Biobanking and research quality: think locally, act globally

Amanda Rush; Peter Watson; Jennifer A Byrne

doi:10.1016/j.tig.2023.04.001

Biobanking and research quality: think locally, act globally

Trends Genet. 2023 Apr 24;S0168-9525(23)00087-2. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2023.04.001. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Amanda Rush¹, Peter Watson², Jennifer A Byrne³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Biobanking and Biospecimen Research Services, Deeley Research Centre, BC Cancer Agency, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Canadian Tissue Repository Network, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
³ Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; New South Wales Health Statewide Biobank, New South Wales Health Pathology, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address: jennifer.byrne@health.nsw.gov.au.

PMID: 37100683
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2023.04.001

Abstract

Although biobanks can support research across geographic and governance boundaries, biomedical researchers consistently describe preferences for either collaborating with local biobanks or establishing their own biobanks. This article summarizes the potential research impacts of local biobank use and suggests how descriptions of biospecimen provenance can be improved in research publications.