To form a biorepository at Emory University that represents the diverse demographics of metro Atlanta colleges and universities. A biorepository stores and manages biological samples, in this case, extracted DNA, for use in research. In the future, approved researchers will use the data to conduct studies, if you consent to the use of your data and DNA for this purpose. These studies will facilitate person-centered research and precision health initiatives that help to unravel individual differences that contribute to health and disease. By sharing your DNA, you can aid the discovery of new ways to keep people healthy.

Your sample will help researchers answer questions about health, such as factors that can influence substance use and mental health disorders.

All of the data in the MAPme repository will be de-identified by removing your name and any identifying information from the data before it is sent. Your data may also be added to existing research biorepositories funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Participants can contact the study team to withdraw their consent at any time.

This research is covered by a Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health. Your DNA cannot be used for any other purpose, including legal proceedings, paternity tests, drug tests, DNA cloning, or testing for genetic disorders. Your genetic information will solely be used for research.

If you are an Emory participant who has changed your mind and would like to donate your DNA, please contact us at BGaddiction@ emory.edu.  

For new participants at KSU, you may visit any of our recruitment stations on campus to sign-up and receive a DNA spit kit. Visit our on-site calendar to see when we are tabling on campus and stop by to see us: <<I recommend including a link back to the calendar>>. To use the kit you will have spit in the provided plastic tube, and then close the top and shake the contents. You should place the tube in the collection bin available onsite. If you have received a DNA kit you can also drop-off your tubes at our collection bin located at the Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery on the Kennesaw Campus. Their address is : 1000 Chastain Road 

Kennesaw, GA 30144.  

No. For confidentiality, samples are labeled with numbers and stored separately from any other information, including your identifying information. This means that your individual genetic information cannot be identified and we cannot provide you with any individual information. This includes information about your ancestry or genetic health risks.