THE STANLEY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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Neuropathology Brain Tissue Repository
NEUROPATHOLOGY: BRAIN TISSUE REPOSITORY AND NEUROPATHOLOGY LABORATORY: STORES AND PROCESSES POSTMORTEM BRAIN TISSUE, LIVER, SPLEEN, SERUM AND CSF FROM PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA, BIPOLAR DISORDER, MAJOR DEPRESSION AND FROM NORMAL CONTROL SUBJECTS. SAMPLES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TOSCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD. ALL RESEARCH DATA COLLECTED ON THE SPECIMENS IS RETURNED TO THE SMRI PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE WEB-BASED INTERACTIVE NEUROPATHOLOGY DATABASE FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3MSchizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Treatment Trials
TREATMENT TRIALS: DURING 2022, SMRI SUPPORTED 18 TRIALS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA OR BIPOLAR DISORDER. MOST OF THESE WERE DRUGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO TREAT OTHER CONDITIONS AND FOR WHICH THERE WAS REASON TO BELIEVE THEY MIGHT ALSO BE EFFECTIVE FOR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. IN ALMOST ALL CASES, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ARE UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT SUCH TRIALS BECAUSE THE DRUG IS ALREADY GENERIC OR CANNOT BE PATENTED. SMRI IS SUPPORTING MORE SUCH TREATMENT TRIALS THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5MInfectious Agents Research for Mental Health
INFECTIOUS AND NEUROVIROLOGY: SMRI IS THE MAJOR RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN THE WORLD FOCUSING ON INFECTIOUS AGENTS AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER. THE CENTER FOR THIS RESEARCH IS THE STANLEY LABORATORY OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROVIROLOGY AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY IN BALTIMORE. THIS LABORATORY WORKS CLOSELY WITH SMRI-FUNDED RESEARCHERS AT SEVERAL OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THE MAIN TARGETS OF THIS RESEARCH ARE TOXOPLASMA GONDII, THE HERPES FAMILY OF VIRUSES, AND ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5M
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