The Concussion & CTE Foundation® Research Registry
The Concussion & CTE Foundation® Research Registry comprises the Brain Donation Registry (BDR) and the Clinical Research Registry (CRR).
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The Concussion & CTE Foundation® Research Registry comprises the Brain Donation Registry (BDR) and the Clinical Research Registry (CRR).
The Concussion & CTE Foundation® Research Registry comprises the Brain Donation Registry (BDR) and the Clinical Research Registry (CRR). You may sign up for one or both.
The Concussion & CTE Foundation is proud to collaborate with the UNITE Brain Bank at Boston University, as well as members of the Global Brain Bank: the Australian Sports Brain Bank, the Canadian Concussion Centre, the Neurological Foundation Human Brain Bank in New Zealand, the University of Sao Paulo, and Oxford University.
Brain donation is a generous act that helps raise awareness for concussion and CTE research and allows your family to know your wishes for brain donation after death. Brain Donation Registry members will receive an informational packet on brain donation.
Browse our Brain Donation FAQ for more information. For imminent brain donation matters, please contact the respective brain banks directly.
By signing up for the Clinical Research Registry, you’ll help accelerate clinical research studies on brain injuries and CTE led by the Boston University CTE Center, the University of California San Francisco, Johns Hopkins University, and more.
Register today to begin receiving information on active studies for which you may be a fit. Thank you in advance for committing your time and effort to these important studies.
In 2008, the Concussion & CTE Foundation® partnered with Boston University and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to found what was known then as the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank. It was the first brain bank in the world dedicated to the study of CTE, and was renamed the UNITE Brain Bank in 2022.
Led by Dr. Ann McKee, the UNITE Brain Bank is the single greatest CTE research resource in the world, housing 70% of global CTE cases.
For more about the UNITE Brain Bank, including the impact that brain donation has had on our understanding of CTE, head to our brain banks page.
CTE is a global problem, but due to a lack of brain tissue, few researchers outside the United States were able to study this devastating disease. The Concussion & CTE Foundation® founded the Global Brain Bank to activate scientists from every corner of the globe in the fight against CTE.
Led by some of the world’s greatest researchers on brain trauma and CTE, the Concussion & CTE Foundation Global Brain Bank has collaborators in Australia, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, with plans for future growth.
For more about the Global Brain Bank and the importance of brain donation around the world, visit our brain banks page.
The Concussion & CTE Foundation® actively recruits for studies led by the Boston University CTE Center and renowned universities across the country. For more information on active studies, head to our clinical research page.