Be a Game Changer

Together with researchers, clinicians and volunteers across the Puget Sound, we're ushering in a new era of medical treatments, innovative therapies and future cures for immune system diseases that affect millions - and impact everyone.

Who Can Join

People of all ages, those with and without immune system diseases, can participate.

  • Age 1 and older
  • Willing to share health data
  • 30-45 minutes per appointment

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How it Works

Breakthroughs start with people just like you. Blood samples and health data collected from volunteers make our research possible.

  1. SIGN UP

    When you volunteer to give blood and share health data, you help advance important research that leads to future treatments and cures.

  2. TALK TO US

    We'll be in touch to answer your questions, ask a few screening questions of our own and schedule an appointment that is convenient for you.

  3. GIVE BLOOD

    At your appointment, we create your health profile and you give blood. Each sample is labeled by number only to ensure confidentiality. You may receive a stipend for participating.

Learn about Biorepositories

Healthy Volunteer Biorepository

Donated samples and health information from people that do not have an immune-mediated or autoimmune disease are used by BRI scientists to better understand the causes and long term health effects of immune mediated diseases, as well as to explore better treatment options.

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Allergies & Asthma Biorepository

Researchers are working with allergy and asthma biomarkers to better understand the immune response that leads to allergic reaction, monitor disease progression and focus new allergy vaccine therapies on the portions of the allergen molecule that provoke immune response.

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Celiac Disease Biorepository

Researchers are using the celiac disease biorepository to better understand the progression of this disease and identify targets for new therapies. Scientists are also investigating how genetic risk factors for celiac disease affect the immune system to cause disease.

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Diabetes Biorepository

Scientists are involved in studying multiple aspects of the immune system and its relation to type 1 diabetes. While some research is conducted in models of diabetes, many researchers study human blood samples to gain a better understanding of the disease.

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Down Syndrome Biorepository

Down Syndrome Biorepository

Researchers are investigating the relationship between Down syndrome and autoimmune disease to better understand why patients with Down syndrome have increased risk of developing autoimmune diseases and in order to identify new treatment approaches for autoimmune diseases.

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Infectious Diseases & Vaccines Biorepository

Researchers are working to better understand the nature of the human immune response to bacterial, fungal and viral infections, which are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide.

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Biorepository

Researchers are working to learn how and why inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) develops, better understand the biomarkers associated with the progression of IBD and identify targets for new therapies.

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Multiple Sclerosis - Neurological Diseases Biorepository

Scientists are working to better understand the nature of multiple sclerosis (MS) disease initiation and progression to better target therapy. BRI scientists recently discovered novel biomarkers of MS that can be used to gauge disease activity and as a target for new therapies.

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Rheumatic Disease Biorepository

Researchers are studying the molecular and genetic profiles of people with rheumatic diseases compared to healthy people to better understand the disease mechanisms at onset and investigate possible environmental factors that could contribute to the diseases.

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