India’s First Retina Biobank Launched at Amrita Hospital to Advance Ophthalmic Research
Highlights
Retina Biobank Inauguration: India's first retina biobank at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, will store aqueous and vitreous samples at -70°C, enabling groundbreaking research on...
Fecal Biobanking: Unlocking the Potential for Colorectal Cancer Research and Treatment
The gastrointestinal system plays a pivotal role in influencing our general well-being and our reactions to medical treatments. Within it resides an extensive collection...
New Genetic Biobank Could Help Prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
A state-of-the-art genetic biobank could hold the key to preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), potentially saving the lives of hundreds of babies who...
NEON Continues Partnership with ASU to House a National Ecological Observation Biorepository
Arizona State University and the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) announce the continuation of their collaborative commitment to maintain a national biorepository, a venture...
Celebrating Progress: Professor Henrik Zetterberg on Democratizing Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostics
Article by Gustav Ceder
On World Alzheimer's Day, it's time to celebrate the significant strides made in Alzheimer's research. Henrik Zetterberg, Professor of Neurochemistry at...
Large-scale Biorepository Being Established to Better Understand the US Military Musculoskeletal Conditions
Researchers with the Musculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation Research for Operational Readiness (MIRROR) program at Madigan Army Medical Center (Madigan) are developing a biorepository, with the potential...
Biobank Led by Simon Fraser University Aims to Preserve West Coast Kelp Forests for...
Led by biologist Sherryl Bisgrove, and supported by the Pacific Salmon Foundation, the team has developed a cryogenic freezing technique to store germplasm, or “seed”,...
Cross-Biobank Study Shows How Phenotype Capture Can Shape Genetic Findings
Key Takeaways
Heritability estimates differed across biobanks: SNP-based heritability for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease varied significantly between UK Biobank, Geisinger MyCode and the NIH All...
Cutting-Edge Computational Framework Enhances Cryopreservation Methods in Biobanking
Highlights
Machine learning accelerates the identification of effective cryoprotectants for biobanking applications.
New molecules discovered can prevent ice crystal formation, crucial for biospecimen integrity.
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Launching the Future of Space Health: Space Omics and Medical Atlas (SOMA) Biobanking Initiative
In a recent landmark study published on Nature, a majority of the researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, along with collaborators from various other institutions,...



















