Cambridge Blood and Stem Cell Biobank

• Research type

  Research Tissue Bank

• IRAS ID

  340167

• Research summary

  Cambridge Blood and Stem Cell Biobank

• REC name

  East of England - Cambridge East Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  24/EE/0116

• Date of REC Opinion

  22 Jul 2024

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion

• Data collection arrangements

  Fresh cord, bone marrow, lymph node biopsies and peripheral blood samples will be used immediately or stored in monitored liquid nitrogen tank facilities at the above address. Consent forms will be stored in a locked room. This facility is part of the CUH HTA licence 12315 and governed by the Haematology department sample access committee (for applications to use the biobank) and the local HTA committee (to ensure compliance to HTA regulations).

• Research programme

  The bank supports research into normal blood and stem cell biology and development, and disease processes arising in the blood and immune systems. Researchers from the local area, the wider UK, EU and worldwide research communities will be able to access samples. We aim to improve our understanding of normal and disease processes for implementation in healthcare and treatment of these conditions in the future.

• Storage license

  12315

• RTBTitle

  Cambridge Blood and Stem Cell Biobank

• Establishment organisation

  University of Cambridge Department of Haematology

• Establishment organisation address

  Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre

  Cambridge Biomedical Campus

  Cambridge

  CB2 0AW