Challenges for the Sustainability of University-Run Biobanks.

abstract：:The Beaumont Health System BioBank was established in 2008, not only to leverage the potential to collect biospecimens for translational research, but to undertake such research in a seamless facility that combined high quality biobanking with state-of-the-art laboratory platforms geared towards biospecimen-based rese...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Wilson GD,D'Angelo K,Pruetz BL,Geddes TJ,Larson DM,Akervall J

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal-derived products are widely used in sperm cryopreservation for their cryoprotective properties. These components, however, tend to be replaced because of sanitary risks. STEMALPHA.CRYO3 (Ref. 5617; Stem Alpha, Saint-Genis-l'Argentière, France), called "CRYO3," is a chemically defined preservation medium current...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Gavin-Plagne L,Commin L,Bruyère P,Buff S,Joly T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biopsies extracted from brain cancer patients often display degraded ribosomal RNA, which makes them unusable in transcriptomic experiments. This has not been properly documented in previous works aimed at refining the molecular classification of brain cancer. OBJECTIVE:To determine RNA integrity in a large...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Castells Domingo X,Ferrer-Font L,Davila M,Candiota AP,Simões RV,Fernández-Coello A,Gabarrós A,Boluda S,Barceló A,Ariño J,Arús C

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following its emergence in December 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused what rapidly became a global pandemic. The precise origin and subsequent path of transmission have not yet been established-but like the other novel coronaviruses that it closely resembles, it appears to have ...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Knight TE

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human tissue banks are a potential source of cellular material for the nascent cell-based therapy industry; umbilical cord (UC) tissue is increasingly privately banked in such facilities as a source of mesenchymal stem cells for future therapeutic use. However, early handling of UC tissue is relatively uncontrolled du...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Iftimia-Mander A,Hourd P,Dainty R,Thomas RJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The establishment of a cryopreservation procedure for sheep oocytes will enhance the development of long-term conservation of sheep female genetic resources and the advancement of sheep embryonic biotechnology. However, higher cytoplasmic lipid content and complex subcellular structures affect the relatively higher se...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Quan G,Wu G,Hong Q

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The comet assay measures DNA damage in individual cells (usually lymphocytes) and is widely used in biomonitoring studies. Lymphocytes are harvested and are usually cryopreserved for batch testing. We investigated cell loss during harvesting, cryopreservation, thawing, and washing of human peripheral lymphocytes and c...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Ho CK,Choi SW,Siu PM,Benzie IF

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Biobanking is a relatively new concept in the Arab region. Targeting different stakeholders to introduce the concept of biobanking and develop an acceptance of it among them is important for the growth of biobanking in the region. Undergraduate students of life sciences represent an important segment of st...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Abdelhafiz AS,Fouda MA,El-Jaafary SI,Farghly MI,Salem M,Tammam A,Gabr H

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryopreservation (CP) is a critical component in enabling on-demand access to biological material (macromolecules, cells, and tissues), yet CP has evolved little over the last several decades. Today's CP processes often yield a suboptimal "product," which has slowed progression in areas such as cell therapy and stem c...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Baust JG,Snyder KK,Van Buskirk R,Baust JM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The COVID-19 era has brought about a number of novel challenges for the global biobanking community. An array of diverse tools (e.g., standards, best practices, and plans) exists to support quality and fitness-for-purpose in biobank operations. The International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (I...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Allocca CM,Snapes E,Albert M,Bledsoe MJ,Castelhano MG,De Wilde M,Furuta K,Kozlakidis Z,Martin D,Martins A,McCall SJ,Schacter B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the development of a laboratory collection of Leishmania that was initiated in 1975 and, after 39 years, has become an international Biological Resource Center (BRC-Leish, Montpellier, France, BioBank No. BB-0033-00052), which includes 6353 strains belonging to 36 Leishmania taxa. This is a retrospective ana...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Pratlong F,Balard Y,Lami P,Talignani L,Ravel C,Dereure J,Lefebvre M,Serres G,Bastien P,Dedet JP

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carboxylated poly-l-lysine (CPLL), an ampholytic polymer, has remarkable cryoprotective properties. It was hypothesized that CPLL will reduce/replace glycerol in extender and improve the freezability of buffalo semen. The objective was to evaluate various combinations of CPLL and glycerol in extenders for any synergis...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Akhter S,Awan MA,Arshad J,Rakha BA,Ansari MS,Iqbal S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose tissue, which is harvested in large quantities during liposuction, has no blood supply and becomes necrotic within a few hours, if not immediately transplanted. Cryopreservation of adipose tissue allows these samples to be stored and used in diverse fundamental experiments, especially in fat-grafting animal te...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Gu L,Sun Y,Wang P,Liu L,Gu J

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The consent process involves three steps; referral for contact, preliminary interview, and informed consent discussion. We propose that the efficiency and frequency of the consent process for individual biobank related projects increases when the referral for contact is conducted by an independent "Permission to Conta...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： LeBlanc J,Dee S,Braun L,Daudt H,Cheah S,Watson PH

