Collaborative Effort Between

Human Brain and Spinal Fluid Resource Center Sponsored by: NINDS /NIMH

The National Neurological  AIDS Bank (NNAB) Sponsored by: NINDS

The National Neurological AIDS Bank (NNAB) was established in 1998 as one of four Banks within the United States devoted to studying the neurological problems of living HIV patients and obtaining the postmortem tissues of HIV patients. The latter functions to support the on-going research efforts of scientists to find an effective cure for AIDS and related diseases.  The National Neurological AIDS Bank is recruiting patients who live within the greater Los Angeles area (such as Orange County, Los Angeles county, Ventura, Riverside and San Bernardino), who have advanced HIV disease, who agree to have regularly scheduled medical and neurological examinations prior to death, and who consent to donate their brains and other post mortem tissues to the NNAB after their death.  If a donor meets the criteria and is located close to one of the other three banks, then contact information can be provided by NNAB staff. Other banks are located in San Diego, Texas, and New York.

The National Neurological Research Specimen Bank accepts HIV donors who may not enroll in the National Neurological AIDS Bank because they do not meet NNAB's criteria. Donated tissue will be used to study neurological disorders including neuro-AIDS.

In addition to the HIV affected tissues being studied, researchers also need to study, for comparative purposes, non-HIV affected tissues.  We encourage any and all family members, spouses, partners, and friends to enroll as donors. By arranging to donate tissue for research after death, you are giving a priceless gift to humanity.
 

National Neurological AIDS Bank                                            phone:  (310) 473-5500
                                                                                                 email:  esinger@ucla.edu


Human Brain and Spinal Fluid Resource Center			  phone:  (310) 268-3536
                                                                                 email:  brainbnk@ucla.edu