OpenSpecimen v8.1 Released
OpenSpecimen v8.1 has been released. Below are some of the enhancements included in the release: Specimen Collection Workflow for Clinic Coordinators Specimen Recieve workflow for lab staff Configure screens based …
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Covid-19 Biobank by Department of Biotechnology Institute, THSTI
Indian scientists have built one of the world’s largest Covid-19 bio-banks storing over 5,000 samples from SARS-CoV2 patients to support understanding of the disease and help domestic and global research …
Dayton Living Tumor Bank for Pediatric Brain Research
Brain cancer recently passed leukaemia as the deadliest cancer for children. Yet there hasn’t been much progress over the years when it comes to understanding causes and finding treatments. Some …
Banking on the Future of Oesophageal Cancer Research
Read this interview with Dr Marina Zaki, manager of Barrett’s Oesophagus BioBank at St James’s Hospital, Dublin. Marina talks about Oesophagus biobanking, how she developed an interest in biobanking and …
India’s First Biobank for Heart Failure Research Inaugurated at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute For Medical Sciences And Technology
The first National Heart Failure Biobank (NHFB) in the country that would collect blood, biopsies, and clinical data as a guide to future therapies was inaugurated at the Sree Chitra …
Tulane Launches Biobank for Researchers Studying Long COVID-19 Causes
For most people, a mild case of COVID-19 lasts less than two weeks. But some COVID-19 “long-haulers” face a range of symptoms — dizziness, brain fog, headaches and loss of …
C-BIG Repository: The Largest Biorepository of Neurological Disorders Launched
The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) launched the Clinical Biospecimen Imaging and Genetic (C-BIG) Repository, one of the largest biorepositories of neurological disorders in the world, as an open-access resource for …
A COVID-19 Autopsy Cohort and Biobank
COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, can result in acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure, but little is known about its pathophysiology. Read this paper that describes the development of …
New Biobank Provides Insights into Parkinson’s Disease
An estimated 20,000 Swedes suffer from Parkinson’s disease, and 2000 new cases are added every year. In the early stages of the disease, the patient’s mobility is most affected. In …
Implementation of QMS and Accreditation to ISO 20387 at Cornell Veterinary Biobank
Introduction Biobanks process, store and distribute high-quality and clinically annotated biological materials. Implementing a quality management system (QMS) at biobank can improve biological material and associated data (BMaD). High-quality BMaD …