CANPREV, Canada

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

Certification Status: Complete Education

Registration Status: Completed

Objective: The goal is to develop a Transplant Biobank for the collection, storage and use of biological specimens from patients undergoing solid organ, stem cell and tissue transplantation. It will fuel translational research in this field and will improve patient outcomes in BC, in Canada and worldwide. The project will build on the foundation created by Genome Canada, and will house the almost 10,000 specimens from donors and recipients of kidney, heart, liver, lung pancreas and bone marrow transplants currently in the Immunology Laboratory. It will create the leading source for biological transplant samples in Canada, and one of the most important such resources in the world.

Registered Biobank Name	CANPREV
Biobank Leader	Karen Sherwood
Country	Canada
Email for biobank inquiries	biorepository@vch.ca
Principal Investigator	Paul Keown / Karen Sherwood
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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