An initiative to collect blood samples from people before and after their booster vaccination against COVID-19 is calling for people to donate at major hospitals and sites in Melbourne. Samples …
The COVID19 pandemic caused havoc worldwide. The spread of the disease was fast, and the medical community did not have answers to many questions posed by the disease. Researchers needed …
As part of your treatment plan, physicians may ask you to agree to have your blood or tissue samples taken and stored to help researchers better understand certain conditions. Scientists …
All around the world, human samples are stored in laboratories, hospitals, and specialized facilities. These collections vary significantly in size—from single labs housing specimens for individual projects, to large, university-based …
In a virtual biobanking system, the biological samples are stored in a decentralized manner. A virtual biobanking system makes it possible for investigators to locate biospecimens more quickly and efficiently …
A healthy placenta is essential to a healthy pregnancy—providing oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and other vital support to the fetus. And yet, scientists know surprisingly little about this important organ. “The …
The scientists from the University of Tartu have established the Estonian Microbiome cohort as part of the Estonian Biobank. The cohort includes a stool, oral and plasma samples from 2,509 …
Memphis, a city where 64% of the population is Black, now has one of the largest genetic databases of people with African ancestry in the United States. This winter, researchers …
Here is your monthly curated pick of biobanking news, jobs, and events from across the globe. We have two major announcements to make. First of all, we are now “SOC2 …
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has now entered its third year. Since its inception, it has infected people differently — while some witness severe disease, others are grazed by …