Biobanks are vital research infrastructures aiming to collect, process, store, and distribute biological specimens along with associated data in an organized and governed manner. Exploiting diverse datasets produced by the …
Plasmodium vivax is the second most prevalent cause of malaria yet remains challenging to study due to the lack of a continuous in vitro culture system, highlighting the need to …
As part of VA’s effort to combat emerging diseases, the VA Office of Research and Development (ORD) has established a central biospecimen bank and data repository called the Science and …
Australian National University researchers have established Canberra’s first Brain Cancer Biobank with their ACT Health Research Innovation Fund grant. Canberra Brain Cancer Collaborative, headed by Professor Leonie Quinn and her …
The Marche Biobank project co-financed by the Marche Region and by a partnership of Marche Universities and companies successfully celebrated one of the most significant moments recently: the inauguration of …
Early onset Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including obesity, allergies, and mental ill-health in childhood, present a serious and increasing threat to lifelong health and longevity. The ORIGINS Project (ORIGINS) addresses the …
The month of July was very eventful on the OpenSpecimen front. We conducted two successful face-to-face community conferences (OSCON) in the U.K. and the U.S.A. We are now gearing up …
Modern cancer research is unthinkable without biological samples. Automated high-throughput analysis techniques enable scientists to quickly analyze thousands of blood or urine samples in search of specific metabolic products, messenger …
The NCT Heidelberg is a joint institution of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the University Hospital Heidelberg (UKHD). The tissue bank of the National Center for Tumor Diseases …
A significant advancement has taken place at Ionian University, where cutting-edge AI tools are being used to process biomedical data, aiming to drive research in tackling serious diseases. Led by …