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Donate Your Brain
Be a part of our mission to revolutionize brain research. Every donation brings scientists one step closer to understanding neurological disorders.
Why Donate?
Every donation tells a story. Every sample brings scientists one step closer to answers — enabling better diagnosis, improved treatments, and prevention of neurological conditions like Parkinson's, dementia, stroke, and Alzheimer's.
Get Involved TodayLocation & Contact
Room no. 215, Brain Bio Bank,
Dept. of Pathology & Lab Medicine,
2nd floor, Academic Block,
AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751019.
Working hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
How the Donation Process Works
Before Death — Register Your Wish
Have a prior family discussion and consent about brain donation. Do not forget to inform your health care providers and care takers about your decision.
At Time of Death — Call Brain Bank
At the time of impending death and/or at death, family members, or caretakers, should call Brain Bank coordinator [Telephone No's: Dr. Suvendu Purkait P.I Brain Bank: 9654045753 (Working hours: 9:00AM to 5:00PM) and be prepared to provide the following information and documents:
Consent & Post-Mortem
HBTR staff guides the legal next-of-kin/legal representative through the consent process, reviewing the documents. The signed consent form by the legal next-of-kin/legal representative, must be received by HBTR staff in order to proceed with the brain donation. Post-mortem process will take1-1½hrs after reaching AIIMS Bhubaneswar mortuary. The hierarchy for those legally authorized to make a donation of the potential donor's brain after his/her death is as follows:
Legal Consent Hierarchy
- 1. Legal Spouse
- 2. Adult Child
- 3. Either Living Parent
- 4. Adult Sibling
- 5. Adult Grandchild
- 6. Grandparent
- 7. An adult who exhibited special care and concern for the potential donor
- 8. A person who was acting as a guardian of the person of the potential donor at the time of death
- 9. Any other person having the authority to dispose of the body
Important Note
Note: Human brain tissue quality degrades very quickly following death. In order for HBTR to provide the highest quality brain tissue to the research community, donor's body must reach the centre as early as possible. Utmost care will be taken to make sure there is no disfigurement. Only the donor's brain will be sent to HBTR, so the donor's body will be handed back to the family members.
After Donation — Documents & Certificates
Collect post-mortem
- Acknowledgement for Brain donation
- Death Certificate (Original)
- Copy of informed consent
- If you are an eye donor put wet cloth on both eye and contact eye bank. Eyes can be donated at home within 4hrs of death.
Brain Bank sends you by post
- Thanks giving letter
- Certificate of Donation
- Final post-mortem report subsequently
Consent Forms
Donor Declaration (Form 1)
To: Principal Coordinator/Associate Coordinator, Dept. of Pathology & Lab Medicine, 2nd floor, Academic Block, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751019.
1. I (Mr/Mrs/Miss)…………………………………………………Aged ………Years wish to donate my Brain/Spinal cord/Peripheral nerve/Eye voluntarily after my death to the Human Brain Bank, AIIMS Bhubaneswar for research /educational purposes. I authorize Human Brain Bank, AIIMS Bhubaneswar to collect and store my brain / other tissues indicated above to utilize them for the above-mentioned purposes. I or my family members do not seek any monetary benefit or otherwise in this donation. The material can be used for research purposes and communication of results in research journals if it will be of benefit to society ensuring that strict confidentiality of the donor's identity be maintained.
2. After the organ retrieval, (Brain/Spinal cord/Peripheral nerve/Eye/) my relatives may request to keep the body in the mortuary freezer for 2 to 3 days until their close relatives come from outstation/abroad to collect the body for cremation. This may kindly be honored.
3. I donate the whole body, which can be used for educational purposes.
Donor Name(Capital)
Witness Name (Relationship to Donor)
Address
Address
Signature
Signature
*(The Family physician/ Legal heir/ Person not related to the family can also sign as a Witness)
No Objection Certificate (Form 2)
To: Human Brain Tissue Repository, Dept. of Pathology & Lab Medicine, 2nd floor, Academic Block, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751019.
Name of the Donor
Date of Birth/Age
Age/Sex
Marital Status
Permanent Residental Address
Residential Phone No/Mobile Number
We, the undersigned solemnly affirm and declare that we have no objection for the brain/ other tissues (specify) donation by the donor to the Human Brain Tissue Repository.
I/We declare to abide by the donor's wish and agree to inform the Department of Pathology and Lab medicine, Academic Block, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar,
Name & Relationship to Donor
*Witness Name
Address with phone number(s)
Address with phone number(s)
Signature
Signature
Date/Place
Date/Place
*The Family physician/ Person not related to the family can sign as Witness.
Note: The donor/family members have the right to withdraw consent at any time without assigning any reason.
Declaration by AIIMS Bhubaneswar Human Brain Bank
- The material collected will solely be used for research/education/scientific publication and presentation. The material can be shared with other researchers at the discretion of the Brain Bank coordinators for scientific studies ensuring confidentiality of donor is strictly maintained. The human biological material will be used for research purposes adhering to the guidelines stipulated by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and with the approval of Institutional Scientific Ethics Committee.
- We assure that strict confidentiality of the donor will be maintained.
- The material can be subjected to biochemical/molecular biological/ molecular genetic studies in future for the promotion of knowledge.
- The knowledge gained by the study of the brain/other material may be shared in general terms with the close relatives of the donor following specific written request at the discretion of the Coordinator of Human Brain Bank, AIIMS Bhubaneswar. It is advisable to have the Family Physician/Treating Physician at the time of discussion for further future advice if needed and counseling to the family regarding the implications of the scientific knowledge acquired after studying the brain.
- The body of the deceased can be stored in the freezer at the request of the relatives in the mortuary depending upon the availability of freezer space.