Journal:Mini-review of laboratory operations in biobanking: Building biobanking resources for translational research
Full article title | Mini-review of laboratory operations in biobanking: Building biobanking resources for translational research |
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Journal | Frontiers in Public Health |
Author(s) | Cicek, Mine S.; Olson, Janet E. |
Author affiliation(s) | Mayo Clinic |
Primary contact | cicek dot mine at mayo dot edu |
Editors | Kilbourne, Amy |
Year published | 2020 |
Volume and issue | 8 |
Article # | 362 |
DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00362 |
ISSN | 2296-2565 |
Distribution license | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International |
Website | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00362/full |
Download | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00362/pdf (PDF) |
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Abstract
Biobanks have become integral to improving population health. We are in a new era in medicine as patients, health professionals, and researchers increasingly collaborate to gain new knowledge and explore new paradigms for diagnosing and treating disease. Many large-scale biobanking efforts are underway worldwide at the institutional, national, and even international level. When linked with subject data from questionnaires and medical records, biobanks serve as valuable resources in translational research. A biobank must have high-quality biospecimens that meet researcher's needs. Biobank laboratory operations require an enormous amount of support, from lab and storage space, information technology expertise, and a laboratory information management system to logistics for sample movement, quality management systems, and appropriate facilities. A paramount metric of success for a biobank is the concept of every biospecimen coming to the repository belonging to a participant who has something to contribute to research for a healthier future. This article will discuss the importance of biorepository operations, specific to the collection and storage of participants' materials. Specific focus will be given to maintaining the quality of biospecimens, along with the various levels of support biorepositories need to fulfill their purpose and ensure the integrity of each biospecimen is maintained.
Keywords: disaster and risk management, biobanking and biorepositories, laboratory information management system (LIMS), biorepository operations, biospecimen research
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