Biobank Manager receives OBE for services to the NHS during Covid-19
Dr Sarah McDonald, Biobank Manager for the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) receives OBE for services to the NHS during this years COVID-19 pandemic
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UK Biobanking Showcase highlights
The 2020 UK Biobanking Showcase featured a week of online webinars, workshops and meet-ups. Read more about the Biobanking Showcase highlights and catch up on the recordings of the main sessions.
Biobanking under COVID-19: business, but not as usual
Catch up on the webinar from 22nd June with Lee Murphy, Genetics Manager at Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility.
Wales Cancer Bank amends ethics to support COVID-19 research
In response to the UKCRC TDCC call, this biobank sought an ethics amendment to enable them to support COVID-19 research.
Maximising the value of tissue from COVID-19 patients
The UKCRC TDCC has brokered a relationship between three organisations enabling vital coronavirus research.
How is COVID-19 affecting UK biobanking?
Access to tissue samples is crucial in advancing many types of COVID-19 research. How are biobanks able to support this need amidst closures and competing priorities?
COVID-19: biobanking call out
The UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre (TDCC) is coordinating biobanking efforts to support research into COVID-19; developing a process to ensure that active biobanks receive requests which are relevant for their collections and capabilities.