Peter Munk Cardiac Center Cardiovascular Biobank, Canada

Certification Status: Approved
Registration Status: Completed

Objective: The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Cardiovascular Biobank stores biological samples – such as blood and tissue – ​and ​health information to promote future research

Registered Biobank Name Peter Munk Cardiac Center Cardiovascular Biobank
Biobank Leader Hyeja Kim Otsuki
Country Canada
Email for biobank inquiries hyeja.kimotsuki@uhn.ca
Principal Investigator Dr. Filio Billia, Dr. Richard Weisel
Website https://www.uhn.ca/PMCC/Research/PMCC_cardiovascular_biobank
User Type
  • Mono: A biobank that supports a specific research project, may have few staff members, a small-scale accrual scope with little to no initial intention of releasing or distributing biospecimens to secondary parties
  • Oligo: A biobank that supports several research groups or clinical trials, may or may not be designed to release biospecimens outside their collaborative group
  • Poly: A biobank that has generally a larger accrual scope, resources, and multiple users outside the biobank proper
 Poly - Collection aimed at supporting undetermined, multiple users with ethics approved research projects, through a defined access/application mechanism.
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