Brain Bank

The Brain Bank was developed with two service-minded objectives:

• Provide a free brain autopsy to confirm clinical diagnosis.
• Collect, bank and provide brain tissue to qualified scientific researchers studying diseases related to dementia.

The GIA Brain Bank (Director, Ruben Gonzales) not only serves families of patients with dementia/AD but 
also provides an opportunity for research on brain tissues.  Based on our recently completed molecular quality analysis (RIN) of our 200 GIA brains, we can say with confidence that half of them are of the quality level suitable for use and perhaps sharing for research.  We already used some brain samples for our own research.  This will greatly enhance our grant applications and our ability to collaborate and advance knowledege about AD and interventions.