Manchester Skin Health Biobank 2024

• Research type

  Research Tissue Bank

• IRAS ID

  335918

• Research summary

  Manchester Skin Health Biobank

• REC name

  North West - Haydock Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  24/NW/0044

• Date of REC Opinion

  8 Mar 2024

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion

• Data collection arrangements

  Skin and hair samples are to be stored in secure locations either in -80C Freezers or in room temperature cabinets as appropriate.
  Patients will be asked to consent to collection of excess tissue left over from routine medical and cosmetic procedures

• Research programme

  The tissue bank will support a varied program of research involving skin and hair disorders. These include chemotherapy induced alopecia, inflammatory hair diseases, other alopecia’s (androgenetic alopecia / Female pattern hair loss) and skin research including wound healing, psoriasis and skin-related drug side effects. Research programs will aim to provide novel, publishable basic science data and contribute to patient well-being and treatment

• Storage license

  12172

• RTBTitle

  Manchester Skin Health Biobank

• Establishment organisation

  The University of Manchester

• Establishment organisation address

  Stopford Building

  Oxford Road

  Manchester

  M13 9PT