# Yourself to Science: Contribute to Science

> A comprehensive open-source catalogue for contributing your biological and digital self to scientific research. Browse opportunities to share your data, genome, biological samples, and more.

This project is open source. The content is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 and the code is licensed under AGPL-3.0. This page provides a filterable catalogue of all resources. You can also download the full dataset as CSV or JSON.

## All Resources

### [Living DNA Global Research Project](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/living-dna-research)

*Description:* A research project by Living DNA to map the world's genetic history and investigate the role genetics plays in health and lifestyle. Participants can opt-in to use their genetic data for scientific research.

*Data Types:* Genome, Health data

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [GenomeConnect](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/genomeconnect)

*Description:* A patient registry engaging individuals as partners in data sharing by collecting genetic testing results and health information. Note: Data from participants in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and United Kingdom (UK) cannot currently be processed due to GDPR. They accept electronic (pdf, doc, jpg) or physical clinical reports but they do not process raw data files.

*Data Types:* Genome, Health data

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Open Humans](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/open-humans)

*Description:* A platform for participant-centered research and personal data exploration.

*Data Types:* Genome, Health data, Wearable data, Search history, Location history

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [FamilyTreeDNA Group Projects](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/familytreedna-group-projects)

*Description:* Join thousands of collaborative genealogy projects based on surname, geography, or haplogroup to support citizen science and migration pattern discovery.

*Data Types:* Genome

*Countries:* Worldwide

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [MyPHD](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/myphd)

*Description:* A platform for collecting health data from wearables to detect early signs of infectious diseases.

*Data Types:* Health data, Wearable data

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Google Health Studies](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/google-health-studies)

*Description:* A platform that lets you contribute to health research using the Google Health Studies app.

*Data Types:* Health data

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Apple Research](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/apple-research)

*Description:* Participate in health studies using your iPhone and Apple Watch.

*Data Types:* Health data

*Countries:* United States

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Harvard Personal Genome Project](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/harvard-pgp)

*Description:* An open science project by Harvard Medical School where participants publicly share their genetic, health, and trait data to drive biological research.

*Data Types:* Genome, Health data

*Countries:* United States

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Genes for Good](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/genes-for-good)

*Description:* A research study run through a Facebook App that connects health, behavior, and genetics. Participants complete surveys and may become eligible to provide a saliva sample for DNA analysis.

*Data Types:* Genome, Health data

*Countries:* United States

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [All of Us](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/all-of-us)

*Description:* A research program from the NIH to gather health data from one million or more people living in the US.

*Data Types:* Genome, Health data

*Countries:* United States

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [Fitbit Health Research and Product Development](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/fitbit-research)

*Description:* Share your Fitbit data to help improve health research and product development.

*Data Types:* Wearable data

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [SPARK for Autism](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/spark-for-autism)

*Description:* A landmark autism research project connecting autistic individuals and their families to research.

*Data Types:* Genome, Health data

*Countries:* United States

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [UBC Body Donation Program](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/ubc-body-donation)

*Description:* The UBC Body Donation Program accepts donations for anatomical study and medical research.

*Data Types:* Body

*Countries:* Canada

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [University of Cambridge body and tissue donation](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/cambridge-body-tissue-donation)

*Description:* Information on donating your body to medical science at the University of Cambridge.

*Data Types:* Body, Tissue

*Countries:* United Kingdom

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [body and tissue donation in Italy](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/italy-body-tissue-donation)

*Description:* Official guidelines for donating body and tissues for study, training, and scientific research in Italy.

*Data Types:* Body, Tissue

*Countries:* Italy

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [body donation in France](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/france-body-donation)

*Description:* Official information on body donation for science and medical research in France.

*Data Types:* Body

*Countries:* France

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [gamete and embryo donation in the United Kingdom](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/uk-gamete-donation)

*Description:* Information on donating eggs, sperm, and embryos for research in the UK.

