Active CoPARC Lab Processing and Experimental Methods

Current methods for the processing of CoPARC AUD, Cannabis, Control, and Cell Culture samples performed in the CoPARC laboratory are listed below.

• Current AUD, Cannabis and Control Biospecimen Processing Methods

Current methods for the processing of CoPARC RF and Burn samples are listed below.

• Current RF and Burn Biospecimen Processing Methods

Who Directs and Distributes CoPARC Data and Samples?

• CoPARC Steering Committee

Requirements for Receiving CoPARC Samples and Data

• Necessary regulatory (IRB) approval will be required for proposed projects prior to sites receiving samples or data.
• The CoPARC Steering Committee may request modifications or clarifications of the proposed protocol prior to its approval based on their review. 
• All data generated through the resources of this consortium will be uploaded to the consortium's main data set in a timely fashion, but may not be accessed without approval from the CoPARC Steering Committee.

Prioritization of CoPARC Sample and Data Distribution

The committee will make every effort to honor all requests.

• Availability of needed samples and its ease of acquisition
• Quantity and type of samples needed
• Timeframe that investigator requests to receive samples
• Quantity and type of samples previously given to the site
• Study design of proposed experiments with samples
• Funding available to requesting investigator(s) to conduct the project
  • In order to determine priority order of sample distribution, please email the following to ellen.burnham@cuanschutz.edu and Suzanne.slaughter@cuanschutz.edu
    • Up-to-date biosketch of principal investigator(s)
    • CoPARC Sample and Data Request Form

To view the different types of samples CoPARC collects, click here

To view past CoPARC sample utilization, click here

Samples Available from Other Consortium Members

Consortium sites that have samples available for sharing. Those sites will update CoPARC with the number and type of samples quarterly so that CoPARC team members can facilitate the shipment of samples from those sites to the requesting investigator(s). The following consortium members are participating:

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

• Calfee Lab
  • https://calfeelab.ucsf.edu/ 
• Carolyn Calfee, MD, MS 
  • carolyn.calfee@ucsf.edu
    

University of Nebraska Medical Center

• Alcohol Center of Research-Nebraska (ACORN)
  • https://www.unmc.edu/intmed/research/alcohol
• Kristina Bailey, MD
  • kbailey@unmc.edu
• Todd Wyatt, PhD
  • twyatt@unmc.edu