Tissue available

The Brain Bank aims to provide the highest-possible quality of brain tissue for neuropathological studies and for basic scientific research. Our procedures have ethical committee approval and we comply with the Data Protection Act.

We hold a large archive of brains, sufficient to support statistically valid case-control studies. Our material is stored as formalin-fixed/wax embedded blocks and is frozen, either at –20 °C or at –80 °C (flash-frozen). Tissue can be provided as slide-mounted sections, or as small blocks for neurochemistry or DNA and RNA analysis. Flash-frozen material has excellent histological preservation and is suitable for in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Case-control studies are matched for post-mortem delay and agonal status and are supplied blind. Clinical data related to the tissue supplied are made available on an anonymised basis.

Requests for tissue should be addressed to:

Linda Parsons
Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders
Institute of Neurology, University College London
1 Wakefield Street
London
WC1N 1PJ
Tel: +44 (0)20 7837 8370
Fax: +44 (0)20 7278 4993

The UCL Institute of Neurology promotes teaching and research of the highest quality in neurology and the neurosciences. The Institute of Neurology and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery are members of  UCL Partners, Europe's largest academic health science partnership.