• SLB
• ISCAR
• LINCO - Recognized Leader of Reagents for Diabetes and Obesity Research.
• Cell Sciences, Inc. - Suppliers of cytokines, ELISA kits, etc.
• PBL - PBL Biomedical Laboratories, supplier of interferons, antibodies to interferons, ELISA kits and interferon testing services
• Peprotech - Supplier of recombinant cytokines, growth factors and monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies to cytokines and growth factors.
• Reviews of Interest
• Cytokine Family cDNA Database (dbCFC)
• Growth Factors & Cytokines
• Molecular Mediators, Cytokines I
• Cytokine Reference - A compendium of cytokines and other mediators of host defense
• COPE
• GrantsNet - A one stop free resource for biomedical funding
• Bio-Rad:  An ISICR Silver Sponsor
• Molecular Immunology - Information on human immunobiology and immunogenetics in health and disease for physicians and researchers, with sections on immunotherapy and immunooncology

To access US government funding agencies:

Helpful information for new investigators can be found at a new NIH website:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/index.htm

National Institutes of Health - http://www.nih.gov/
NIGMS - http://www.nigms.nih.gov/
National Science Foundation - http://www.nsf.gov/
Office of Naval Research - http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/
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NIBSC is a multi-disciplinary scientific establishment whose purpose is to safeguard and enhance public health by standardizing and controlling biological substances used in medicine.  NIBSC has a leading international role in preparing, evaluating and distributing International Biological Standards and other biological reference materials. A WHO International Laboratory for Biological Standards.
http://www.nibsc.ac.uk/

The National Cancer Institute Biological Resources Branch Preclinical Repository

The BRB Preclinical Repository is an NCI-sponsored facility which contains bulk cytokines, monoclonal antibodies, and cytokine standards that are maintained under carefully controlled storage conditions. The purpose of this facility is to maintain a constant and uniform supply of high quality reagents for scientists at non-profit as well as commercial establishments. There is no charge for this service.
http://web.ncifcrf.gov/research/brb/preclin/

Interferon standards: National Institutes of Health NIAID Reference Reagent Repository
Sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Operated by KamTek, Inc.

The interferon standard preparations designated by the World Health Organization as International Standards or International Reference Preparations are the sole reagents for the international standardization of interferons used for both clinical therapy and experimental research. Reference standards for human and mouse interferons as well as antibodies to the interferons are distributed by the Repository.  These materials are not intended for either diagnostic or therapeutic use.
http://www.kamtekinc.com/niaid.php

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