Funding

The NNTC project is funded under the U24 grant mechanism, a resource-related research project with a cooperative agreement, from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. All publications resulting from NNTC resources must acknowledge the NNTC and the Federal grant numbers of all contributing banks and the DCC.

Texas NeuroAIDS Research Center: U24MH100930
California NeuroAIDS Tissue Network: U24MH100928
National Neurological AIDS Bank: U24MH100929
Manhattan HIV Brain Bank: U24MH100931
Data Coordinating Center: U24MH100925

Human tissues used in this study include specimens provided by:

Texas NeuroAIDS Research Center (TNRC) under the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas: IRB-approved projects 98-402 and 03-195. TNRC operates under Federal Wide Assurance number FWA 00002729 on file with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). 

California NeuroAIDS Tissue Network (CNTN) under University of California, San Diego (UCSD) IRB-approved projects 171024 and 080323. UCSD operates under Federal Wide Assurance number FWA00004495 on file with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The UCSD IRBs are registered with DHHS under IORG number 0000210.

National Neurological AIDS Bank (NNAB) under the University of California at Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine at Los Angeles, CA., IRB-approval number 10-000525. NNAB operates under Federal Wide Assurance number FWA 00004642 on file with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

Manhattan HIV Brain Bank (MHBB) under Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) IRB-approved project HS11-00388. ISMMS operates under Federal Wide Assurances FWA00005656 and FWA0005651 on file with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).  Written informed consent was obtained for all subjects prior to autopsy.

Written informed consent was obtained for all subjects prior to autopsy.

 

NIMH/NINDS Contacts:

Dianne Rausch, Ph.D.

NIMH Program Advisor
Director, Division of AIDS Research
National Institute of Mental Health
BG 5601FL, Room 8D20
5601 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20852
Telephone: (240) 627-3874
Email: drausch@mail.nih.gov

Jeymohan Joseph , Ph.D.

NIMH Program Advisor
Chief, HIV Neuropathogenesis, Genetics and Therapeutics Branch
Division of AIDS Research
National Institute of Mental Health
BG 5601FL, Room 9G20
5601 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20852
Telephone: (240) 627-3869
Email: jjeymoha@mail.nih.gov

William Daley, PhD

Program Director, NeuroAids & Infectious Disease
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Neuroscience Center, Room 6001 Executive Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20892-9521
Email: william.daley@nih.gov
Phone: 301-496-1431

Vasudev Rao, MD

NIMH Program Officer
Division of AIDS Research
National Institute of Mental Health
5601 Fishers Lane 
Rockville, MD 20852
Email: vasudev.rao@nih.gov
Phone: 240-669-5609

Collene Lawhorn, Ph.D.

NIMH Program Officer
Division of AIDS Research
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
5601 Fishers Lane – Room 9G13A
Rockville, MD 20852
Desk: 301-451-4262
Email: collene.lawhorn@nih.gov 

Jonathon Pollock, Ph.D.

NIDA Program Officer
Chief, Genetics and Epigenetics, and Developmental Neuroscience Research Branch
Email: jpollock@nida.nih.gov

Pim Brouwers, Ph.D.

NIMH Project Scientist 
5601 Fishers Lane, Room 9E21
Rockville, MD 20852
Email: pb56u@nih.gov
 

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