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http://www.alzinfo.org/

A portal to educate, engage and create an online community. The Fisher Center for Alzheimer''s Research Foundation, founded in 1995, was created in answer to the recommendations of three U.S. Senate commissioned symposia held in the 1990s by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to gather information on the cause, care and cure of Alzheimer''s disease. The Fisher Center was created following this design. The funding initiatives of the Foundation are appropriated accordingly to the three areas cited by the NIH task force cause, care and cure. The primary resources of the Foundation are directed toward scientific research into the cause and hopefully the cure of Alzheimer''s disease. To this end, the Foundation under the direction of its founder, Zachary Fisher, and in collaboration with David Rockefeller, constructed the Fisher Center for Alzheimer''s Disease Research at The Rockefeller University, headed by 2000 Nobel Prize winner, Paul Greengard, Ph.D. The 10,000 square foot laboratory is the most advanced facility of its kind in the country equipped with the latest in equipment necessary to undertake an interdisciplinary assault on this disease. The Fisher Center also has collaborative programs at the University of Genoa and supports the work of well over 60 scientists and researchers across the United States and in 17 foreign countries. The Foundation also funds projects for the care of people with Alzheimer''s disease and their caregivers. The Fisher Alzheimer''s Disease Education and Resources Program at the New York University School of Medicine was established under the direction of Barry Reisberg, M.D., internationally known expert in the care of Alzheimer''s patients. The Foundations Alzheimer''s Information Program was created in 2001 to answer the primary need of caregivers for comprehensive, easily accessible information. Our goals are to: Understand the Cause of Alzheimer''s To find a Cure for this devastating disease Improve the Care of people living with the disease to enhance their quality of life and that of their caregivers and families About Our Research Beating Back Beta Amyloid Improving the Quality of Life for Alzheimers Patients Reversing Nerve Cell Damage Using Hormones to Slow the Progress of Disease Curing Early-Onset Alzheimers The Science of Caregiving Scientific Studies

Proper citation: Fisher Center For Alzheimers Research Foundation: ALZinfo.org (RRID:SCR_008255) Copy   

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http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/comparative_medicine/resource_directory/primates.asp#alamo

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on July 17, 2013. It houses chimpanzees that have been used in biomedical research, but no active, invasive research is conducted on the site. The APF provides for the long-term care and husbandry of chimpanzees that have been used in biomedical research. Charles River Laboratories Inc. operates the facility under contract with the National Institutes of Health. To be used in continuing virological research, the animals must be transferred to active chimpanzee research settings. All chimpanzees at the APF have been exposed to various microorganisms, such as hepatitis C virus and HIV. For this reason, they may be candidates for studies related to these diseases. The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) may remove infected animals from the APF to other accredited chimpanzee facilities for research purposes. Investigators interested in the chimpanzees at the APF should contact Dr. Harold Watson in NCRR''s Division of Comparative Medicine to discuss research requirements.

Proper citation: Alamogordo Primate Facility (RRID:SCR_008376) Copy   

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http://cvs.anu.edu.au/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented August 23, 2016. Vision Science is a large discipline at the ANU that is found in several teaching and research faculties and several large research institutes. About 85 research staff participate in all forms of vision science from machine vision, to neurophysiology, behaviour and cognition. The scale of analysis ranges from molecular to systems approaches and covers insect, vertebrate and human visual systems. Topics such as disease and development of the human visual system are also covered. CVS works to connect and sustain the component parts of the ANU vision science community.

Proper citation: Centre for Visual Sciences (RRID:SCR_008324) Copy   

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http://depts.washington.edu/adai/

The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute is a multidisciplinary research center at the University of Washington. Its mission is to support and facilitate research and research dissemination in the field of alcohol and drug abuse. Recognizing the need to address the enormous problems caused by alcohol and drug abuse, the University of Washington established the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute in October of 1973 as an interdisciplinary research center in the Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center. From its beginning, the mission of the Institute has been to conduct and support substance abuse research at the University of Washington, and disseminate research findings in substance abuse. The activities of the Institute may be described under three general headings: Intramural research by ADAI Research Scientists supported through federal, state, and other grants and contracts; Stimulation and support of research by ADAI Research Affiliates and faculty in departments throughout the University through a Small Grants Program. Since 1973, ADAI has awarded almost three million dollars to researchers in 40 University departments, for approximately 300 projects. Many of those funded projects led to outside funding for expanded research. Dissemination of research findings through its Library and Information Service, publications and presentations by ADAI scientists, web page, listservs, newsletters, and symposia. The Institute receives financial support from the State of Washington under state Initiative 171, which mandates that a portion of fees collected for state liquor licenses be allocated to the two state research universities for research on alcohol and drug abuse, and dissemination of research information. The University of Washington provides additional funding. Research studies are funded primarily through grants and contracts awarded by federal and state agencies and private foundations. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute serves as a focal point for alcohol and drug abuse research at the University of Washington and in the region, benefiting the citizens of Washington State by expanding our knowledge and making information available to health and social service professionals and policy makers. The Institute''s multidisciplinary staff of clinical and social psychologists, sociologists, epidemiologists, public health experts, educators, and librarians plays a key role in working to understand and reduce the harm caused by alcohol and drug abuse. Dennis M. Donovan, Ph.D. has been the Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute since 1993. Dr. Donovan is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology.