*Data Types:* Eggs, Embryos, Sperm

*Countries:* United Kingdom

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [ClinicalTrials.gov](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/clinicaltrials-gov)

*Description:* A comprehensive registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies conducted around the world. Managed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [International Clinical Trials Registry Platform](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/who-ictrp)

*Description:* A central database managed by the WHO to search for clinical trials from registries around the world.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [EU Clinical Trials Register](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/eu-clinical-trials-register)

*Description:* The European Union's official database for clinical trials conducted in the EU and EEA.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Countries:* European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [European Clinical Trials Information Network](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/ectin-poland)

*Description:* A clinical trials information network providing access to studies in Poland and Europe.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Countries:* European Union

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [Curewiki](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/curewiki)

*Description:* A platform connecting patients with clinical trials for various conditions.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Countries:* European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [Esperity Clinical Trial Discovery](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/esperity-clinical-trials)

*Description:* A patient-centric platform for finding and participating in clinical trials.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [ResearchMatch](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/researchmatch)

*Description:* A nonprofit program funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that connects people interested in research studies with researchers from top medical centers across the U.S.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Countries:* United States

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [FluCamp](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/flucamp)

*Description:* Conducts clinical trials for flu and common cold viruses in London and Manchester, compensating volunteers for their time.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Countries:* United Kingdom

*Compensation:* Payment

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### [HealthStreet](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/healthstreet)

*Description:* Connects community members in Florida with health research opportunities at the University of Florida.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Countries:* United States

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [GoodNature Program](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/goodnature-program)

*Description:* A stool donation program supporting research into microbiome-based therapeutics.

*Data Types:* Stool

*Countries:* United States

*Compensation:* Payment

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### [Australian Red Cross Lifeblood microbiome donation](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/lifeblood-microbiome)

*Description:* Australian Red Cross Lifeblood's microbiome research program.

*Data Types:* Stool

*Countries:* Australia

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Wesley Research Institute stool donation](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/wesley-stool-donation)

*Description:* Stool donation program at Wesley Research Institute.

*Data Types:* Stool

*Countries:* Australia

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Wesley Research Institute placenta donation](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/wesley-placenta-donation)

*Description:* Placenta donation program at Wesley Research Institute.

*Data Types:* Placenta

*Countries:* Australia

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [University of Wrocław human hair decomposition project](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/wroclaw-hair-decomposition)

*Description:* Research on human hair decomposition at the University of Wrocław.

*Data Types:* Hair

*Countries:* Poland

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [UCSF Archives and Special Collections social media archive](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/ucsf-social-media-archive)

*Description:* Donate your social media archives to the UCSF Library for research.

*Data Types:* Social media data

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Penn Medicine Donate Your Data](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/penn-medicine-donate-your-data)

*Description:* Share your digital data to help Penn Medicine researchers understand health.

*Data Types:* Health data, Wearable data, Social media data, Search history

*Compensation:* Payment

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### [NHS Health Research Authority Research Summaries](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/hra-research-summaries)

*Description:* Plain-language summaries of research studies approved by the NHS Health Research Authority.

*Data Types:* Health data

*Countries:* United Kingdom

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/cochrane-central-register-of-controlled-trials)

*Description:* A highly concentrated source of reports of randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials from various databases and other sources. Access requires a subscription to the Cochrane Library.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [FAMHP clinical trials database](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/belgian-clinical-trials-database)

*Description:* A database of clinical trials approved by the Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP). NOTE: This database is no longer available due to changes in the legal framework.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Countries:* Belgium

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [German Clinical Trials Register](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/german-clinical-trials-register)

*Description:* The primary register for clinical trials conducted in Germany, providing public access to study information.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Countries:* Germany

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [Health Canada's Clinical Trials Database](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/health-canada-clinical-trials-database)

*Description:* A listing of specific information relating to phase I, II, and III clinical trials in patients authorized by Health Canada.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Countries:* Canada

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [AATB Accredited Bank Search](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/aatb-accredited-bank-search)

*Description:* A search tool to find AATB-accredited tissue banks in the United States, covering various types of tissue, organ, and birth tissue donation.

*Data Types:* Tissue, Body, Organ, Placenta, Eggs, Sperm, Embryos

*Countries:* United States

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [OrganDonor.gov](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/organdonor-gov)

*Description:* The official U.S. government website for organ, eye, and tissue donation. Provides information and links to state registries to sign up as a donor.

