Canberra’s First Brain Cancer Biobank Established by Canberra Brain Cancer Collaborative
In a groundbreaking development, Canberra's medical community has been at the forefront of this pioneering research initiative, collaborating with several local hospitals and organizations to redefine brain cancer treatment methods. Their efforts have culminated in promising outcomes, which could...
Swedish Childhood Tumor Biobank Receives SEK 5.13 Million Grant for National Precision Medicine Project
The Swedish Childhood Tumor Biobank, a national genomic biobank dedicated to the study of pediatric cancer, is instrumental in advancing research into tumors affecting children. As part of the Genomic Medicine Sweden (GMS) initiative focused on pediatric oncology, the...
New Way of Modeling Approach helps Advance Organ and Tissue Cryopreservation
Prem Solanki and Yoed Rabin of Carnegie Mellon University’s Biothermal Technology Laboratory have developed a new way of modeling the solidification of fluids in confined volumes, with applications to organ and tissue preservation.
Cryogenics is the study, production, and use of...
UW – Madison Launches New Ophthalmology Tissue Biobank for Eye Diseases Research and Treatments
The University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) has entered into a new partnership aimed at systematically collecting, storing, processing and distributing human eye tissue for research purposes. The new ‘tissue biobank’ will provide investigators with high-quality...
Qatar Biobank and HMC Launches Tissue Biobank Service in Qatar
Phase one of the Tissue Biobank Service has been launched in Qatar, through collaboration between the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Qatar BioBank (QBB).
Tissue biobanking is the process of collecting, processing,...
UM School of Medicine Brain and Tissue Bank to Receive $800,000 to Advance Research...
The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) will receive an $800,000 donation to be used by the University of Maryland Brain and Tissue Bank to advance research into the treatment and cure of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s...
Atlantic Health Biobank Shared Initial Human Tissue Samples via Partnership with NCI’s Cooperative Human...
The state-of-the-art Atlantic Health BioBank has formed a new partnership with the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN) - Southern Division, allowing Atlantic Health System to share the initial samples of human tissue.
The CHTN, which is...
New AI Method Makes it Possible to Analyse Cancer Genomes from FFPE Tissue Samples
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) method that could unlock a research ‘treasure trove’ of cancer genomes from billions of preserved tissue samples stored routinely at hospitals over decades.
The new method makes it possible for the first time...
NCT Tissue Bank Heidelberg: the First German Biobank to be Accredited According to the...
The NCT Heidelberg is a joint institution of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the University Hospital Heidelberg (UKHD).
The tissue bank of the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, together with the tissue bank of the German...
USask Researchers Work to Establish a Groundbreaking Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation Program to Support Cancer...
Dr. James Benson (PhD) is a globally recognized authority in cryobiology – the research study of biological specimens at below-standard temperatures. In Canada, he is among the few specializing in reproductive cryobiology research.
Benson serves as an associate professor at...