Proper citation: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington (RRID:SCR_008283) Copy   

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http://nirc.louisiana.edu/index.html

NIRC maintains and provides available research facilities accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International; a ready source of chimpanzees of mixed ages and sex for use in biomedical and behavioral sciences, and also provides professional staff necessary to support investigators with their research needs. Current Research: Vaccine development and testing; pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, preclinical safety, and efficacy studies. Services Provided: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette-New Iberia Research Center (UL Lafayette-NIRC) is an AAALAC-International-accredited nonhuman primate research facility dedicated to the support of basic and applied biomedical and behavioral research. All proposed programs must be approved by the presenting institution and the UL Lafayette-NIRC animal care and use committees. State-of-the-art biomedical support facilities are available that include access to ultrasound, radiography with automatic processor and computer imagery for diagnostic enhancement, and endoscopy and laparoscopy with video monitors, camera and color photo imagery. Diagnostic Laboratory: A 12,000-square-foot laboratory is available for investigators'' research support requirements. Capabilities within the laboratory include but are not limited to hematology, chemistry, microbiology, urinalysis, parasitology, and histology. Among the investigator support procedures are Ficoll gradient isolation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, platelet aggregation profiles, nonhuman primate lymphocyte proliferation assay, and flow cytometry (lymphocyte enumeration). Emergency generator power is accessible in each laboratory unit and for all major instrumentation and critical freezers. Animals: The center cares for approximately 360 chimpanzees and 5,500 New and Old World species of nonhuman primates. In addition to chimpanzees, the following species of nonhuman primates are being bred at the center: Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops), cynomolgus macaque (Macaca fascicularis), pigtailed macaque (M. nemestrina), rhesus macaque (M. mulatta).

Proper citation: New Iberia Research Center (RRID:SCR_008279) Copy   

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http://connectomics.org/viewer

Extensible, scriptable, pythonic software tool for visualization and analysis in structural neuroimaging research on many spatial scales. Employing the Connectome File Format, diverse data such as networks, surfaces, volumes, tracks and metadata are handled and integrated. The field of Connectomics research benefits from recent advances in structural neuroimaging technologies on all spatial scales. The need for software tools to visualize and analyze the emerging data is urgent. The ConnectomeViewer application was developed to meet the needs of basic and clinical neuroscientists, as well as complex network scientists, providing an integrative, extensible platform to visualize and analyze Connectomics data. With the Connectome File Format, interlinking different datatypes such as hierarchical networks, surface data, volumetric data is easy and might provide new ways of analyzing and interacting with data. Furthermore, ConnectomeViewer readily integrates with: * ConnectomeWiki: a semantic knowledge base representing connectomics data at a mesoscale level across various species, allowing easy access to relevant literature and databases. * ConnectomeDatabase: a repository to store and disseminate Connectome files.

Proper citation: ConnectomeViewer: Multi-Modal Multi-Level Network Visualization and Analysis (RRID:SCR_008312) Copy   

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http://www.archer.edu.au/

The ARCHER project is built upon the prototype software developed by the DART (http://dart.edu.au) and ARROW (http://arrow.edu.au) projects to produce a robust set of software tools. These tools: - may be customised to suit the needs of diverse research areas - automate the collection and management of instrument generated data - enable the repository storage of research data and associated metadata - enable collection and tagging of research data in a collaborative environment, and - provide these capabilities in a secure end-to-end proces. :ARCHER developed a ''production-ready'' software tools, operating in a secure environment, to assist researchers to: - collect, capture and retain large data sets from a range of different sources including scientific instruments - deposit data files and data sets to eResearch storage repositories - populate these eResearch data repositories with associated metadata - permit data set annotation and discussion in a collaborative environment, and - support next-generation methods for research publication, dissemination and access.

