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UK Biobanking Showcase 2020

by Emma Lawrence
Events, News
13th July 202026th October 2020

UK Biobanking Showcase 2020 12th – 16th October 2020, online. UK Biobanking Showcase 2020 Organised by the UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre, the UK Biobanking Showcase is the UK’s leading event for those who work in biobanking and human tissue research. Agenda Sessions will run for 90 minutes from 13.30 each day: Mon 12th: COVID-19: a lesson in biobanking Tues 13th: Sustainability and transparency Weds 14th: Developing common biobanking… Read More »UK Biobanking Showcase 2020

Maximising the use, value and impact of tissue samples: Webinar debrief

by Katy Glazer
Events, News, Research
30th April 202030th April 2020

Did you miss our April webinar hosted by Scientist.com? Catch up on this blog.

Fixing ligament tissue

by Emma Lawrence
News, Profiles, Research, Uncategorised
27th April 202011th May 2020

Find out how the UKCRC Tissue Directory helped a researcher access the samples she needed for her research.

UK tissue for global diagnostics

by Katy Glazer
News, Research
20th April 202028th April 2020

The UKCRC Tissue Directory has enabled a multinational science and technology company to successfully source tissue samples from three UK biobanks.

How is COVID-19 affecting UK biobanking?

by Katy Glazer
Biobanking Basics, News
8th April 202028th April 2020

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

by Katy Glazer
Biobanking Basics, News, Research
27th March 202028th April 2020

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.

UK Biobank of the Year award 2020

by Katy Glazer
News, Research
2nd March 202015th September 2020

Applications for the UK Biobank of the Year Award 2020 are open! Now in its 5th year, the Award recognises human sample resources who have added significant value to high impact research.

ATLAS: Advanced data search tool for researchers

by Katy Glazer
Directory Development, News, Research
24th February 202014th March 2020

The UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre (TDCC) is proud to be a partner in launching a new data search tool for researchers on 26th February. Register now to use the tool.

GDPR for Biobanks – A sheep in wolf’s clothing?

by Erinna Bowman
Biobanking Basics, News, Policy, Resources
7th February 202014th March 2020

In our latest blog post we hear from Heather Coupar from MRC’s Regulatory Support Centre about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Researchfish: evidencing use of Human Sample Resources

by Katy Glazer
News, Research
30th January 202021st August 2020

The UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre has produced a guide for researchers on how to acknowledge use of Human Sample Resources in Researchfish submissions.