Study Resources
Blood Sample Type Information
Amount
Please send 2-3 purple top tubes. NCRAD will provide the blood kits.
Blood Kits
Please click here to order blood kits. Please request kits at least 2 weeks before you need them.
Shipping Information
Please ship Monday-Thursday.
Friday Blood Draws
Please hold blood drawn on a Friday at room temperature over the weekend and ship on Monday.
Sample Form
Form available in web-based or downloadable format. It may be submitted electronically, emailed to alzstudy@iu.edu, or faxed.Please email or fax the sample form in advance of shipping the sample. This ensures that NCRAD knows to expect the sample and can track the sample if it is not delivered as expected.
Brain Tissue Sample Type Information
Amount/Region
Please send 2-5g of brain tissue. Please maximize the amount of gray matter; frontal cortex is preferred but any region will suffice.
Required Tubes
Any self-standing polypropylene 30mL tube with a diameter similar to a 50mL tube is fine.Some examples are:
- DOT Scientific Part number 642; 30mL self-standing centrifuge tube
- Fisher Part number 22-044-320; Evergreen Scientific 30mL freestanding centrifuge tube
Shipping Information
Please ship frozen specimens Monday-Wednesday only.When shipping brain tissue, please use dry ice pellets instead of chunks. The chunks can often break the sample tubes in transit.
Sample Form
Brain Tissue Sample FormPlease email the sample form in advance of shipping the sample. This ensures that NCRAD knows to expect the sample and can track the sample if it is not delivered as expected.
DNA Sample Type Information
Amount
Please send at least 20μg
- Minimum Concentration of 0.1μg/μl
- Minimum volume of 50 μl
Required Tubes
These tubes are necessary for our automation.2ml gray capped Micronic cryovials.Please click here to order DNA sample tubes. Please request tubes at least 2 weeks before you need them.
Shipping Information
Please ship frozen specimens Monday-Wednesday only.Please organize samples in box in the same order as they are listed on the sample form.
Sample Form
DNA Sample FormPlease email the sample form in advance of shipping the sample. This ensures that NCRAD knows to expect the sample and can track the sample if it is not delivered as expected.
Buffy Coat Sample Type Information
Amount
While there are no volume requirements, we must receive the whole buffy coat.
Required Tubes
There are no required tubes for the buffy coat shipments. However, if you would like us to send you tubes we can. Please click here to order buffy coat sample tubes. Please request tubes at least 2 weeks before you need them.
Shipping Information
Please ship the specimens Monday-Wednesday only.Please organize samples in box in the same order as they are listed on the sample form.
Sample Form
Please email the sample form in advance of shipping the sample. This ensures that NCRAD knows to expect the sample and can track the sample if it is not delivered as expected.
Training Slides
Please see the link below for the training slides.
Training Slides