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Q&A with Monique Albert: Ontario’s international leader in biobanking

The Ontario Tumour Bank’s longstanding leader appointed Secretary of International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories The International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) today announced the appointment of Monique Albert as Secretary of…
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Deep freezing allows researchers to dig deep into tumour samples

The Ontario Tumour Bank evaluates the quality of tumour samples stored at ultra-low temperatures over the last decade Before they are used in cancer research, tumour samples are often preserved in storage at extremely low…
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Ontario Tumour Bank collaborating to improve biobanking globally

Biorepositories (or biobanks) play an important role in many types of research. But biobanking is a complex process requiring careful management of a whole range of scientific, legal, technical and ethical issues. We spoke to…
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