Biobanking as a Newsletter – Oct 2020
Here is your monthly curated pick of biobanking news, jobs, and events from across the globe. We hope you will find this enriching and useful. Please do let us know your …
News
Official Opening of National Biobank Supervisory Office in Taiwan
A plaque unveiling ceremony for an office that will supervise the National Biobank Consortium of Taiwan, an integrated platform that seeks to establish a mega databank to promote the development …
The LSU Integrated Musculoskeletal Biobank to Find Solutions for Orthopaedic Diseases
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Louisiana State University (LSU) Health – New Orleans is spearheading a new effort to investigate and rectify disparities in orthopaedic diseases and their treatment. …
Australian First Chromosome 15 Disorders Biobank
The first biobank in Australia aiming to improve research and treatments into rare genetic diseases caused by changes to genes on chromosome 15, including Prader-Willi Syndrome and Angelman Syndrome, will …
Should Biobanks be Used in Forensic Investigations?
In an international survey on genomics, it was found that less than half of the participants would share their DNA for research and medical purposes, citing trust as a major …
Biobank Central to Windber Research Institute’s Cancer Work
The nationally renowned tissue repository continues to be the heart of the Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber. Originally developed in conjunction with the Clinical Breast Care Project research …
Washington COVID-19 Biorepository Expands Sample Types
The current COVID19 pandemic showcases a critical need to accelerate the development and validation of quality diagnostic products for COVID-19. To support this effort, PATH, a global health non-profit, has created …
Considerations For Biospecimen Collection During the COVID-19 Pandemic
SARS-CoV-2 is the highly transmittable respiratory virus that causes COVID-19, a disease hallmarked by an asymptomatic infection in some, and severe symptoms, including death, in others. At present, there is …
King’s Health Partners Bladder Cancer Biobank
Bladder cancer (BC) is the 9th most common cancer worldwide, but little progress has been made in improving patient outcomes over the last 25 years. The King’s Health Partners (KHP) BC …
Each Patient is a Research Biorepository
The ability to analyze human specimens is the pillar of modern-day translational research. To enhance the research availability of relevant clinical specimens, the Medical University of South Carolina developed the …