News
New Study: HCT for SCD (data)
Posted on April 8, 2021
A new study, Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease (HCT for SCD), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Study: CDP (data)
Posted on March 19, 2021
A new study, Coronary Drug Project (CDP), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
Biorepository COVID-19 Resources
Posted on March 18, 2021
In collaboration with the NHLBI Biorepository and the Trans-NIH AgingResearchBiobank Steering Committee, NHLBI has developed COVID-19 Biorepository FAQs to serve as a resource/reference for the scientific community. This includes descriptions of enhanced procedures employed by the Biorepository to ensure staff safety and to mitigate the potential of airborne exposure to COVID-19 virus particles, as well as references to CDC shipping guidelines for suspected and confirmed SARS-CoV-2 patient specimens, cultures, or isolates. Click here to access this FAQ document.
New Study: CARE-MIST (data)
Posted on February 24, 2021
A new study, Childhood Asthma Research and Education (CARE) Network Trial – Maintenance Versus Intermittent Inhaled Steroids in Wheezing Toddlers (MIST), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
Data Update for FHS-Cohort
Posted on February 16, 2021
Data have been updated for the Framingham Heart Study-Cohort (FHS-Cohort). The data now include event follow-up through 2018.
New Study: PRIDE (data)
Posted on February 4, 2021
A new study, PRograms to Increase Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Health-related Research (PRIDE), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Study: RESTORE (data)
Posted on January 19, 2021
A new study, Randomized Evaluation of Sedation Titration for Respiratory Failure (RESTORE), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Study: PETAL-ORCHID (data)
Posted on December 23, 2020
A new study, Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Clinical Trials Network - Outcomes Related to COVID-19 treated with Hydroxychloroquine among In-patients with symptomatic Disease (ORCHID), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Study: BABY HUG (data)
Posted on December 18, 2020
A new study, Hydroxyurea to Prevent Organ Damage in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia (BABY HUG) Phase III Clinical Trial and Follow-Up Observational Studies I and II, has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Study: CHIVES (data)
Posted on December 16, 2020
A new study, Coupons for Healthy Intake Using Variable Economic Strategies (CHIVES), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Study: LTRC (data and specimens)
Posted on November 30, 2020
A new study, Lung Tissue Research Consortium (LTRC), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data and specimens from this study are available for requests.
Data Update for SPRINT
Posted on November 19, 2020
Data have been updated for the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) study. The data now include the Pulse Wave Velocity ancillary study as well as updates to the MRI and MIND data.
New Study: CARE-PACT (data)
Posted on November 13, 2020
A new study, Childhood Asthma Research and Education (CARE) Network Trial - Pediatric Asthma Controller Trial (PACT), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Study: CARE-CLIC (data)
Posted on November 10, 2020
A new study, Childhood Asthma Research and Education (CARE) Network Characterizing the Response to a Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist and an Inhaled Corticosteroid (CLIC), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Study: COPTR (data)
Posted on October 27, 2020
A new study, Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research consortium (COPTR) Now Everybody Together for Amazing and Healthful Kids (NET-Works); Growing Right Onto Wellness (GROW); Ideas Moving Parents and Adolescents to Change Together (IMPACT); Clinic, Family & Community Collaboration to Treat Overweight and Obese Children (Stanford GOALS), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Non-BioLINCC Resource: INHALD Study (specimens and data)
Posted on August 28, 2020
The Investigating HIV-Associated Lung Disease (INHALD) study has been posted to website as a non-BioLINCC resource for biospecimens and study datasets.
For more information:
https://biolincc.nhlbi.nih.gov/studies/inhald-non/
https://biolincc.nhlbi.nih.gov/nonbiolincc_resources/
New Study: CARE-MARS (data)
Posted on August 24, 2020
A new study, Childhood Asthma Research and Education (CARE) Network Trial - Montelukast or Azithromycin for Reduction of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Childhood Asthma (MARS), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
Data Update for GUIDE-IT
Posted on August 13, 2020
Data have been updated for the Guiding Evidence Based Therapy Using Biomarker Intensified Treatment in Heart Failure (GUIDE-IT) study. The data now include quality of life data.
