Lunken Lab 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: Checklist Required

Registration Status: Completed

Objective: The biobank is designed to support translational and clinical research focused on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It enables the investigation of microbiome-related aspects of IBD, including disease progression, treatment response, and biomarker discovery. To enable investigation of these aspects, the biobank will collect and store de-identified fecal, mucosal, and tissue samples from IBD patients during different phases of their disease as well as non-IBD controls. The purpose of the biobank is to create a comprehensive resource that reflects the IBD patient population in British Columbia, Canada. To achieve this, the target enrollment may include patients of varying age groups, genders, ethnicities, and disease stages (active, quiescent, control).

Registered Biobank Name	Lunken Lab Biobank
Biobank Leader	Gurpreet Kaur
Country	Canada
Email for biobank inquiries	gk1522@mail.ubc.ca
Principal Investigator	Dr. Genelle Lunken
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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