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.
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Maximising the use, value and impact of tissue samples: Webinar debrief
Did you miss our April webinar hosted by Scientist.com? Catch up on this blog.
Fixing ligament tissue
Find out how the UKCRC Tissue Directory helped a researcher access the samples she needed for her research.
UK tissue for global diagnostics
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?
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.
UK Biobank of the Year award 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
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?
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
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.