A major aim of this facility is the promotion of post-mortem human brain tissue for neuroscience research. Traditionally, tissue banks and collections have been used to study morphological aspects of disease. The value of these studies is clear; however, further advances in our knowledge can be gained by coupling histological studies with techniques that examine functional aspects of tissue such as “omics” studies – proteomics, genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics (Sutherland, Sheedy, & Kril, 2014). Gaining feedback from researchers via annual evaluations allows the review of methods undertaken and those proposed for future use.
