Tissue Access Application
Applying for Tissue Access:
CONNECT-TBI brings together a network of nine established research brain tissue archives and supporting expertise.
- We encourage researchers with projects that might benefit from CONNECT-TBI support to contact us at the earliest stage in project planning to review tissue requirements and availability and discuss appropriate protocol design.
- Submit a Tissue Access Application for review and approval by the CONNECT-TBI Internal Governance Committee.
- Once your application is reviewed, you will be notified of our decision and, if supported, you will be CONNECTed with the appropriate participating archives to coordinate transfer of required materials for your research project.
If requesting access to digital scanned images the following are brain regions and stains available for cases digitally scanned in CONNECT-TBI:
| Region | H&E | p-tau | Aβ | pTDP-43 | α-syn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sup frontal gyrus | X | X | |||
| Mid frontal gyrus | X | X | X | X | X |
| Cingulate gyrys w corpus callosum | X | X | X | ||
| Temporal pole | X | X | X | ||
| Sup and mid temporal gyri | X | X | X | ||
| Inf parietal lobule | X | X | X | ||
| Hypothalamus inc mammillary body | X | X | |||
| Hippocampus and entorhinal cortex | X | X | X | X | X |
| Striate cortex | X | X | X | ||
| Amygdala | X | X | X | X | |
| Thalamus | X | X | X | ||
| Basal gangla w nucl basal Meynert | X | X | X | ||
| Cerbellar cortex and dentate | X | X | X | ||
| Midbrain | X | X | X | X | |
| Pons | X | X | X | ||
| Medulla | X | X | X | X |