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Biobank for Translational Medicine: Standard Operating Procedures for Optimal Sample Management
Published on: November 30, 2022
Sustainability of Biobanks in the Future
1Department of Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0422, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0422, USA. yvonne.desouza@ucsf.edu.
Abstract:
Human biorepositories are essential in providing high quality specimens that are well characterized. Biospecimens are used in basic, clinical, and translational research. However, as regulatory requirements and scientific demands increase the complexity of the daily operations of a biorepository, the cost of maintaining a biobank will increase. How can biobanks today maintain sustainability during the current economic climate and changing landscape of operating a biorepository? This is a brief review of how different biobanks have approached sustainability.
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