Biobanking as a Newsletter – Aug 2020
Here is your monthly curated pick of biobanking news, jobs, and events from across the globe. We hope you will find this enriching and useful. Please do let us know …
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute launches RESPONSE study for Novel SARS-CoV-2
NIH’s ‘National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’ launched the REDS-IV-P program. This program is conducting the RESPONSE study (REDS-IV-P Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Preparedness of the Novel SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic) which aims …
University of Western Australia adopts OpenSpecimen
The University of Western Australia (UWA) adopts OpenSpecimen as its Biobanking LIMS. Implemented as part of The Western Australian Health Translation Network (WAHTN) the WA Biobank will use OpenSpecimen to create, for the first time, a …
Need for sustainable biobanking networks for COVID-19 and other diseases of epidemic potential
Outbreaks of infectious diseases are occurring with increasing frequency and unpredictability. The rapid development and deployment of diagnostics that can accurately and quickly identify pathogens as part of epidemic preparedness …
VCU is building a biobank to fight COVID-19
While VCU Health doctors and nurses focus on saving lives and finding treatment options, other Virginia Commonwealth University researchers behind the scenes are setting the stage for long-term investigations into …
Do Biobanks Need New Strategies?
For precision medicine to realize its potential, research must become ultraefficient. We have the computing power today to quickly discover new disease biomarkers and insights, but we still need enormous …
Unexpected associations found between drug response and cell changes in brain cancer
Therapies for treating glioblastoma brain cancer can be delivered with greater precision and existing drugs can be used in new ways. These are the conclusions from a study from Uppsala …
Encryption (at rest) OpenSpecimen MySQL Database
Biobanks often store patient (PHI) data, which is confidential and legally protected. If the data is not stored securely it will pose a serious business risk that can invoke lawful …
University of Southern California adopts OpenSpecimen as its Biobanking LIMS
The University of Southern California (USC) adopts OpenSpecimen to manage its biospecimen data. Founded in the year 1880, USC is a private research institute in Los Angeles, California. The Keck Hospital of …
Biobanking as a Newsletter- July 2020
Here is your monthly curated pick of biobanking news, jobs, and events from across the globe. Take part in our new “The Biobanking Quiz” initiative and win Amazon gift vouchers. …