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IIAM has a dual mission
- To give a willing donor the option of contributing organs and tissue or to offer a Gift of Body for use in medical research and education and
- To facilitate the recovery and placement of donated, non-transplantable human organs and tissue for medical research and education
Through an extensive national network of organ and tissue recovery programs, IIAM provides a variety of donated organs and tissue, both normal and diseased.
IIAM places donor organs and tissue with nationally recognized academic, governmental, pharmaceutical and private research institutions, medical schools and surgical training programs that are associated with national medical accrediting institutions, and other qualified healthcare training programs.
All recipients of donor tissue must complete an IIAM Biomaterial Transfer Agreement and receive approval from IIAM's Application Review Committee.
Click here to download the IIAM Biomaterial Transfer Agreement (PDF) for Non-Distributors i.e. Researchers seeking to obtain consented human tissue for internal/in-house research purposes.
Click here to download the IIAM Biomaterial Transfer Agreement (PDF) for Distributors i.e. Researchers seeking to obtain consented human tissue for processing and distribution to qualified research partners.
Upon completion of the application please mail it to:
IIAM
Allyson Samuel
125 May Street
Edison, NJ, 08837
The completed Biomaterial Transfer Agreement will be submitted to IIAM's Application Review Committee. The approval process takes approximately two weeks. Following approval, researcher requests are immediately included into IIAM's placement rotation.
Testing
Serological testing for infectious diseases is performed by CLIA-certified laboratories on all donors prior to distribution of tissue. Standard screenings include:
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