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Biorepositories as a Guiding Resource for Research & Drug Discovery

XTalks

Biobanks are used for the coordination of high-yield patient sample collection. Moreover, biobanks are no longer passive biorepositories for accrual of samples and serve a more utilitarian function in identifying and coordinating specific research cohorts for longitudinal and prospective studies. Biobanking Models.

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How data is crucial to the relaunch of the Cancer Moonshot

pharmaphorum

A key part of this initiative was the establishment of the Cancer Moonshot Biobank, which will ask cancer patients to donate biospecimens and associated health information to aid research. Individuals who choose to be involved in the project are asked to donate tissue and blood samples during regularly scheduled procedures and doctor visits.

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Research Roundup: Blood Test for Severe COVID-19 and More

The Pharma Data

Doctors need better tools to evaluate the status of COVID-19 patients as early as possible because many of the treatments—such as monoclonal antibodies—are in short supply, and we know that some patients will get better without intensive treatments,” said co-senior author Andrew E. The research was published in the journal JCI Insight.