Research Donors Skin Tissue Bank

• Research type

  Research Tissue Bank

• IRAS ID

  316106

• Research summary

  Research Donors Ltd Tissue Bank

• REC name

  London - Fulham Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  22/LO/0466

• Date of REC Opinion

  5 Sep 2022

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion

• Data collection arrangements

  Patients will be asked if they would be willing to donate excess skin from a variety of different procedures to be used in this research. This is entirely optional, and patients do not have to take part or can change their mind at anytime without giving a reason. The samples will be collected at the Nuffield Health sites where patients are undergoing their surgery by a fully trained Research Fellow. The samples will be recorded on a secure database both at Research Donors and the Nuffield to ensure full traceability of any donated skin samples from patient to researcher. This will enable disposal of the skin samples should the need arise, for example if the patient withdraws consent etc.

• Research programme

  Research Donors Ltd, Sanguinis and Nuffield Health have formed a new service in collaboration to collect excess skin samples that would usually be sent for incineration and use them for Biomedical research to help broaden and advance understanding in a variety of different Biomedical areas. It is hoped that the skin samples will support a wide range of Biomedical research including immune cell isolation and RNA sequencing.

• Storage license

  12693

• RTBTitle

  Research Donors Ltd Tissue Bank

• Establishment organisation

  Research Donors Ltd

• Establishment organisation address

  Unit C14-16 Poplar Business Park

  10 Prestons Road

  London

  E14 9RL