Submit a Proposal - Specimen Repository

The use of specimens at the repositories for research beyond the study for which they were originally collected requires a formal study proposal. This proposal is called a New Works Concept Sheet, or NWCS.

The NWCS proposal submission and review process happens outside this website. Each clinical trial network has a different submission process. Review the applicable submission process and follow the network's instructions.

ACTG request process
IMPAACT request process
HVTN request process

Before you submit...

Please be sure to do the following before submitting a proposal:

Use the search tool to see what types of specimens are available.
Review articles already published about studies that collected specimens at the repositories. Links to these articles can be found using the search tool .
Review the NWCS submission process for the network that collected the specimens.