A system of containers having an organ holding
container in a compartment, the compartment having its major interior
walls being a heat transfer cup, the exterior of the heat transfer
cup being another compartment for holding heat absorbing material
(ice and water), the two compartments surrounded by a wall and lids
of a heat insulating material.
The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
requests a limited competition to provide continued support for
a human tissue organ research resource (HTOR) at a national tissue
and organ procurement and distribution center. The overarching purpose
of the research funded by NCRR is to reduce the burden on the society
of morbidity and mortality of diverse conditions and diseases and
understand normal human tissue and organ function. The resource
described by this RFA focuses on access and providing a resource
for biomedical research.