The Northern BC 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: Invite Member

Registration Status: Completed

Objective: Development of a biobank program at Northern Health. This biobank program (the Northern BC Biobank) will be focused on breast cancer, GI/colon cancer, thyroid cancer and melanoma. The biobank will accrue human biological materials (formalin fixed, paraffin embedded tissue, blood) and health information from consented patients that undergo surgical treatment at Northern Health.

Registered Biobank Name	The Northern BC Biobank
Biobank Leader	Dr. Viktor Deineko
Country	Canada
Email for biobank inquiries	Viktor.Deineko@northernhealth.ca
Principal Investigator	Dr. N. R. Caron
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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