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BANK CTE

Welcome BANK CTE staff, coordinators, and PIs.

Study specific tools and resources are linked below. You will want to bookmark this page for your reference! If you have any questions, comments, or requests, please contact biosend@iu.edu or by phone phone directly at (317) 278-6158.

General questions about the study, not related to the specimens, should be directed to the BANK CTE study team at bankcte@bu.edu.

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COLLECTION SCHEDULE FOR SPECIMEN TYPES
COLLECTION SCHEDULE FOR SPECIMEN TYPES
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Buffy Coat (for genomic DNA)
Plasma
Whole Blood (for genomic DNA)

Study Resources

Kit Request Module

Please follow the below link to access the Kit Request Module. This link will direct you to a REDCap database where study coordinators and staff may request kits, individual supplies, and/or labels. Note that the kits for this protocol are ordered via the ADC FB Kit Request Module. Under Specimen Collection Kit types, there is an option to order BioSEND BANK CTE Kits. Please allow 2-3 weeks for kit requests to be fulfilled.

Specimen Collection and Processing Form

Please use the below link to access the collection and processing form for this protocol. This form must be completed prior to shipment. We also ask that all shipments include a physical copy of the shipping manifest portion of the form.

manual of procedures

Plasma and Buffy Coat for BioSEND BANK-CTE samples should be collected and processed following the same protocol as the samples to be shipped to NCRAD. To view the this processing manual, please visit the ADC FB page on the NCRAD website.

For general instructions, please see the documents below. Questions concerning any part of the manual may be directed to biosend@iu.edu for further clarification.

Sample Shipping

BioSEND can receive samples Monday-Friday, excluding holidays. Frozen samples should be shipped M-W. Ambient samples may be shipped on Th.

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