Name of bioresource/bank
UK Stem Cell Bank
Name of Principal Investigator
Title | Dr |
First name | Glyn |
Last name | Stacey |
Address of institution where award is held
Institution | National Institute Biological Standards and Control |
Street Address | Blanche Lane |
City | South Mimms |
Postcode | EN6 3QG |
Country
United Kingdom
Website
www.ukstemcellbank.org.uk
Contact email (e.g. manager or coordinator)
Funding source
Medical Research Council
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Q1 What conditions does your resource cover?
Huntington’s disease Neurodegenerative disease in general
Q2a What DNA collection does your resources hold?
None
Q2b What cell lines does your resource hold?
51-100 distinct cell lines
Q2c What tissue (including post-mortem tissue) does your resource hold?
None
Q3 Are human tissues/samples/DNA from
Living donors: other, please specify below
Q4 Are tissues/samples/DNA from
Healthy individuals/control donors Patients
Q5 Can samples be linked to clinical (phenotypic) information and if so, is this information:
Routinely collected as medical records
Q6 In what form are samples supplied?
Secondary samples: other types of cell lines
Q7 Are biomarkers/analytes/biological characteristics already measured and the information available for your samples?
In most samples
Q8 What is the status of your tissue/sample/DNA collection?
Q9 What are the rules and procedures for access?
Access Committee mechanism Local/ regional access National access International access Access to industry Access for pilot studies permitted