Resources for Researchers

NIAID Schistosomiasis Resource Center

Application and Approval Process

To order infected snails and mammals or molecular reagents

Register with BEI Resources Repository (BEI) to request materials. Registered scientists may request reagents through the BEI Resources catalog online. After your registration application has been approved, you will receive a login name and password. Use these to log in to the website and access the catalog and shopping cart.

An attempt will be made to fill all requests. The annual limit for quantities of materials is indicated on the requisition. However, justifications for exceeding these quantities may be considered.

To obtain support services

Contact the NIAID Schistosomiasis Resource Center to obtain

• Standard Operating Procedures for working with infected animals
• Technical information on snail cultivation, parasite collection, and host infection
• Backup for investigators who have had problems maintaining life-cycle stages of parasites in their own laboratories