National Disease Research Interchange
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The National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI), based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization founded in 1980. NDRI is funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, public and private foundations and organizations, pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporations. NDRI is a 24/7 operation that partners with a nationwide network of over 130 tissue source sites (TSS), including organ procurement organizations (OPO), tissue banks, eye banks, and hospitals. The TSS, are distributed throughout the US, in 45 states, with concentrations in major metropolitan areas on both the east and west coasts. Their wide geographic distribution allows NDRI to provide biospecimens from donor populations with diverse demographics and also facilitates the timely and efficient provision of fresh tissues directly to researchers across the country. It serves as the liaison between procurement sources and the research community.
Funding[]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have provided grants to NDRI since 1984.[1] Current support for NDRI comes from several institutes within the NIH, including funding from the National Center for Research Resources, the National Eye Institute, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and the Office of Rare Diseases Research. Additional support comes from voluntary health organizations and from corporate and individual donors.[2]
References[]
- ^ "NDRI Research Brief - Fall 2008" (PDF). National Disease Research Interchange. December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "NDRI Homepage". Retrieved 2011-05-02.
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