NIH Brain Development Cohorts (NBDC) and Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Biospecimen Access

The National Institute on Drug Abuse is offering the scientific community an opportunity to request access to biospecimens from three major longitudinal studies: the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study, and the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. The aim is to support research that aligns with the original study objectives, maximizing the scientific utility of these valuable and limited samples. Proposals are encouraged to broaden understanding of how genetic and environmental factors, including substance exposures, influence health and disease throughout a person’s lifetime. This opportunity is grounded in federal legislation and regulations, specifically Sections 301 and 405 of the Public Health Service Act and relevant parts of the Code of Federal Regulations, which enable the National Institutes of Health to forecast and manage such grants. The announcement was made by the Department of Health and Human Services through the National Institutes of Health and provides contact information for inquiries, facilitating researcher engagement. This initiative represents a strategic effort to leverage existing large-scale cohort studies for furthering knowledge in brain development and public health.