The UK Multiple Sclerosis Tissue Bank
Welcome Introduction How to register as a tissue donor Raising awareness of all those affected by MS Donation of Tissue Requesting tissue for research on multiple sclerosis Promoting the Tissue Bank in the research community The Bank Statement Issue One Issue Two Issue Three Articles MS Matters Insight - Banking on the future MS Frontiers - A very special bank MS Frontiers - Making a very special contribution Links: Department of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Department of Neuropathology Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies E-mail: ukmstissuebank@imperial.ac.uk	the Bank StatementIssue one (The Bank Statement is also available as a PDF document.) Changes at the Tissue Bank New logo The Tissue Bank's new logo is shown on the front of the newsletter. We would like to think that it highlights that the brain and spinal cord are vital for research and that the UK Multiple Sclerosis Tissue Bank acts as an essential resource for scientists working to find the causes and better treatments for MS. Emergency Donor Line As a result of changes imposed by BT, our new telephone numbers are: 07 659 132 045 Only for emergencies - e.g. to inform us of the death of a tissue donor. Both the new and the old number (01893 300 300) can be used now, but the old number will not work after 27th April 2001. Office numbers 020 7594 9734 (telephone) 020 7594 9735 (fax) (use for all enquiries about the Tissue Bank) E-mail mstissuebank@imperial.ac.uk (this stays the same as before) Donor card Your new Tissue Bank Donor Card is enclosed with the new Emergency Donor Line number on it. We have also printed your name, registration date and card number and left a space for you to sign. Please telephone us if you need extra copies of your card. put the new Tissue Bank's phone numbers on your registration forms let everyone concerned know that the emergency number has changed throw away your old yellow donor card - keep your new orange one handy! Let us know of any changes that we need to make to our copy of your consent forms, (eg change of address, next of kin or GP) if you do not wish to receive another newsletter how we can improve what we do at the Tissue Bank, we value your feedback page 4 page 1/ page 2/ page 3/ page 4
	The UK Multiple Sclerosis Tissue Bank Division of Neuroscience and Mental Health Imperial College London Hammersmith Campus Du Cane Road London W12 0NN Tel: 020 7594 9734 Fax: 020 7594 9735 E-mail: ukmstissuebank@imperial.ac.uk
The UK Multiple Sclerosis Tissue Bank is funded by the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, registered charity 207495.