Human organs and tissues resource
Research Resource for Human Organs and Tissues
This program provides doctors and scientists with donated human organs and tissues to help develop better tests and treatments for many diseases.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | National Disease Research Interchange NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Philadelphia, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11166561 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If I or a loved one donates tissue or organs, this program connects those donations to researchers who need them. They work with a national network of hospitals and tissue source sites to collect, annotate, and deliver both healthy and diseased human biospecimens using project-specific protocols. The resource offers 24/7 customer support for researchers and follows industry best practices to keep samples high quality and well documented. They also do outreach so more people and clinicians know how to donate and request specimens.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are people willing to donate surgical tissue, organs, or post-mortem samples for research, or families who consent to donation after a loved one dies.
Not a fit: People who do not donate tissue or whose conditions are not represented in available samples are unlikely to receive direct benefit from the program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: By supplying well-annotated human tissues reliably, this resource can speed discoveries that lead to new diagnostics and treatments for patients.
How similar studies have performed: Biobanks and tissue-sharing networks have a long track record of enabling scientific discoveries, so this is an established approach rather than an untested idea.
Where this research is happening
Philadelphia, United States
- National Disease Research Interchange — Philadelphia, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Bell, Thomas J — National Disease Research Interchange
- Study coordinator: Bell, Thomas J
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.