Biosafety and Biobanking in Post-COVID Era
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 …
Sharvari Gokhale
Types and Uses of Biorepositories and Their Application
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 …
Barriers in Biobanking: Obstacles Remain in Connecting Researchers with the Right Specimens
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 …
Virtual Biobanking Trends and Challenges in COVID-19 Pandemic Era
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 …
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Banking Placental Tissue for Research
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 …
Estonian Microbiome Cohort to Study Effects of Long-term Usage of Antibiotics
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 …
UTHSC, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Hold One of Most Diverse Biorepositories
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 …
Biobanking as a Newsletter – Feb 2022
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 …
Neanderthal-inherited Gene Variant Protect Against Severe COVID-19
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 …
OpenSpecimen – 2021 Annual Update
We ended 2021 on a high note with many new customers on board from across the world – USA, Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, etc. The best part is that we won …