Welcome to Virtual Biorepositories. This knowledge hub is being established to create a forum for sharing and gathering information about a proposed virtual biorepository (VBR) resource for equitable and efficient access to pathogens and clinical specimens.
Summary Outbreaks of infectious diseases are occurring with increasing frequency and unpredictability. The rapid development and deployment of diagnostics that can accurately and quickly identify pathogens as part of epidemic ...
Summary Outbreaks of infectious diseases are occurring with increasing frequency and unpredictability. The rapid development and deployment of diagnostics that can accurately and quickly identify pathogens as part of epidemic ...
This study describes the efforts and outcomes associated with the establishment of a clinical sample repository during the 2016 Zika virus epidemic. To overcome the challenge of limited access to ...
Biobanks1 are well-organized repositories of biological material. They have become the fundamental resource for advancing medical research and constitute a major component of more generally understood bioresources. Yet they ...
Join the discussion to contribute to this discussion about key features to be included in the definition of a Virtual Biorepository. • Ownership of specimens ...
A set of associated demographic, clinical and quality related information is critical for specimens to be of value for any application. Access to specimen related ...
Ensuring the ethical accrual and use of specimens and equitable access to specimens are key guiding principles of a virtual biorepository. Contribute to this discussion ...
Current barriers to access to specimens include a variety of issues, ranging from country specific and local policies and regulations, to practical challenges of identifying ...
The Carlos Slim Foundation Awards were created aiming to recognize individuals and institutions committed to health improvement of the Latin-American population. Two members of the INTERGROWTH-21st Consortium, Professors Jose Villar and Cesar Victora, are recipients of the prestigious, individual Carlos ... Read more
The Break Dengue Community Action Prize offers €10,000 for projects that maximise the impact of public health interventions by integrating the new vaccine into the anti-dengue arsenal. Dengue causes nearly 400 million infections annually, impacting half of the world’s population. ... Read more
