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Apply to use BLSA data and specimens for scientific projects and grant applications.

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How to Apply

In general you will begin the process with a pre-analysis plan in which you should briefly describe your research objectives and the study you would like conduct with BLSA data. For approval, projects must be scientifically sound, address issues highly relevant to aging, and be accomplished within the scope of the BLSA. Instructions for how to apply

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The BLSA is conducted by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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