Manitoba Tomorrow Project, Canada

Certification Status: Complete Education
Registration Status: Completed

Objective: The Manitoba Tomorrow Project (MTP) is a population-based prospective cohort designed to serve as a research platform to examine the interplay between genetic, environmental, and behavioural factors that contribute to the development of cancer and other chronic disease in Manitobans. The MTP is part of the pan-Canadian initiative known as the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health (CanPath), representing Manitoba as one of seven regional cohorts. Using a nationally harmonized Core Questionnaire participants have provided information on their health and lifestyle. Many of which have also attended appointments where objective measurements of anthropometrics, blood pressure, heart rate, and grip strength were collected. Through associations with CancerCare Manitoba, CanPath, and data linkages, the MTP is a uniquely positioned cancer and chronic disease research platform.

Registered Biobank Name Manitoba Tomorrow Project
Biobank Leader Travis Hrubeniuk
Country Canada
Email for biobank inquiries thrubeniuk@cancercare.mb.ca
Principal Investigator Dr. Donna Turner
Website https://www.cancercare.mb.ca/Research/research-institute-at-cancercare-manitoba/research-programs/manitoba-tomorrow-project
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.
Biospecimen Collected:
Cohort Highlights