AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource
The AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR) is the only collector of HIV/AIDS malignancy biospecimens and distributor to researchers and medical professionals at no cost around the globe. The biorepository collects, stores, and properly distributes biospecimens from individuals who have contracted HIV/AIDS with a wide array of contracted diseases due to this diagnosis, specifically, cancers, pre-, and post-HAART. The ACSR’s mission statement is, “to acquire, store, and equitably distribute these tumor tissues and biological fluids along with associated clinical data to investigators conducting HIV/AIDS-related research (1)”.
References
- "AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource". AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource.
- "AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource". National Institute of Health. 10 July 2017.
- Ayers, Leona W.; Silver, Sylvia; McGrath, Michael S.; Orenstein, Jan M. (2007). "The AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource: Role in HIV/AIDS scientific discovery". Infectious Agents and Cancer. Springer Nature. 2: 7. doi:10.1186/1750-9378-2-7. PMC 1851770. PMID 17335575.
- Ayers, L. W.; Silver, S.; Orenstein, J. M.; McGrath, M. S.; Garcia, D. L. (2011). The AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource. Methods in Molecular Biology. 675. U.S. National Library of Medicine. pp. 193–203. doi:10.1007/978-1-59745-423-0_8. ISBN 978-1-58829-995-6. PMID 20949389. Search this book on
- "AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource Renewed with $22 Million Grant". The George Washington University.
- "The GW biorepository". The George Washington University.
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