The form templates are available here so that the requestor may become familiar with the information which will be requested on web request forms. The templates are not editable and cannot be used to submit a request. You may submit a request from our list of Currently Available Collections.
Request for Materials (biospecimens, data, and/or images) (Readonly)
If you are interested in requesting specific collection materials (biospecimens, data, and/or images) from the AgingResearchBiobank, initiate or update and submit the form below and a member of the our staff will contact you within 7-10 days. If desired, you may save the form instead and return to complete it at a later time. Note that the request form will timeout after one hour of inactivity. To ensure no input is lost, please save it within one hour of beginning the form.
Who Can Submit a Request
Requests to access materials must be submitted by a Requester, generally the Principal Investigator (P.I.) who:
- Is a permanent employee of their institution at a level equivalent to, at a minimum, a tenure-track professor or senior researcher. This does not include lab technicians or trainees, e.g., post-docs or graduate students.
- Has oversight responsibility for others named on the request and who will be granted access to the materials.
- Is accountable for ensuring that all aspects of the materials and in particular data usage align with the terms of the data use agreement (OHRTA/OHDTA)/data use certification (DUC) and institutional policy.
- ► Note: Data access requestors’ responsibilities cannot be delegated.
Complete the Form Below
You will need to complete the required fields below and provide the following documentation before your request is reviewed by our scientific review committees:
If you are requesting biospecimens:
- Situation - FUNDING NOT AVAILABLE: If you do not have funding and require a Letter of Availability to be attached to a grant proposal, please note this in the "Support Information" section below. Please allow up to six weeks for the AgingResearchBiobank to provide you with such letter.
Once you have funding available, please contact us through the Comments section of your request to continue with your request process. Please see below.
Please complete all required fields to the best of your ability at the present time. Information that is only applicable after availability is known can be indicated in the field as appropriate. - Situation – FUNDING AVAILABLE: If you already have funding, you will need to complete the required fields below and provide the following documentation before your request is reviewed by our scientific review committees:
Requests will only be reviewed if all of the required documentation noted above has been submitted. The documents submitted will be examined to ensure they comply with the AgingResearchBiobank’s requirements prior to review by our review committees. If documents are missing, your submitted request will not be reviewed until the documentation is complete.
If your request is approved, an agreement ((Outgoing Human Resources Transfer Agreement (OHRTA) or Outgoing Human Data Transfer Agreement (OHDTA)) will need to be signed by the P.I. and the institution's signing official.
All fields are required.