Identification, Biobanking, and Large-Scale Production of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Memory T Lymphocytes From COVID-19 Convalescent Donors
The infectious disease with a wide and diverse range of symptoms known as COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged...
NIH Launches COVID-19 Neuro Databank/Biobank to Track Neurological Symptoms Associated with COVID-19
A new database will collect information from clinicians about COVID-19-related neurological symptoms, complications, and outcomes as well as COVID-19 effects on pre-existing neurological conditions....
ISBER Releases Position Statement for Management and Use of Ultra Low Temperature Freezers
The International Society for the Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER), which represents professional experts in biobanking, ultra-low temperature (ULT) storage and cold chain management,...
Using Biobank Data to Estimate Genetic Variants Associated with Mortality in COVID-19 Patients
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)1. The severity of COVID-19 and course...
Establishing A Pediatric COVID-19 Biorepository
The global pandemic of COVID-19, caused by the highly infectious and transmissible coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has become a leading cause of death in older adults....
Complement And Coagulation Disorders Associated With COVID-19
Recent structure based comparisons suggest that coronavirus proteins mimic at least 140 human proteins, including those in the complement and coagulation pathways. The complement...
COVID-19 Risk In Different Ethnic And Socioeconomic Groups Within UK Biobank
Socioeconomic and ethnic factors may influence the risk of viral infection. For example, both economic circumstances and cultural influences may impact the extent to...
Vitamin D Status Did Not Predict COVID-19 Infection Risk In The UK Biobank
A recent meta-analysis of 25 clinical trials located in 15 countries conducted by the UK National Health Service (NHS), Institute for Health Research, indicated...
SARS-CoV-2 Detected In French Biobank Sample Collected In Late 2019
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease pandemic that has swept across the world, causing over 282,495 deaths (May 10, 2020). Patients most commonly present at...
CloudLIMS Redefines Operations in COVID-19 Biobanks with its Ready-to-go-live COVID-19 LIMS
Wilmington, Delaware – May 08, 2020, CloudLIMS, a leading provider of laboratory informatics, announces the launch of a ready-to-go-live COVID-19 LIMS. CloudLIMS is preconfigured with CDC...



















