Collection Sites

ACP has established a network of leading neurological clinics who work with each other and ACP to build the ACP Repository. Our collection sites have been selected based on the patient populations they serve, their geographic location, and their willingness and ability to participate in the ACP Repository specimen and data collection. Learn more about how to establish a collection site.

1. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Principal Investigator: R. Phillip Kinkel, M.D.

Study Coordinator: Rosemary Bailey
 
Phone: 617-667-3796

E-mail: acp-study-bidmc0807@acceleratedcure.org 
Address: Multiple Sclerosis Center; 330 Brookline Ave KS 211; Boston, MA 02215


2. University of Massachusetts Medical School*
Principal Investigator: Peter Riskind, M.D.

Study Coordinator: Janice Weaver
  
Phone: 508-793-6562

E-mail: acp-study-umass0807@acceleratedcure.org
Address: Multiple Sclerosis Center; Memorial Campus; 119 Belmont Street; Jacquith Ground; Worcester, MA 01605


3. Tisch MS Research Center of New York*
Principal Investigator: Saud Sadiq, M.D.
Study Coordinator: Deirdre Dulak  
Phone: 646-557-3860
E-mail: acp-study-msrcny0807@acceleratedcure.org
Address: 521 West 57th Street, 4th Floor; New York, New York 10019

4. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine*
Principal Investigator: Arun Venkatesan, M.D.
Study Coordinator: Maureen Mealy   
Phone: 410-502-8672
E-mail: acp-study-hopkins0807@acceleratedcure.org 
Address: Department of Neurology; 600 North Wolfe Street Pathology #627; Baltimore, MD 21287

5. The Ohio State University Medical Center
Principal Investigator: Michael Racke, M.D.

Study Coordinator: TBD
  
Phone: TBD

E-mail: acp-study-osu0807@acceleratedcure.org
Address: 1654 Upham Drive, 445 Means Hall; Columbus, OH 43210


6. Shepherd Center, Inc.
Principal Investigator: Benjamin Thrower, M.D.

Study Coordinator: Elizabeth Gonzales
 
Phone: 404-350-3116

E-mail: acp-study-shepherd0807@acceleratedcure.org
Address: 2020 Peachtree Road NW; Atlanta, GA 30309


7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas*
Principal Investigator: Elliot Frohman, M.D., Ph.D.
Study Coordinator: Sam Hughes  
Phone: 214-645-7977
E-mail: acp-study-utsw0807@acceleratedcure.org
Address: Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Center 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard; Dallas, TX 76051

8. University of Colorado
Principal Investigator: Augusto Miravalle, M.D.
Study Coordinator: James Yarovoy
  
Phone: 303-724-5493

E-mail: acp-study-ucdenver0807@acceleratedcure.org
Address: 12401 E. 17th Avenue Room 301; Aurora, CO 80045


9. Barrow Neurological Institute* (no longer recruiting)
Principal Investigator: Roberto Bomprezzi, M.D., Ph.D. 

Study Coordinator: Stacey Lent
  
Phone: 602-406-6291

E-mail: acp-study-barrow0807@acceleratedcure.org
Address: 500 W. Thomas Road, Suite 300; Phoenix, AZ 85013


10. Stanford University
Principal Investigator: Lawrence Steinman, M.D.

Study Coordinator: Angela Jean Campbell
  
Phone: 650-721-6188
E-mail: acp-study-director0807@acceleratedcure.org
Address: Neuroscience Clinic Boswell Building; 300 Pasteur Drive; Stanford, CA 94305


*Includes pediatric collections