Alberta Cancer Research Biobank, Canada

Certification Status: Approved
Registration Status: Completed

Objective: The Alberta Cancer Research Biobank is a multi-user resource available to a wide range of cancer researchers in Alberta and elsewhere.

Registered Biobank Name Alberta Cancer Research Biobank (ACRB)
Biobank Leader Kathryn Graham
Country Canada
Email for biobank inquiries kathryn.graham@albertahealthservices.ca
Principal Investigator Dr. Jennifer Chan
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: