Qatar Biobank Enrols Nearly 30,000 for Cohort Study
Qatar Biobank, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has enrolled nearly 30,000 participants, as part of its medical health research initiative to improve the health of the local population through …
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How OpenSpecimen Can Help in Building a Translational Research Biobank?
Introduction As technology and informatic expanded, scientific research has moved from laboratory research to translational research. We are in an era where clinicians, researchers, and patients collaborate to learn about …
How To Create The Right Conditions For Successful Cryopreservation
Cryopreservation refers to the process of storing biological samples at low temperatures to preserve their structural integrity and functions for an indefinite period. This critical procedure has dozens of clinical …
UK Biobank Study: SARS-CoV-2 is Associated with Changes in Brain Structure
There is strong evidence for brain-related abnormalities in COVID-19. It remains unknown however whether the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection can be detected in milder cases, and whether this can reveal …
National Disease Research Interchange Receives College of American Pathologists Accreditation
The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) awarded accreditation to the biorepository of the National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI) in Philadelphia, PA, based on results of a …
Victorian Biobank Begins Recruiting for COVID-19 Vaccine Studies
An initiative to collect blood samples from people before and after their booster vaccination against COVID-19 is calling for people to donate at major hospitals and sites in Melbourne. Samples …
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 …
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 …