SARS-CoV-2 is the highly transmittable respiratory virus that causes COVID-19, a disease hallmarked by an asymptomatic infection in some, and severe symptoms, including death, in others. At present, there is …
Bladder cancer (BC) is the 9th most common cancer worldwide, but little progress has been made in improving patient outcomes over the last 25 years. The King’s Health Partners (KHP) BC …
The ability to analyze human specimens is the pillar of modern-day translational research. To enhance the research availability of relevant clinical specimens, the Medical University of South Carolina developed the …
Registrations open for the “Biobanking-The Next Level eWorkshop Program”. The workshop is conducted by Gold Coast Biobank, Griffith University on 22nd Oct 2020. The e-workshop will include talks on various …
In the last decade, Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) have set up Biobanks to collect human biological materials and associated data for genomic research and public health purposes. Biobanking gives …
Dr. Brent Schacter, Professor, University of Manitoba will be inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). Induction into the CAHS as a Fellow is considered …
The COVID19 pandemic has highlighted long-standing, deep-rooted challenges to the sharing of biospecimens. Greater attention is needed to mechanisms for incentivizing materials transfer. The sharing of biospecimens and their associated …
Touted as the first-of-its-kind in the Middle East region, the Qatari Birth Cohort (QBiC) study is currently being conducted by Qatar Biobank, which is part of Qatar Foundation Research, Development, …
In an effort to better understand how to diagnose and treat patients with COVID-19, physician-scholars at the Brown-based Advance Clinical and Translational Research (Advance-CTR) have partnered with Rhode Island’s Lifespan health system …
Cyprus-based Center of Excellence (CoE) CY-Biobank announced the launch of its brand new, user-friendly website! The new website includes features that will enable the wider public to engage, in a …