*Data Types:* Organ, Tissue

*Countries:* United States

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Bloodworks Northwest Donate Blood for Research](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/bloodworks-research)

*Description:* Bloodworks Northwest’s research program accepts blood donations to support a variety of studies, from developing new treatments to understanding blood-related diseases. This service is available in the Pacific Northwest.

*Data Types:* Blood, Plasma, Stem cells

*Countries:* United States

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Max Planck Institute for Software Systems conversational AI data donation](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/conversational-ai-data-donation)

*Description:* Donate your chat history from assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude to help researchers understand human-AI interaction patterns.

*Data Types:* Conversational AI data

*Countries:* 

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [CRC ed i Volontari per la Ricerca Clinica](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/crc-volontari-ricerca-clinica)

*Description:* A center in Verona, Italy, conducting clinical trials for healthy volunteers and patients. Volunteers can register to participate in various studies.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Countries:* Italy

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [Rete Cittadini per la Ricerca](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/rete-cittadini-per-la-ricerca)

*Description:* A network for citizens to participate in scientific research at San Camillo IRCCS, contributing to medical progress and new therapies.

*Data Types:* Clinical trials

*Countries:* Italy

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [Eurac Research cover letter donation](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/eurac-cover-letter-donation)

*Description:* A data donation campaign focused on collecting cover letters for doctoral research to understand the impact of writing styles in a multilingual professional context.

*Data Types:* Cover letters

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [PURA Biobank](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/pura-biobank)

*Description:* Collects biological samples from patients with PURA syndrome, other neurological disorders, and healthy controls to support research.

*Data Types:* Blood, Tissue

*Countries:* Germany

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [GIMM Biobank](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/gimm-biobank)

*Description:* A biobank collecting biological samples (primarily blood) from diverse populations to support biomedical research and precision medicine.

*Data Types:* Blood

*Countries:* Portugal

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Genomes.io](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/genomes-io)

*Description:* A DNA data bank and personal DNA data platform that allows users to control and monetize their genomic data using blockchain technology.

*Data Types:* Genome

*Countries:* 

*Compensation:* Payment

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### [23andMe Research Participation](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/23andme)

*Description:* Contribute to scientific research aimed at making and supporting meaningful scientific discoveries using your genetic and self-reported data.

*Data Types:* Genome, Health data, Microbiome

*Countries:* 

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [GEDmatch](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/gedmatch)

*Description:* A public genealogy database that allows users to opt-in to share their data for research purposes. Note: VCF files from unsupported companies must be converted to the 23andMe format before upload.

*Data Types:* Genome

*Countries:* 

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [tellmeGen Research](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/tellmegen)

*Description:* Contribute to research by sharing your genetic data and answering surveys about your health, traits, and wellness.

*Data Types:* Genome, Health data

*Countries:* 

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [MyHeritage DNA Research Project](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/myheritage)

*Description:* Participate in research to help understand human genetics, genealogy, and anthropology by sharing your DNA results and survey responses.

*Data Types:* Genome, Health data

*Countries:* 

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Ancestry Human Diversity Project](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/ancestry)

*Description:* Participate in research to help understand human history, health, and genetics by sharing your DNA data and survey responses.

*Data Types:* Genome, Health data

*Countries:* 

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [hEDS & Dysautonomia Study (Sequencing.com)](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/sequencing)

*Description:* Participate in a genetic study for hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and Dysautonomia in collaboration with the Norris Lab at the Medical University of South Carolina.

*Data Types:* Genome

*Countries:* 

*Compensation:* Donation

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### [Altruist Database (Sequencing.com)](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/altruist-database)

*Description:* A free database of anonymous genotypic, phenotypic and interpretation data that allows public searching and analysis. Researchers can request to contact individuals holding specific traits for additional paid studies and opportunities.

*Data Types:* Genome

*Countries:* Worldwide

*Compensation:* Mixed

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### [WikiTree](https://yourselftoscience.org/resource/wikitree)

*Description:* A collaborative genealogy platform that allows users to add their DNA test information (like GEDmatch ID or usernames, rather than raw data files) to their profiles to help confirm relationships and find genetic cousins.

*Data Types:* Genome

*Countries:* Worldwide

*Compensation:* Donation

