Search Existing Tissue Requests

The Knight ADRC has supported many investigators at Washington University and at other institutions over the years. We wish to avoid the situation where two investigators study the same research question to avoid duplication of effort and potential conflict. To determine if your topic has already been studied with our resources, please search our database. If you find that your topic or a related topic has been submitted, you may wish to contact the investigator to inquire about their findings to determine how you might proceed. You may wish to collaborate or modify your request to avoid overlap. The results below reflect requests made since online requests have been accepted. As such, not all fields will have data as certain information, such as aims, were not collected until recently. If an entry has been assigned an ID number (e.g. T1004), the full request has been submitted and is either approved, disapproved or in process. If an entry has no ID number, then it represents a submission that has not yet been reviewed. Search terms are applied across an entire requests application including variables not displayed below. A more specific, detailed search may yield better results depending upon your needs.


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Investigator: Gilbert Gallardo

Project Title: Determining the contribution of reactive astrocytes on amyloid-induced tauopathy

Date: February 14, 2022 at 5:26 pm

Request ID: T2205

Aim 1: The purpose of this tissue request is to investigate the contribution of reactive astrocytes on tau seeding and spreading in the presence of amyloid β plaques.

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Investigator: David Holtzman

Project Title: T cell surveillance and tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease and primary tauopathies

Date: February 7, 2022 at 10:20 am

Request ID: T2202

Aim 1: Assess the relationship between T cell population and p-tau at different Braak stages of AD

Aim 2: Assess the relationship between T cell population and p-tau in primary tauopathies

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Investigator: Miles Berger

Project Title: APOE4 dependent effects on the Complement Pathway in human CSF from across the full adult lifespan

Date: January 24, 2022 at 10:12 am

Request ID: T2201

Aim 1: Determine the effect of APOE4 copy number on complement protein levels in the CSF in neurologically normal individuals across the adult life span (age 18-80)

Aim 2: Determine the effect of APOE4 copy number on complement pathway activation in the CSF in neurologically normal individuals across the adult life span (age 18-80)

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Investigator: Sun, Grace

Project Title: Immunohistochemistry identification of cPLA2 and COXII in control and AD brain

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T9901

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Investigator: Wu, Jane

Project Title: The Role of Alternative Splicing in Neurodegeneration

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T0012

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Investigator: Sun, Grace

Project Title: Expression of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 and 7 mRNAs in AD brain

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T9902

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Investigator: Galvin, James E.

Project Title: Gene Expression Profile of Inclusion Bearing Neurons

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T0013

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Investigator: Kido, Daniel

Project Title: Microhemorrrhages in the Elderly

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T9903

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Investigator: Finch, Caleb E. (Tuck)

Project Title: Characterization of complement factors and their association with A-beta deposits

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T9912

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Investigator: Smith, Mark A.

Project Title: Oxidative Damage via Mitochondria-derived Free Radical Accumulation

Date: December 21, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Request ID: T9908

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