{"id":6694,"date":"2023-03-07T12:59:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T17:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cte\/?page_id=6694"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:25:01","slug":"pathology-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cte\/our-research\/pathology-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathology Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pathological research department at the BU CTE Center, operates the UNITE Brain Bank and BU ADRC Brain Bank, and works closely with the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) Brain Bank and Department of Veterans Affairs Biorepository Brain Bank (VABBB) to study tissue and fluid samples from brain donors. Our neuropathologists examine frozen and fixed tissue for genetic, molecular, and other projects, and to provide UNITE and BU ADRC brain donor families with diagnoses. They work to publicize the findings and maintain the storage of the tissue and samples.<\/span><\/p>\n

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UNITE Brain Bank<\/strong><\/p>\n

The UNITE B<\/span><\/span><\/span>rain Bank is the largest tissue repository in the world focused on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The brain bank collects central nervous system tissue samples (brain, spinal cord and eyes) from deceased athletes, military veterans, and others to better understand the long-term effects of repetitive head impacts, TBI and CTE. Ann McKee, MD and her team of neuropathologists, clinicians, and investigators have published more than 175 peer-reviewed papers and studies focused on CTE in highly regarded journals. They\u2019ve also written more than 30 grants to support the daily operations of the brain bank.<\/p>\n

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