$1.5 million boost for Western Australian biobanking
The McGowan Government has announced grants worth more than $1.5 million to support 16 Western Australian biobanks while a new State biobanking model is being developed. The financial boost was …
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Participant’s Motives for Participation in and Potential Withdrawal from Biobank Projects
Data repositories, like research biobanks, seek to optimize the number of responding participants while simultaneously increasing the amount of data donated per participant. Such efforts aim to increase the repository’s …
Cohort study in UK biobank – Consumption of Tea/Coffee and Risk of Dementia
Strokes are life-threatening events that cause 10 percent of deaths globally. Dementia is a general term for symptoms related to declining brain function and is a global health concern with a …
Returning Genomic Findings to Biobank Participants Informs Unrecognized Disease Risks
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 …
Biobanking as a Newsletter – Oct 2021
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 …
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Biobank at Research Milestone
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 …
Biorepositories for Translational Research in Uro-oncology
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 …
Is a Biobank a Facility or Research Project?
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 Ethics of Data Sharing and Biobanking in Health Research
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 …
QAI Issues First Accreditation Certificate to National Liver Disease Biobank
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 …