Gunjan Pancal 
Having received a seven-year, $51 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, biomedical scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are launching a research platform devoted to the molecular underpinnings …
Biobanks are vital research infrastructures aiming to collect, process, store, and distribute biological specimens along with associated data in an organized and governed manner. Exploiting diverse datasets produced by the …
Plasmodium vivax is the second most prevalent cause of malaria yet remains challenging to study due to the lack of a continuous in vitro culture system, highlighting the need to …
As part of VA’s effort to combat emerging diseases, the VA Office of Research and Development (ORD) has established a central biospecimen bank and data repository called the Science and …
Australian National University researchers have established Canberra’s first Brain Cancer Biobank with their ACT Health Research Innovation Fund grant. Canberra Brain Cancer Collaborative, headed by Professor Leonie Quinn and her …
The Marche Biobank project co-financed by the Marche Region and by a partnership of Marche Universities and companies successfully celebrated one of the most significant moments recently: the inauguration of …
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect affecting ∼3,000 babies in Australia each year. The cause of most CHD is unknown and attributed to a combination of …
Early onset Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including obesity, allergies, and mental ill-health in childhood, present a serious and increasing threat to lifelong health and longevity. The ORIGINS Project (ORIGINS) addresses the …
The month of July was very eventful on the OpenSpecimen front. We conducted two successful face-to-face community conferences (OSCON) in the U.K. and the U.S.A. We are now gearing up …
We are pleased to announce that v10.2 is ready for download! This release includes new features, usability enhancements, and bug fixes requested by customers. New features include: Participant: Soft warnings …