Stool Donor
ORGANIZATION: MICROBIOME HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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We are looking for exceptionally healthy people aged 18-50 in the Boston area to donate their stool. This stool is used to treat patients suffering from recurrent episodes of C. difficile infection, via a procedure called a fecal microbiota transplant (FMT); more than 17,000 patients have received FMT materials from OpenBiome since 2012. Stool donations are also used in clinical research across the U.S. exploring the use of FMT to treat a range of diseases including ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Prospective donors go through a series of health screens to determine their eligibility to donate stool. If you:
- can make daily trips to one of our two locations (196 Boston Avenue, Medford or 200 Inner Belt Drive, Somerville) location for at least 60 days
- are between 18-50 years old
- have a Body Mass Index (BMI) < 30
As compensation for their commitment, donors receive $40 for every stool they donate for research.
Take our donor survey now to start the process to become a stool donor, or contact zac@openbiome.org if you have any questions. For more information see www.openbiome.org/stool-donation/ .
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About MICROBIOME HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Location:
200 INNER BELT ROAD 4TH FL, SOMERVILLE, MA 02143, US
Mission Statement
The Microbiome Health Research Institute, d.b.a. OpenBiome, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding safe access to fecal microbiota transplants (FMT), and to catalyzing research into the human microbiome.
Description
OpenBiome is a nonprofit stool bank and microbiome research platform. We work collaboratively with clinicians, hospitals, and researchers to make fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) safe and affordable for patients suffering from recurrent C. difficile infection, the most common hospital-acquired infection in the U.S., and to explore FMT's role in treating other diseases.
Before OpenBiome, the only way for C. diff patients to access the procedure safely was by finding their own donor who could pass an expensive panel of screens and a clinician willing to prepare and deliver the stool treatment. Many patients resorted to performing the procedure themselves at home, at the risk of contracting new infections. Since sending its first treatment in Oct 2013, OpenBiome has provided more than 16,000 treatments to clinicians at over 700 medical centers in every U.S. state and in 6 countries. OpenBiome is also supporting 13 actively enrolling clinical trials to explore the potential role for gut bacteria in improving human health.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
200 Inner Belt RoadSomerville, MA 02143
DATE POSTED
October 18, 2016
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training