Welcome EpiBioS4Rx Study staff, coordinators, and PI’s. This section encompasses study specific tools and resources for your reference. If you have any questions, comments, or new ideas please contact biosend@iu.edu or by phone directly at (317)278-0594.
Specimen Table
| Cohort | Population | Genomic DNA | RNA | Plasma |
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| EpiBioS4Rx | Patients who have experienced a traumatic brain injury | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Study Resources
Kit Request Module
Please follow the below link to access the EpiBioS4Rx 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. Please allow a total of two weeks for kit requests to be compiled and delivered to your site.
EpiBioS4Rx Kit Request SystemEpiBioS4Rx Manual of Procedures
The below downloadable manual was created specifically for the PDPB study. Please feel free to explore the manual through the hyperlinked ‘Table of Contents’. Questions concerning any part of the manual may be directed to Claire Wegel at biosend@iu.edu or 317-278-0594 for further clarification.
EpiBioS4Rx Manual of ProceduresEpiBioS4Rx Training Slides
These slides correspond to BioSEND PDPB protocol training. Refresher training is available upon request by contacting biosend@iu.edu.
New Coordinator Training SlidesEpiBioS4Rx Site Listing
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Columbia University
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Johns Hopkins University
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Mass General Hospital / Harvard
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Phoenix Childrens’ Hospital
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Royal Melbourne
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UC Davis
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UCLA
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University of Cambridge
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University of Cincinnati
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University of Miami
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University of Pennsylvania
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University of Pittsburgh MC
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Yale University
Shipping Schedule 2022
The EpiBioS4Rx study designates one week each quarter for shipments of samples to BioSEND. Domestic sites should plan to ship between Monday and Wednesday of the designated week. International sites should ship on Monday, only. See table below.
| EpiBioS4Rx Quarterly Shipping Schedule for 2022 | |||||
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| 2nd full week of January, April, July, October | |||||
| Domestic (USA) | International | ||||
| Q1 | 1/10/2022 | - | 1/12/2022 | January 10 | |
| Q2 | 4/11/2022 | - | 4/14/2022 | April 11 | |
| Q3 | 7/11/2022 | - | 7/14/2022 | July 11 | |
| Q4 | 10/10/2022 | - | 10/12/2022 | October 10 | |
Please contact BioSEND if you need to send samples outside the shipping window.