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Gulf War Update

Gulf War Update. William J. Goldberg PhD Portfolio Manager Gulf War Research Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans Affairs. GULF WAR BIOREPOSITORY TRUST. GW Biorepository Trust. Scope Brain Spinal Cord Blood/Serum Other organs if deemed apprpriate Purpose

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Gulf War Update

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  1. Gulf War Update William J. Goldberg PhD Portfolio Manager Gulf War Research Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans Affairs

  2. GULF WAR BIOREPOSITORY TRUST

  3. GW Biorepository Trust • Scope • Brain • Spinal Cord • Blood/Serum • Other organs if deemed apprpriate • Purpose • Tissue bank for the ALS Registry • Tissue collection from Gulf War Veterans at VAMC’s • Collect high quality biological specimens linked to clinical information from consenting Gulf War era veterans and controls

  4. GW Biorespository Trust • Progress to date • IRB approval obtained for the Biorespository Trust • Project Coordinator hired • IRB amendments submitted at Boston and Durham for collection of postmortem tissue and linkage to the ALS Registry • Tissue collection procedures have been submitted to IRB for approval • Specialized shipping services (24/7) established • Specialized equipment for dissection of CNS tissue (brain & spinal cord) has been purchased • In process of contracting with New York Brain bank to process ALS brains and Spinal Cord until site at Tucson is ready to take over • In process of establishing a national network of pathologists and assistants

  5. PORTFOLIO UPDATE

  6. FY 06 Gulf War Portfolio • ~ $13.7 million for new and ongoing projects. • 64 total projects supported in FY06 • 19 new projects initiated in FY06

  7. Funding Trends

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