Proper citation: Australian ResearCH Enabling enviRonment (RRID:SCR_008390) Copy   

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https://www.ctsacentral.org/

National consortium of medical research institutions working together to transform the local, regional, and national environment to increase the efficiency and speed of clinical and translational research across the country. Consortium members share a common vision to reduce the time it takes for laboratory discoveries to become treatments for patients, to engage communities in clinical research efforts and to train clinical and translational researchers. This consortium includes 60 medical research institutions located throughout the nation, linking them together to energize the discipline of clinical and translational science. The CTSA consortium has five Strategic Goals: * National Clinical and Translational Research Capability * The Training and Career Development of Clinical and Translational Scientists * Consortium-Wide Collaborations * The Health of our Communities and the Nation * T1 Translational Research

Proper citation: Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium (RRID:SCR_008339) Copy   

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http://compmed.ouhsc.edu/brr.html

Center that conducts multidisciplinary studies on captive baboons and provides a resource of laboratory-born and laboratory-reared baboons for NIH-sponsored research programs.

Proper citation: Baboon Research Resouces (RRID:SCR_008333) Copy   

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http://ccm.ucdavis.edu/

The University of California Davis Center for Comparative Medicine (CCM) is a cooperative, interdisciplinary research and teaching center that is co-sponsored by the School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine. CCM Faculty members have academic appointments in one or both Schools. The CCM Research Mission is to investigate the pathogenesis of human and animal disease, using animal models or naturally occurring animal diseases. Areas of emphasis include host-agent interactions during infectious disease, intervention and prevention strategies for infectious diseases, cancer, and mouse biology. CCM faculty contribute a broad range of expertise to these areas, including the disciplines of immunology, genomics, pathology, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, molecular virology, and informatics. Through its robust and interdisciplinary research programs, the CCM provides a rich academic environment for teaching at the professional, graduate, and post-graduate levels within the School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine. Opportunities are available for professional students from both schools to gain research experience. PhD candidates can pursue training opportunities in the CCMs faculty-sponsored research laboratories, with support from a number of training grants. This diverse research environment is intended to attract and train high-quality candidates to the disciplines of comparative medicine, independent and collaborative research, and mouse biology. Sponsors: CCM is supported by UC Davis.

Proper citation: University of California Davis Center for Comparative Medicine (RRID:SCR_008294) Copy   

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http://www.hms.harvard.edu/NEPRC/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on May 12,2023. A center that focuses on performing bio-medical research on nonhuman primates to aid in human health research. The center also focuses on training young scientists for professional careers in bio-medical research and primate biology. One of the New England Primate Research School's main accomplishments was the creation of an animal model for AIDS that first demonstrated that vaccine protection could be possible. Recent research has led to the development of novel agents for brain imaging that will aid in the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Proper citation: New England Primate Research School (RRID:SCR_008290) Copy   

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http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/research/centers-institutes/onprc/

Center that aims to develop biomedical technologies using nonhuman primate (NHP) models. Its goal is to uncover the root causes of various disease and disorders, unlock secrets of the brain, and unleash new methods of diagnostics and treatment.

Proper citation: Oregon National Primate Research Center (RRID:SCR_008291) Copy   

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http://www.broad.mit.edu/mammals/dog

The genome of the domesticated dog, a close evolutionary relation to human, is a powerful new tool for understanding the human genome. Comparison of the dog with human and other mammals reveals key information about the structure and evolution of genes and genomes. The unique breeding history of dogs, with their extraordinary behavioral and physical diversity, offers the opportunity to find important genes underlying diseases shared between dogs and humans, such as cancer, diabetes, and epilepsy. The Canine Genome Sequencing Project produced a high-quality draft sequence of a female boxer named Tasha. By comparing Tasha with many other breeds, the project also compiled a comprehensive set of SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) useful in all dog breeds. These closely spaced genomic landmarks are critical for disease mapping. By comparing the dog, rodent, and human lineages, researchers at the Broad Institute uncovered exciting new information about human genes, their evolution, and the regulatory mechanisms governing their expression. Using SNPs, researchers describe the strikingly different haplotype structure in dog breeds compared with the entire dog population. In addition, they show that by understanding the patterns of variation in dog breeds, scientists can design powerful gene mapping experiments for complex diseases that are difficult to map in human populations. Contribute Although the astounding generosity of Eli and Edythe L. Broad and several other venture philanthropists empowers our scientists to tackle many of the most important problems at the cutting edge of genomic medicine, there are many other critical challenges that they cannot yet pursue because of limited resources. We need additional visionary partners to join the Broads and the Broad Institute in transforming medicine with the power of genomics.