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past 15 years has seen considerable changes in the research environment. These changes include the development of new sophisticated genetic and genomic technologies, a proliferation of databases containing large amount of genotypic and phenotypic data, and wide-spread data sharing among many institutions, national...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Bledsoe MJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycerol and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) are widely used cryoprotectants for freezing human cell cultures. During the manufacturing process of ocular stem cell-based autographs, ex vivo cultivated ocular cells are cryopreserved for quality control purposes in accordance with regulatory requirements. The efficiency of th...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： van Velthoven AJH,Bertolin M,Barbaro V,Sthijns MMJPE,Nuijts RMMA,LaPointe VLS,Dickman MM,Ferrari S

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether the introduction of an audit and feedback strategy applied to specimens dissected at the John Hunter Hospital anatomical pathology department improved the number of formalin fixed tumor specimens sampled by anatomical pathology registrars for the Hunter Cancer Biobank. During the audit period (1/7/...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： King S,Walker M,Neilsen S,O'Brien M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is particularly necessary for biomedical researchers to obtain applicable biosamples accurately and efficiently, especially from a biobank with multiple-disease catalogs. To optimize the retrieval procedure, especially in the early stages of a non-automatic biobank, we developed a procedure that combined the electr...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Gao Z,Gu Y,Lv Z,Yu G,Zhou J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissues from postmortem transplantation donors are a viable and productive option for genomic research. This entails obtaining authorization from the family decision makers (FDMs) of deceased donors. This study examined best practices for making such requests within the context of the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx)...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Siminoff LA,Wilson-Genderson M,Gardiner HM,Mosavel M,Barker KL

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to analyze cryopreserved peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from biobanks for antigen-specific T-cell immunity is necessary to evaluate responses to immune-based therapies. Comprehensive studies have demonstrated that the quality of frozen PBMCs is critical and the maintenance of cell viability and...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Germann A,Schulz JC,Kemp-Kamke B,Zimmermann H,von Briesen H

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A paucity of information exists on the recruitment of Asian Americans for biospecimen research. Although studies show that Chinese Americans are at high risk for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, little is known about their willingness to participate in HBV-related biospecimen research and how knowledge, attitudes, a...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Gao W,Ma GX,Tan Y,Fang C,Weaver J,Jin M,Lai P

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Poland storage of human biological samples takes place at most universities and scientific institutions conducting research projects in the field of biomedicine. The First International Biobanking Conference organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in 2014 shed a light on the situation of Polish bi...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Witoń M,Strapagiel D,Gleńska-Olender J,Chróścicka A,Ferdyn K,Skokowski J,Kalinowski L,Pawlikowski J,Marciniak B,Pasterk M,Matera-Witkiewicz A,Kozera Ł

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of molecular characterization of tissues has brought an increasing emphasis on the quality of biospecimens, starting with the tissue procurement process. RNA levels are particularly affected by factors in the collection process, but the influence of different pre-analytical factors is not well understood. H...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Kap M,Sieuwerts AM,Kubista M,Oomen M,Arshad S,Riegman P

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quality of RNA preserved in different stabilization matrices was investigated after 2 weeks of storage at room temperature. RNA samples in RNAstable (Biomatrica), GenTegra (IntegenX), and RNAshell (Imagene) were compared to RNA stored at -80°C (the current gold standard for RNA preservation) and with liquid or dri...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Mathay C,Yan W,Chuaqui R,Skubitz AP,Jeon JP,Fall N,Betsou F,Barnes M,ISBER Biospecimen Science Working Group.

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the requirement for comprehensive clinical research efforts in China, the importance of biobanking in modern clinical research is outlined in this overview. Hospitals, universities, and research institutes have been well organized as fundamental resources for Chinese biobanking initiatives and the resulting bio...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Gan R,Wang H,Song Y,Fan J,Xiong Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a two-part review describing the planning, engineering, and design considerations for building a new repository for biological and environmental samples. Part I addresses the physical infrastructure requirements for a repository; Part II will cover equipment and costing. Planning for construction of a new repo...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Baird PM,Gunter EW

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial contamination often occurs in human blood DNA samples, possibly due to bacteremia or an inappropriate procedure during sample preparation. This study aimed at analyzing the clinical significance of bacterial DNA contamination in human blood DNA samples and to assess its influence on experimental data. DNA sa...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Lee JE,Hong EJ,Shim SM,Kim JW,Bae GR,Cho YS,Jeon JP,Han BG

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past two decades, researchers have increasingly used human biospecimens to evaluate hypotheses related to disease risk, outcomes and treatment. We conducted an analysis of population-science cancer research grants funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to gain a more comprehensive understanding of bios...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Carrick DM,Mette E,Hoyle B,Rogers SD,Gillanders EM,Schully SD,Mechanic LE

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA is an essential biological material for research in genomics and translational medicine. As such, its storage for biobanking is an important field of study. Traditionally, long-term storage in the cold (generally freezers or liquid nitrogen) is used to maintain high-quality (in terms of quantity and integrity) RNA...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Li Q,Wang X,Liu X,Liao Q,Sun J,He X,Yang T,Yin J,Jia J,Li X,Colotte M,Bonnet J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biobanks are now in the spotlight as key enablers supporting preclinical, clinical, and environmental research. Awareness of their value has increased along with the need for these infrastructures to be sustained through business-focused practices. Following our 2017 pilot survey on biobank business planning, we initi...

journal_title：Biopreservation and biobanking

authors： Henderson MK,Goldring K,Simeon-Dubach D

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00