The GTEx structure during the pilot phase is depicted in Supplementary Figure 2, and includes entities for biospecimen acquisition, processing, storage, and verification; a study on ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI); the Laboratory, Data Analysis and Coordinating Center (LDACC); the GTEx-eQTL browser; novel statistical methods development grants; and a Brain Bank. The scale-up is organized similarly to the pilot; the current structure and information about funding opportunities are available on the NIH Common Fund web site.