Proper citation: Dog Genome Project (RRID:SCR_008486) Copy   

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http://www.bd.com

A healthcare company that provides biomedical solutions and diagnostic and preclinical systems to life science professionals.

Proper citation: Becton Dickinson and Company (RRID:SCR_008418) Copy   

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http://thelongevityfoundation.org/

Funding resource that supports research into A-T (Ataxia Telangiectasia) and other debilitating, degenerative diseases plaguing human kind, including cancer and neuro-degeneration associated with auto-immunity and aging. Researchers share their findings and collaborate with each other. The research must lead to practical, near-term treatments and cures to receive funds. The researchers have found treatments and cures that are the first of their kind in the world. Over $850,000 in direct research grants have been made. These grants have leveraged over $9 million in research resources contributed by partner institutions. We pay the research institutions for direct costs only. We pay no administrative, indirect, or overhead costs.

Proper citation: Longevity Foundation (RRID:SCR_006338) Copy   

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http://www.neuroinf.jp/

The Japan Node of the INCF coordinates neuroinformatics activities within Japan and represents Japanese efforts in INCF. This site provides information about Japanese neuroinformatics platforms (NI Platforms) and the techniques and tools available from the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF). The Neuroinformatics Japan Center (NIJC) will also supply techniques and tools developed at RIKEN BSI and at other research groups in Japan. INCF expects each national node to: 1. Actively formulate and implement the INCF Work Programs, 2. Coordinate and facilitate local neuroinformatics research activities at the national level, 3. Encourage neuroinformatics data sharing that conforms with INCF standards, and 4. Promote neuroinformatics development that supports the goals of INCF. The Neuroinformatics Japan Center (NIJC) represents the Japan Node. Together with the Japan Node Committee and the Platform Subcommittees, we promote domestic activities of neuroinformatics. Platform Subcommittee members collaborate to develop databases that are available for use on the website. Standing at the intersection of neuroscience and information science, the field of neuroinformatics develops the tools to house, share and analyze neuroscientific data, and to create computational models of brain. NIJC supports researchers developing and maintaining neuroscience databases, provides a portal for these databases and Neuroinformatics, and is designing the infrastructure for Neuroinformatics. It is also developing database technologies, and facilitates cooperation and distribution of the information stored in those databases. The activities of the Japan Node * Shaping domestic neuroinformatics research and directions (Japan Node Committee) * Advising on Intellectual Property Rights and protecting experimental subjects (Japan Node Committee) * Developing and publishing brain science databases (Platform Subcommittee) * Coordinating database management (Platform Subcommittee) * Disseminating neuroinformatics information via the web portal * Developing the infrastructure for brain science information and neuroinformatics * Supporting the development and diffusion of neuroinformatics technology

Proper citation: INCF Japan Node (RRID:SCR_006569) Copy   

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http://obssr.od.nih.gov/index.aspx

An NIH office devoted to the study of the role of behavioral and social factors in illness and health. Its mission is to stimulate behavioral and social sciences research throughout NIH and to integrate these areas of research more fully into others of the NIH health research enterprise, thereby improving our understanding, treatment, and prevention of disease. To provide the OBSSR with counsel in fulfilling its mission, the Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee (BSSR CC) serves as an internal advisory board. The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) opened officially on July 1, 1995. The major responsibilities of the office and its director, set forth in its formal mission statement, are: * To provide leadership and direction in the development, refinement, and implementation of a trans-NIH plan to increase the scope of and support for behavioral and social sciences research. * To inform and advise the NIH director and other key officials of trends and developments having significant bearing on the missions of the NIH, DHHS, and other federal agencies. * To serve as the principal NIH spokesperson regarding research on the importance of behavioral, social, and lifestyle factors in the causation, treatment, and prevention of diseases; and to advise and consult on these topics with NIH scientists and others within and outside the federal government. * To develop a standard definition of behavioral and social sciences research, assess the current levels of NIH support for this research, and develop an overall strategy for the uniform expansion and integration * of these disciplines across NIH institutes and centers. * To develop initiatives designed to stimulate research in the behavioral and social sciences arena, integrate a bio-behavioral perspective across the research areas of the NIH, and encourage the study of behavioral and social sciences across NIH''s institutes and centers. * To initiate and promote studies to evaluate the contributions of behavioral, social, and lifestyle determinants in the development, course, treatment, and prevention of illness and related public health problems. * To provide leadership in ensuring that findings from behavioral and social sciences research are disseminated to the public. * To sponsor seminars, symposia, workshops, and conferences at the NIH and at national and international scientific meetings on state-of-the-art behavioral and social sciences research. Funding Opportunities Announcements (FOA) Since opening its doors in 1995, The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) has worked to achieve the goals of its authorizing legislation by effectively highlighting and supporting the scientific opportunities that exist in basic and applied behavioral and social sciences research. Guided by its Strategic Plan, OBSSR has been working actively with its IC partners to develop funding opportunities in the behavioral and social sciences. Although OBSSR does not have grant-making authority, it has been active in organizing and funding (through transfers to NIH Institutes and Centers) a variety of trans-NIH research programs. Scientific Areas The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Researchs (OBSSR) leadership is crucial at a time when exciting scientific opportunities, persistent public health needs, and emergent public health challenges face our nation. The vision of the office is to bring together the biomedical, behavioral, and social science communities to work more collaboratively to solve complex pressing health challenges. Notable areas of research where OBSSR has led efforts and encourages research include: * Biopsychosocial Interactions * Methodology (including Systems Science and CBPR) * Genes, Behavior and Environment * Social and Cultural Factors in Health * Health and Behavior * Translation OBSSR Training & Education Opportunities The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) develops and coordinates training and career development opportunities with the NIH Institutes and Centers.

