Cambridge Blood And Stem Cell Biobank

The Cambridge Blood and Stem Cell Biobank (CBSB) is a tissue bank for samples from patients with haematological malignancies and normal individuals, including cord blood. We are also the repository for the UK Myeloproliferative Disorders (MPD) sample bank, and several clinical trials for this group of disorders. Since our foundation in 2009, most of our work has involved recruiting and collecting samples from patients both locally and nationally, in close collaboration with clinical and research staff. Our team consists of a core sample processing and quality monitoring laboratory, and research midwives and nurses liaising with clinical teams locally to actively recruit new and actively follow up existing patients on the study. The bank has collected over 15, 000 blood and bone marrow-derived samples to date from patients with haematological malignancies and approximately 2600 normal individuals, all curated in a bespoke database designed to facilitate research activities. Existing samples and prospective collections are available to researchers working on ethically approved studies in malignant blood disorders and normal blood development, and 4800 samples have been transferred to researchers both in the UK and internationally. The laboratory and clinical teams are supported by the Cambridge NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, the Cambridge Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Wellcome Trust-MRC Stem Cell Institute and Bloodwise.
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Keywords: research services