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Affiliated Core Facilities

An arm with blood being drawn which is used for aging biomarker analysis.

Aging Biomarkers Core Facility

The Aging Biomarkers Core (ABC) works closely with basic, clinical, population and translational researchers to create, manage and execute aging biomarker studies. We can assist with protocol and grant design, assay development, biomarker measurement and data interpretation.

MRI brain scans

Buckeye Brain Aging Lab

The Buckeye Brain Aging Lab (B-BAL), directed by Dr. Scott Hayes, investigates how modifiable lifestyle factors, including physical fitness, gait, balance, sleep, and nutrition, influence cognitive function and brain health in aging and neurodegenerative disease.
The NRIBBB research team standing in lab coats.

Neuroscience Research Institute Brain Bank and Biorepository (NRI-BBB)

The NRI-BBB is a state-of-the-art resource at The Ohio State University that supports innovative neuroscience research and clinical studies. The NRI-BBB collects, processes, and stores a wide range of biospecimens, including cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, surgical tissues, biopsy specimens, and postmortem brain tissue, enabling translational research across neurological and neurodegenerative diseases.