Proper citation: Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (RRID:SCR_006554) Copy   

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http://www.theearlab.org

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 13, 2026. Computationally oriented experimental laboratory interested in the encoding of auditory information in the cerebral cortex and brainstem, and in the mechanisms of tinnitus and the effect of various drugs (Lidocaine, steroids, anti-oxidants) in relieving noise trauma induced tinnitus. The ferret (Mustela putorius) and the rat serve as their system model. Through chronic implants, they obtain electrophysiological data from awake behaving animals in order to investigate the response properties and functional organization of the auditory system, both in health and after noise trauma that induces tinnitus in rats. Projects: * Response Modulation to Ongoing Broadband Sounds in Primary Auditory Cortex * Neuronal Response Characteristics in the Inferior Colliculus of the Awake Ferret and Rat * Spectro-Temporal Representation of Feature Onsets in Primary Auditory Cortex * Targeting the changes in inferior colliculus induced by tinnitus

Proper citation: Ear Lab (RRID:SCR_002531) Copy   

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http://www.cpdd.vcu.edu/

The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) is an interdisciplinary research society whose members address problems of drug dependence in the broadest range of scientific disciplines, including chemistry, basic biology, pharmacology, behavioral science, clinical research, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and history. CPDD serves as an interface among governmental, industrial and academic communities maintaining liaisons with regulatory and research agencies as well as educational, treatment, and prevention facilities in the drug abuse field. It also functions as a collaborating center of the World Health Organization. The Annual Scientific Meeting: Since 1938, a major focus of the CPDD's activities has been its sponsorship of an annual scientific meeting. This conference serves as a forum bringing together basic scientists and clinical investigators from industry, academia, and government. Representatives of regulatory agencies, as well as scientists and professionals in a number of diverse disciplines interested in the biochemical, behavioral, and public health aspects of drug dependence participate. Special Conferences: Periodically, the College sponsors conferences focused on timely topics of interest to researchers, government, industry, and the public. In recent years, CPDD has organized meetings on Abuse Liability Assessment of CNS Drugs; Drug Formulation and Abuse Liability; Pre-Clinical Abuse Liability Testing; Women and Smoking: Understanding Socioeconomic Influences; and Risk Management and Post-Marketing Surveillance for CNS-Acting Drugs. Consultation Activities: The CPDD provides consulting expertise in the area of epidemiology, treatment, prevention, and all the basic and clinical sciences related to drug dependence, drug abuse, and their behavioral and medical consequences. Sponsorship of Drug and Alcohol Dependence: The CPDD sponsors the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, published by Elsevier. A principal goal of the journal is to provide a source of quality, timely reports of scientific advances in substance abuse research. The journal is international in scope and interdisciplinary in coverage. The CPDD invites contributors. Donations Tax-deductible donations can be made to CPDD to support the Annual Scientific Meeting, testing facilities, drug assessment activities and Awards for Excellence.

Proper citation: College on Problems of Drug Dependence (RRID:SCR_002618) Copy   

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http://camera.calit2.net/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented May 26, 2016; however, the URL provides links to associated projects and data. A suite of data query, download, upload, analysis and sharing tools serving the needs of the microbial ecology research community, and other scientists using metagenomics data.

Proper citation: Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Marine Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis (RRID:SCR_002676) Copy   

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