NSH / Dalhousie 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: Certification Form

Registration Status: Completed

Objective: The NSH/Dalhousie Biobank is a part of the Atlantic Canada Biobank Consortium (ACBC). The aim of the Biobank is to collect 70% of acceptable tumor specimens from the surgical pathology workflow at the QEII Health Sciences Centre.

Registered Biobank Name	NSH / Dalhousie Biobank
Biobank Leader	Laura Lee Madden
Country	Canada
Email for biobank inquiries	Biobank@nshealth.ca
Principal Investigator	Gillian Bethune, MD, FRCPC Professor, Dalhousie Dept of Pathology
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	Oligo - Collection aimed at supporting several research projects, a research group or a research consortium

Biospecimen Collected: