Sheffield Brain Tissue Bank
Research type
Research Tissue Bank
IRAS ID
140226
Contact name
Robin Highley
Contact email
Research summary
Sheffield Brain Tissue Bank
REC name
Scotland A REC
REC reference
08/MRE00/103 (+5)
Date of REC Opinion
28 Jan 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
The Tissue samples are stored in the secure joint Sheffield Teaching Hospitals/University of Sheffield Biorepository facilities within the Royal Hallamshire Hospital (RHH) accommodation. Donors are transported to the RHH mortuary and the tissues removed by experienced Neuropathologists supported by Anatomical Pathology Technicians. The Brain bank data is held on University computers and secure servers. The clinical team is based in the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience and in the Neurology Department of the RHH. Families are consented either in RHH accommodation, at home or via telephonic communication.
Research programme
The Brain Bank has a predominant local user community within the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience. In addition it supports national UK neuroscience research as part of the MRC Brain Bank Network.
RTBTitle
Sheffield Brain Tissue Bank
Establishment organisation
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Establishment organisation address
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2JF