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RUCDR is the National
Cell Repository for the Collaborative on the Genetics of
Alcoholism (COGA) project funded by the National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Cell lines and DNA samples
have been banked since 1990 from families with a high incidence
of alcoholism.
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RUCDR is the
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Center for
Collaborative Studies of Mental Disorders. We have established
cell lines and DNA for this initiative since 1998. The NIMH
collection now contains a vast array of samples from families
with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Alzheimer’s disease,
autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and ADHD.
Many important discoveries have been made by investigators
accessing these collections.
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In 2000, the
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) established the NIDA
Center for Genetic Studies at RUCDR. This collection includes
cell lines and DNA from subjects enrolled in studies on
addiction to opiates, cocaine, or nicotine.
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In 2003, RUCDR
was designated as the Genetic Repository for the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
In addition, we maintain over 1,600 NIDDK cell lines from
Southwestern Native American families affected with Type 1
Diabetes.
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RUCDR maintains
the Cure Autism Now/Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (CAN/AGRE)
cell and DNA repository.
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The New England
Centenarian Study in collaboration with Elixir Pharmaceuticals
has established a collection of cell lines from families with a
history of extreme longevity in an effort to study genetic
factors contributing to longevity.
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Since 2002, The
Progeria Research Foundation (PRF) runs a world-wide Cell &
Tissue Bank for which RUCDR serves as its repository. In April
2003, using cells from this bank, it was announced that the
genetic defect for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome had been
discovered.
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The Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey (TSANJ) is a non-profit
organization whose membership includes individuals with Tourette Syndrome, their families and friends,
and interested professionals. The Mission of the TSANJ is to support the needs of families
with TS, to advocate for individuals with TS and to educate the public and professionals on TS.
The Association was reorganized in August of 1994 to better meet those objectives.
