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  • Jun 2025

    June 2025

    Complete telomere-to telomere genome sequencing of six ape species representing all of the main ape lineages was e-published in the journal Nature last April (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39131277/). Through a major collaborative effort, the authors used these assemblies to characterize a host of common as well as species-specific genomic characteristics, including new genes, structural variants, and regions of rapid divergence. The open-source data is a valuable resource investigating the evolutionary history of our closest relatives and shedding light on human evolution.

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  • Feb 2025

    February 2025

    In a recent paper in the journal Geroscience, Huber HF et al (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39585646/) characterize and compare the lifespan and health span of 12 nonhuman primate (NHP) species that are commonly used in biomedical research. This comprehensive study included data from 12,269 NHPs that survived to adulthood and died of natural or health-related causes and provides a valuable resource for the aging research community.

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  • Jan 2023

    Samples from Nonhuman Primates Now Available from NIA’s Aging Cell Repository

    Biological samples from nonhuman primates are now available from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Aging Cell Repository. The collection of nonhuman primate biomaterials available for distribution has recently been expanded to include 27 unique species, up from 10 previously. Several species have a broad representation of sex and age.

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  • Sep 2022

    The NIA Aging Cell Repository: A Resource to Foster Collaborations Across RCCN

    How might your aging research benefit from or contribute to the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Aging Cell Repository? A recent webinar hosted by the NIA's Research Centers Collaborative Network explored the background of the collection held at Coriell, an introduction to induced pluripotent stem cells, and and the important role the Aging Cell Repository plays in aging research today.

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  • Apr 2022

    New Stem Cell Lines added to the National Institute on Aging’s Cell Repository

    Three novel human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) lines have been added to the Aging Cell Repository of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a biorepository of cell lines and DNA that includes samples from aging cohorts and premature aging disorders. The biorepository has been in the care of the Coriell Institute for Medical Research for nearly 50 years.

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  • Nov 2019

    Samples from The 90+ Study Added to NIA Aging Cell Repository

    The samples – a total of 351 lymphoblastoid cell lines – are associated with a long-term study of aging known as The 90+ Study. The 90+ Study is administered by a team of scientists from the University of California Irvine and its goal is to investigate the basic lifestyle and biological factors which underlie advanced aging.

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  • Nov 2019

    New Stem Cell Lines Added to Aging Cell Repository

    A pair of new induced pluripotent stem cell lines has been added to the Aging Cell Repository, a collection of biomaterials sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA).

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  • Jun 2019

    New IPSC Lines Added to National Institute on Aging’s Aging Cell Repository

    Two new lines of induced pluripotent stem cells are now available to researchers through the National Institute on Aging’s Aging Cell Repository, housed and distributed by the Coriell Institute for Medical Research. The addition of these two lines brings the total number of highly-characterized iPSC lines offered through this collection to five.

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  • Sep 2018

    Cost-sharing Policy Reinstated for Samples in Aging Cell Repository

    Starting October 1, 2018, the National Institute on Aging will restore its cost-sharing policy with researchers regarding samples ordered from the Aging Cell Repository.

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  • Sep 2017

    Congratulations to NIA’s Nancy Nadon, PhD, on Retirement

    It’s with mixed emotion that we at the Coriell Institute for Medical Research congratulate longtime program officer Nancy Nadon, PhD, on her recent retirement from the National Institute of Aging.

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