The NUgene Project

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Mission

NUgene is a biospecimen repository with longitudinal medical information from ~10,000 participating patients at Northwestern-affiliated outpatient clinics and hospitals. Participants consent to genetic research on their DNA samples and health data. NUgene is an institutional resource providing investigators with coded DNA samples and data for genomics research, as well as a vehicle for participant recruitment and contact for secondary studies (>10,500 patients).

Services Offered

• Coded DNA samples and questionnaire/health data
• Co-recruitment of research subjects to bank participant DNA
• Participant contact for secondary studies
• Grant application support (ie. preliminary study feasibility assessments)
• IRB application consultation
• Study consultation
• Genomic data on 6,000 participants
• Whole genome data on 1,200 participants
• Support for managing and storing your biorepository’s DNA samples