Biobank

The Providence Research Biobank is a collection of investigator-led biobanks with the common goal of supporting and accelerating research activities toward improving the health of our community.

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About the Biobank

The Providence Research Biobank is a collection of investigator-led biobanks with the common goal of supporting and accelerating research activities toward improving the health of our community.

The Biobank contains thousands of biospecimens and related clinical data to support research ethics board-approved studies. Resources include biospecimens related to COVID-19, heart health, lung health, kidney health, brain health, substance use, and more.  

Questions? Contact kmangat1@providencehealth.bc.ca  

Requesting Biospecimens

To learn more about the tissue and biofluid specimens available please contact us at research@providencehealth.bc.ca from your institutional/business email account.

Resources for New Biobanks

For UBC-affiliated researchers, please use the Faculty of Medicine instance of OpenSpecimen and select PHC as the “Health Organization” on the Request Form.*

For UBC-affiliated researchers, please use the Faculty of Medicine instance of REDCap.*

*Software instances with prior review and approval by PHC Privacy Office