# LABORATORY FOR THE STUDY OF EMBRYOLOGY

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 1994 · $129,792

## Abstract

The Central Laboratory for Human Embryology is a national resource for the
collection, study, description and distribution of human embryonic and
fetal tissue.  During the past 30 years, our ability to reliably obtain,
stage, identify and distribute conceptal tissues nationwide has resulted in
approximately 600 publications from several hundred laboratories.
Additionally, intramural research has yielded several hundred more
published manuscripts including some that serve as standards for human
prenatal growth and development.   Although specimens are routinely shipped
to widely dispersed sites, this laboratory has served as a nucleus for the
many research programs that employ human prenatal tissues at the University
of Washington.

The success of this program is facilitated by the continued cooperation of
obstetricians and pathologists in the Seattle area.   We encourage this
cooperation by carefully examining and reporting our findings to referring
physicians.  In addition to performing this service to the community, our
extensive experience in embryonic and fetal pathology enables us to fulfill
a surveillance function by monitoring abortuses for changes in malformation
incidences.  This laboratory also serves as a repository for teratogen
information, answering calls from health professionals, nationwide.

The importance of embryonic tissue has increased significantly with the
power of molecular biology.  In response to the requirements of these
methods, we now collect and process specimens in ways that will maximize
their usefulness.  This includes new protocols for fixation and embedding
that are compatible with immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization.
The Central Laboratory for Human Embryology represents a unique, dynamic
resource for the collection and distribution of prenatal human tissue to
laboratories throughout the United States, as well as a nucleus for
research on human embryos and fetuses.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 2194355
- **Project number:** 5R01HD000836-30
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **SAM.gov UEI:** HD1WMN6945W6
- **Principal Investigator:** ALAN G FANTEL
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1994
- **Award amount:** $129,792
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1979-05-01 → 1995-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2194355

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 2194355, LABORATORY FOR THE STUDY OF EMBRYOLOGY (5R01HD000836-30). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-24 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/2194355. Licensed CC0.

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