Biobank and Genetics Studies

The Rogers Research Center Biobank was created to better understand how genetics contribute to mental health and addiction. By collecting genetic samples from people with complex mental health problems and tracking their treatment progress, our researchers and partners hope to find more personalized and effective ways to treat these conditions. This could lead to more targeted and successful treatments based on a person's unique genetic makeup.

The Biobank invites current and past patient volunteers, as well as their families to contribute biological samples to our repository for existing and future research. If you have been invited to contribute a sample to our Biobank, here you’ll find more information about our active studies, research prospects, and what you can expect throughout the experience.

Genetics studies currently recruiting volunteer samples:

Rogers Research Center Biobank Repository

Rogers Research Center Biobank intends to grow our repository of genetic samples from current and former patients and their families to reach 100,000 samples. These samples will be used for current and future research studies to explore mental health genetic risk factor identification and predicted response to behavioral therapy, medications, and other treatments and interventions for the complex conditions we treat at Rogers.

Baylor College of Medicine and Rogers Research Center partnership for the Latino Trans-Ancestry Initiative for OCD Genomics

This multi-site, international research project is recruiting patients of Latin American, Hispanic, and Brazilian descent to investigate how genetic factors influence the risk of developing OCD in Latin American individuals. This study also seeks to expand the genome-wide association study (GWAS) to better identify genomic variants across populations. An estimated 5,000 individuals aged 7-89 will be recruited for this study. This study is funded by the National Institutes of Health.

University of California San Francisco and Rogers Research Center partnership for Breaking through OCD Genetics

This multi-site, nationwide research project is recruiting patients with clinically diagnosed OCD. Each participant will contribute a clinical history and a blood sample from which researchers will attempt to identify de novo mutations, a change in the DNA sequence of a gene that is seen for the first time in a person that has not appeared in previous generations of their family, and leverage those to discover OCD risk genes. An estimated 1,000 participants will be recruited for this study.

How to donate a sample

Biobank sample collection happens a few different ways. We have sample collection sites locally in Wisconsin in some of our clinics, and we have mailers we can send to anyone across the country.

You may have already received an invitation via email to donate a sample. If that’s how you’ve come across this page, here’s the information you need to know:

Steps:

If you haven’t received an email invitation but would like to contribute a sample. Please complete this form and a member of our team will reach out to you.

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