Ontario Health Study, Canada

Certification Status: Approved
Registration Status: Completed

Objective: The Ontario Health Study is a population-based health cohort study that serves as a platform for investigating a variety of environmental, lifestyle, molecular, clinical and genetic factors associated with risks of cancer, vascular diseases, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. In general, the Ontario Health Study will: • Serve as a resource for conducting data- and biospecimen-based investigations of environmental, lifestyle, clinical, molecular, and genetic factors associated with cancer and other chronic diseases; • Serve as a resource for conducting health services research; • Harmonize and collaborate with national (e.g., other provincial cohorts participating in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project, www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca) and international initiatives (e.g., the National Cancer Institute Cohort Consortium).

Registered Biobank Name Ontario Health Study
Biobank Leader Kelly McDonald, Program Manager
Country Canada
Email for biobank inquiries info@ontariohealthstudy.ca
Principal Investigator Dr. Philip Awadalla
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: