NIA-AD FBS Active Study Page

Welcome NIA-AD FBS Study staff, coordinators, and PI’s.

This section encompasses study specific tools for your reference. If you have any questions, comments, or new ideas please contact NCRAD by email or phone (800)526-2839.

General questions about the study, not related to the specimens should be directed to Dolly Reyes (dr2290@cumc.columbia.edu).

Kit Request Module

Please follow the below link to access the Kit Request Module. This link will direct you to a REDCap database where study coordinators and staff may request kits, individual supplies, and/or labels. Study related sites will use the same link for ordering supplies related to blood-based samples and for CSF. Please allow a total of two weeks for kit requests to be compiled and delivered to your site.

Kit Request System

Biological Sample and Shipment Notification Forms

Please use the below downloadable forms to collection information on specimen patient demographics, collection, and processing. We respectfully ask that all completed forms be emailed (alzstudy@iu.edu) or faxed (317-321-2003) prior to shipment. If you complete the form on the website, you can choose to have it emailed automatically to us. We also ask that all shipments include a hard copy of each sample form.

Downloadable Brain Sample Form Genetic Testing Sample Form PBMC and Buffy Coat Sample Form Plasma/Buffy Coat/PBMC Sample Form Saliva Sample Form

Manual of Procedures

The below downloadable manual for biomarkers was created specifically for the study. Please feel free to explore the manuals through the hyperlinked “Table of Contents”. Questions concerning any part of the manual may be directed to NCRAD at (alzstudy@iu.edu or 800-526-2839) for further clarification.

Manual of Procedures Mobile Phlebotomy Manual of Procedures

Related Video Tutorials

Please explore the below videos sponsored by NCRAD for the study.