Beaumont health system biobank: a multidisciplinary biorepository and translational research facility

Biopreserv Biobank. 2013 Aug;11(4):221-8. doi: 10.1089/bio.2013.0005. Epub 2013 Aug 6.

Abstract

The Beaumont BioBank model is a multidisciplinary facility that is designed to provide access and opportunity for research-minded clinicians to become involved in research without the need for their own research infrastructure, thus increasing the research effort across the Health System. We describe a biobank model that works primarily in operating rooms for tissue collection and utilizes a generic consent process to facilitate rapid and accurate collection of biospecimens. The model combines both a biorepository that collects specimens based on clinical questions and also a translational research facility that undertakes biomarker-based research on those specimens in a seamless and efficient process. We believe that the Beaumont BioBank model would be readily applicable and reproducible in other academic healthcare systems.

MeSH terms

  • Biological Specimen Banks / economics
  • Biological Specimen Banks / organization & administration*
  • Biological Specimen Banks / standards*
  • Computational Biology
  • Humans
  • Models, Organizational
  • Organ Preservation
  • Quality Control
  • Specimen Handling / methods
  • Translational Research, Biomedical / economics
  • Translational Research, Biomedical / organization & administration*
  • United States