The Cornell Veterinary Biobank has received a $2.5 million federal grant to process, store and distribute biological samples for the Dog Aging Project, a massive national effort to study aging in dogs …
The University of Cyprus (UCY) adopts OpenSpecimen as its Biobanking LIMS. The Molecular Medicine Research Center (MMRC), now known as CY-Biobank is the first research center of UCY. It aims at developing front-line research …
The establishment of a COVID-19 biorepository of specimens from the maternal-neonatal dyad is a critical first step to answering questions about the impact of COVID-19 infection on the pregnant patient …
Pediatric hydrocephalus is a devastating and costly disease. The mainstay of treatment is still surgical shunting of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). These shunts fail at a high rate and impose a …
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the risks associated with the collection and processing of human biospecimens with an unknown status for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, whether for diagnostic, therapeutic, or research purposes. …
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a challenging disease, with a high mortality rate and limited effective treatment options, particularly for late-stage disease. Historically, human CRC cell lines have been used in vitro …
Registrations open for the two virtual biobanking conferences: ISBER 2020 Virtual Symposium: ISBER and UHN Biospecimen Services, Canada have partnered to provide a two-day virtual symposium for the international biobanking …
East Tennessee State University and the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Mountain Home are seeking patients who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate a sample of their …
The global pandemic of COVID-19, caused by the highly infectious and transmissible coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has become a leading cause of death in older adults. While adults can develop life-threatening complications …
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