SCR_003516) Copy   

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http://www.catstests.com/Product04.htm

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on July 16, 2013. Visual span tests have been frequently used to assess non-verbal short-term memory. The free computer-based CATs Visual Span provides you with a flexible package for designing tests of visual spatial memory. You can create your own unique tests or variations on previously reported versions of the visual span test. For example in the Corsis Block-Tapping Test the examiner places nine blocks on a board and taps them in a designated sequence. The participant is required to repeat the sequence. Over trials the length of the sequence is increased (see Milner, 1971). The Knox Cube Imitation Test uses four blocks and essentially follows the same logic. The Wechsler Memory Scale - Revised includes a two part visual memory span test. In this test the examiner points at boxes on an eight box card in a prearranged sequence and the subject is required to repeat back the sequence. The initial trial starts with a sequence of two blocks and increases over trials. The two parts of this test are a forward visual span test and a reverse visual span test. Tests similar to these and more can be setup with the CATs Visual Span.

Proper citation: Colorado Assessment Tests - Visual Span (RRID:SCR_003513) Copy   

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http://www.bcgsc.ca/project/pleiades-promoter-project

Project to generate human DNA promoters of less than 4 kb (MiniPromoters) to drive gene expression in defined brain regions of therapeutic interest for diseases such as Alzheimer, Parkinson, Huntington, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Depression, Autism, and Cancer. Project develops and shares tools like human MiniPromoters that drive region- and cell-specific gene expression in the mouse brain, expression constructs, mouse embryonic stem cell lines, and knock-in mice all of which carry brain-specific MiniPromoters. Project is daughter of Genome Canada Project, Atlas of Gene Expression in Mouse Development, within which mouse brain gene expression data have already been gathered. Project team has collaborated with International BioPharma Solutions Ltd., management and communications consulting company specializing in product development and commercialization advice. Project will explore challenging interface between science and journalism with focus on genomics and gene therapy.

Proper citation: Pleiades Promoter Project: Genomic Resources Advancing Therapies for Brain Disorders (RRID:SCR_003282) Copy   

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http://biomed.brown.edu/rhode-island-biobank/

Cryogenic facility for human tissue and fluid samples under management of Brown University Division of Biology and Medicine and supports biomedical research on Brown campus and across affiliated hospitals of Warren Alpert Medical School.

Proper citation: Brown University Rhode Island Biobank Core Facility (RRID:SCR_004289) Copy   

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http://hcsquared.eu/home

HC2 is an EU funded project that aims to promote, support and help define future lines of research in Human Computer Confluence (HCC). HCC is the study of the intersection of HCI, Cognitive Neuroscience, VR/AR, Presence, Pervasive Computing and how they can enable new forms of sensing, perception, interaction and understanding. In a sense it is the study of the disappearing interface. HCC, Human-Computer Confluence, is an ambitious research program studying how the emerging symbiotic relation between humans and computing devices can enable radically new forms of sensing, perception, interaction, and understanding. The horizontal character of HCC makes it a fascinating and fertile interdisciplinary field, but it can also compromise its growth, with researchers scattered across disciplines and groups worldwide. To address this we are building a community of HCC researchers. There are lots of ways you can join in. Add your name to the HCC Players Map, take advantage of our Exchange Program to work with colleagues at your favorite lab, sign up for our Summer School or just follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to see what''s happening. In order to foster interdisciplinary research and promote HCC research we have set up an Exchange Program. Students that wish to apply for financial support from our Exchange Program should follow the steps provided. The Exchange Program is open to all graduate students (Masters and PhD). A maximum of 500 Euro support will be provided per student.