New Study: CARE-AIMS (data)
Posted on August 12, 2020
A new study, Childhood Asthma Research and Education (CARE) Network Trial - Acute Intervention Management Strategies (AIMS), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Study: ATTRACT (data)
Posted on July 28, 2020
A new study, Acute Venous Thrombosis: Thrombus Removal With Adjunctive Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis (ATTRACT), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Study: PETAL-LOTUS FRUIT (data)
Posted on July 1, 2020
A new study, Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) - Low Tidal Volume Universal Support Feasibility of Recruitment for Interventional Trial (LOTUS FRUIT), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Study: CARE-BADGER (data)
Posted on May 26, 2020
A new study, Childhood Asthma Research and Education (CARE) Network Trial - Best Add-On Therapy Giving Effective Response (BADGER), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Funding Opportunity: BioData Catalyst Research Opportunity
Posted on May 22, 2020
A second round of the NHLBI BioData Catalyst Fellows Program fellowship opportunities has just been announced. Please encourage early-career researchers in your community to apply.
The application process opens on May 15, 2020. The deadline to submit is June 26, 2020 11:59 PM Eastern Time. For more information, please review the Call for Proposals on the BioData Catalyst website.
Questions regarding the Fellows Program may be directed to the NHLBI BioData Catalyst Help Desk and by selecting the type “Fellows Program” from the contact form.
For details on additional funding opportunities go to: Funding Opportunities
New Study: iCOMPARE (data)
Posted on May 20, 2020
A new study, Individualized Comparative Effectiveness of Models Optimizing Patient Safety and Resident Education (iCOMPARE), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
New Study: REDS III-U.S. Zika (data)
Posted on May 4, 2020
A new study, Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study III (REDS III) U.S. Natural History Cohort of Zika Virus RNA Positive Blood Donors (U.S. Zika), has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
Data Update for FHS-Cohort
Posted on May 1, 2020
Data have been updated for the Framingham Heart Study-Cohort (FHS-Cohort). The data now include examination data from the first 32 clinical exams, selected ancillary data, and event follow-up through 2017.
Data Update for FHS-Offspring
Posted on April 27, 2020
Data have been updated for the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) Offspring (OS) and OMNI 1 Cohorts. The data now include Framingham Offspring examination data from the first 9 clinical exams and selected ancillary data and event follow-up through 2017. Also included are the first 4 exams from the OMNI 1 cohort.
Data Update for MESA
Posted on April 22, 2020
Data have been updated for the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). The data now include examination MESA clinical events through calendar year 2015 and MESA ejection fraction from CHF events through calendar year 2015.
New Study: AsthmaNet-Microbiome (data)
Posted on April 15, 2020
A new study, AsthmaNet Airway Microbiome in Asthma: Relationships to Asthma Phenotype and Inhaled Corticosteroid Treatment, has been posted to BioLINCC. Data from this study are available for requests.
Data Update for ARIC Study
Posted on April 14, 2020
Data have been updated for the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC) study including cohort follow-up data through 2016. Now available are data from v1-v5 examination cycles, collated annual follow-up communication data for contact years 2-28, and follow-up for mortality, heart disease, and stroke events through 2016 in addition to 7 ancillary studies.
Funding Opportunities Added
Posted on August 30, 2019
New information regarding secondary data and/or biospecimen analysis funding opportunities from NHLBI, NIDDK, and FDA has been added to the funding opportunities page. These NIH Exploratory (R21) grant funding opportunities may be applicable to research using BioLINCC resources. Additionally included is an NHLBI released Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) on Data Science R01 applications. Please see the funding opportunities page, which includes links to the NIH grant announcements, for more information.