Signature biobank, Canada

Registration Status: Completed

Objective: An innovative achievement in biomonitoring and mobile computing technology that will enable better prevention and treatment of mental illness, thanks to close collaboration between research and medical teams. Starting in 2009, data collection was done on admission to the hospital emergency department and can be followed by 3 longitudinal collections according to the Signature Biobank protocol.

Registered Biobank Name Signature biobank
Biobank Leader Cecile Lepage
Country Canada
Email for biobank inquiries cecile.le.page.cemtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Principal Investigator Robert-Paul Juster
Website
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
Biospecimen Collected: