Informing biobank and genomic study participants about whether they are carriers of genetic variants linked to increased disease risk can help identify a significant minority at risk of future diseases …
After a tough couple of years, the world is limping back to normalcy. The pandemic is not over, but this festive season certainly feels more cheerful than the last. In …
The Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Biobank has reached a significant milestone in enrolling its 500th participant. Founded in 2019 to address imbalances in genomic research, the biobank’s goal is to enhance …
Translational research in uro-oncology depends on the availability of high-quality biospecimens and associated data to advance precision medicine and improve clinical outcomes. The procurement, storage, and annotation of these specimens …
This question was asked in an international biobanking community forum back in April 2021. Answers were equivocal with many respondents taking each way bet saying ‘both’. But this is not …
The importance of data sharing and biobanking is increasingly being recognized in global health research. Such practices are perceived to have the potential to promote science by maximizing the utility …
Quality and Accreditation Institute issued a biobank accreditation certificate to the National Liver Disease Biobank (NLDB) of the Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences. This became the first biobank accreditation certificate …
Cleveland Clinic and Brooks Automation have opened a biorepository that will increase the storage capacity for biologic samples at Cleveland Clinic while enhancing researchers’ study of human tissue samples to …
Thyroid cancer (TC) is the most common endocrine-related malignancy. It is projected that by 2030, it will become the fourth leading cancer diagnosis. Several known risk factors for TC include …
Most biobanks operating under Best Practices from either the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER), or the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) …