Proper citation: HC2: Human-Computer Confluence (RRID:SCR_005549) Copy   

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http://banyanbio.com/

Banyan Biomarkers was founded in 2002 by Ron Hayes, PhD , Kevin Wang, PhD, and Nancy Denslow, PhD to create the first Point of Care (POC) Blood Test to diagnose traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to diagnose neurological diseases. Initially inspired by research conducted at the University of Florida and The Evelyn F. and William McKnight Brain Institute, Banyan Biomarkers has made significant progress in developing and clinically validating novel enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Banyan scientists have created an extensive pipeline of potential biomarkers and the company has a robust intellectual property portfolio. Jackson Streeter, Banyan''s CEO, has extensive experience in development of medical devices for acute brain injury. Currently no blood test exists for use by physicians to detect the presence and severity of brain trauma. Banyan Biomarkers'' research has identified unique and proprietary biomarkers present in the patient''s blood following injury to the brain. The detection and quantification of these biomarkers may provide early indications of brain trauma essential for earlier intervention and management. Banyan Biomarkers, Inc. offers preclinical and clinical sample analyses with a proven panel of neurological, psychiatric, neurodegenerative disease, and organ toxicity biomarker assays. The company provides analytical services to a wide range of customers including pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies and investigators at academic research institutes.

Proper citation: Banyan Biomarkers (RRID:SCR_004515) Copy   

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https://www.nugene.org/

Collects and stores genetic (DNA) samples along with associated healthcare information from patients of Northwestern-affiliated hospitals and clinics. This resource is available to scientists to conduct groundbreaking genetic research. The information and blood samples provided will be used by researchers to examine the role genes play in the development and treatment of common diseases. The NUgene Project seeks to increase the understanding of genetic mechanisms underlying common diseases, assist in the development of DNA-based technology for diagnosis and treatment of disease, and aid physicians and other healthcare providers in the application of genetics to the practice of medicine. NUgene participants are recruited throughout the Northwestern-affiliated healthcare community in order to create an ethnically and medically diverse population for research. Participants must be 18 years of age or older and receive their medical care from a Northwestern-affiliated provider, regardless of health status. Consenting individuals complete all aspects of enrollment in a single meeting with a research coordinator. The enrollment process includes the donation of a single sample of blood and the completion of a self-administered questionnaire. Participants also sign a consent form during this encounter. The NUgene Project is an interdisciplinary project that relies on the expertise of individuals working in a variety of fields, including science, medicine, clinical research, statistics, epidemiology, and computational biology. NUgene''s multidisciplinary approach has spurred collaborations within Northwestern-affiliated institutions and with other outside institutions. This collaboration of ideas is the future of genetics and genomic research., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: NUgene Project (RRID:SCR_007426) Copy   

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http://www.i3crb.fr/

Project to improve data and sample exchanges and to facilitate large scale analysis of data by improving interoperability of French Biological Resources Centres (BRC or biobanks) IT systems and biological databases. The work done in this project will be linked to other national (IBiSA, ANR, R��seau des Biobanques, Club 3C-R), European (BBMRI, ELIXIR) or international project (P3G). In the preliminary phase (2009-2010) I3-CRB has developed a directory of French Biological Resource Centres / Biobanks where one may register their French BRC or perform a search across all of them. Detail by overall data or kingdom is provided as well as many filtering options. Access to biological samples is provided by the participating BRC''''s. Biological Resources Centres (BRC or biobanks) collect annotated biological samples from various sources (human, animal, plant, bacteria...). The type of samples depends on the collection and the associated thematic (DNA, proteins, cells, tissues, blood, serum, organisms...). The aims of these centers are to collect, to store, to transform and to distribute the biological samples. They constitute a vital infrastructure for life science and health research. Goals of the French Biobanks/Biological Resource Centres: * List French biobanks and their biological collections * Improve sample exchanges * Improve the international visibility of the French biological collections MeSH terms have been integrated: Domains, diseases, and location of the disease (Anatomy). Collections/species are based on NCBI Taxonomy.

Proper citation: I3-CRB: Interoperable IT Infrastructure for Biological Resources Centres / Biobanks - France (RRID:SCR_006991) Copy   

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