Clark H. Smith Tumour Biobank, 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: Approved

Registration Status: Completed

Objective: The purpose of the bank is to collect high quality tissue and fluid samples from patients with a wide range of cancers, with a special emphasis on brain tumours, sarcomas, and pediatric tumours. Our collection includes paraffin embedded tissue, fresh frozen tissue, blood fractions (buffy coat, serum, plasma, red cells), urine, bone marrow and cerebral spinal fluid as appropriate. Live cryoprotected materials and some cell cultures are established.

Registered Biobank Name	Clark H. Smith Tumour Biobank (NPTTB)
Biobank Leader	Ana Bogossian
Country	Canada
Email for biobank inquiries	btbank@ucalgary.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.

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