Researchers

Researchers

Brain Bank Singapore is currently in the early stages of donor registration and may not have available tissues to meet all tissue requests. Do contact us at brainbanksingapore@ntu.edu.sg or (65) 6592 6952 for further information.

Research Studies


At Brain Bank Singapore, post-mortem brain and CSF are retrieved from donors around Singapore, both those with and without neurological conditions, and prepared and preserved in an optimal way for vital research. The Brain Bank is designed to be reactive to the needs of the research community in order to provide the necessary materials for post-genomic era research studies.
The tissues preserved in the snap-frozen form allow for extensive molecular investigation, including using “Omics” platforms:
  • Gene polymorphism sequencing
  • Epigenetics
  • Single-nuclear RNA sequencing
  • microRNA (miRNA) sequencing
  • Protein arrays
  • Immunoassays
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Metabolite spectrometry
  • Drug library validation

Some tissue blocks are also preserved in the form of formalin-fixed and paraffin wax-embedded specimens which are useful for histological analysis of disease pathology. Other types of tissues, where available, can include spinal cord, peripheral nerves, muscle, gut, spleen and lymph nodes.

Tissue Access Committee

Requests for tissues are examined strictly and transparently by an Access Committee that comprises scientists from multiple research institutions nationally. The study protocols submitted for tissue requests will need to be compliant with the Human Biomedical Research Act (HBRA). No restricted research involving the combination of human and animal components is allowed for any study.


Tissue Request

2 weeks

Access Committee Review
Follow-up Report

1 year

Upon Approval, Courier

6 weeks

Upon Approval, Courier

1 year

Follow-up Report
Publication Acknowledgement

6 weeks

BBS TISSUE REQUEST FORM

Please contact the Brain Bank Singapore to determine the availability of tissues before completing the Tissue Request Form.

Please note that researchers who are interested in applying for the use of these post-mortem tissues will need to have Institutional Review Board (IRB) ethics approval for human tissue biomedical research in place before any tissue can be shipped.

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