NHS GG&C additional sample tissue resource to support I3I Research

• Research type

  Research Tissue Bank

• IRAS ID

  155891

• Contact name

  Clare Orange

• Contact email

  Clare.Orange@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

• Research summary

  Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Tissue Bioresource

• REC name

  West of Scotland REC 4

• REC reference

  14/WS/1035

• Date of REC Opinion

  4 Sep 2014

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion

• Data collection arrangements

  We are aiming to develop a tissue resource which will include an additional biopsy blood, urine and/or stool sample from the patient to support research activity in the Institute of Infection Immunity and Inflammation.

  Where appropriate patients may be requested to donate additional blood and/or biopsy samples. The relevant Participant Information leaflets and Participant Consent Forms for the extra tissue are included in this application.

  Additional tissue to be requested includes:
  Synovial fluid
  Blood + derivatives (eg - whole blood, plasma, serum, buffy coat)
  Synovial biopsy
  Skin biopsy
  Bowel/colon biopsy
  Urine
  Faeces

  Additional tissue collected may be used directly in research projects or banked for future use. Material banked may be snap frozen and stored at low temperature or fixed and stored as a formalin fixed paraffin block. Derivatives from the above may also be used to produce DNA, protein and RNA extractions which may be stored for research.

  Tissue Micro Arrays (TMAs) may also be constructed from the tissue fixed paraffin block tissue resources.

• Research programme

  The tissue bioresource will mostly be used by the staff at the Institute of Infection Immunity and Inflammation. The NHSGGC Biorepository has a fair and open access policy. Research organisations that may request access to stored samples or request a new collection include Universities, Research Institutions and commercial organisations (e.g. Pharmaceutical and Biotech companies). Applications for tissue from the Institute of Infection Immunity and Inflammation Tissue Resource will need to be approved by their lead along with approval from the Biorepository.

• RTBTitle

  Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Tissue Bioresource

• Establishment organisation

  Institute of Infection Immunity & Inflammation (Dr Stefan Siebert)

• Establishment organisation address

  College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences

  University of Glasgow