Journal article
Australian Donation and Transplantation Biobank: A Research Biobank Integrated Within a Deceased Organ and Tissue Donation Program
VJ Sharma, G Starkey, R D'costa, F James, E Mouhtouris, L Davis, BZ Wang, A Vago, J Raman, LK Mackay, H Opdam, R Jones, ML Grayson, DE Martin, CL Gordon
Transplantation Direct | Published : 2022
Abstract
Background. We aimed to facilitate the donation of tissue samples for research by establishing a centralized system integrated in the organ donation program for collection, storage, and distribution of samples (the Australian Donation and Transplantation Biobank [ADTB]). Methods. Feasibility of a research biobank integrated within the deceased organ and tissue donation program was assessed. DonateLife Victoria sought consent for ADTB donation after consent was received for organ donation for transplantation from the donor's senior available next of kin. ADTB samples were collected during donation surgery and distributed fresh to researchers or stored for future research. The main outcome mea..
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Funding Acknowledgements
C.L.G was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Felowship (GNT 1160963) and a Royal Australasian Colege of Physicians Research Establishment Grant. The ADTB initiative was supported by a Doherty Institute Collaborative Seed Grant, a Doherty Institute Translational and Clinical Research Discipline Seed Grant, internal Dept. of Infectious Diseases Austin Health funding, and an Austin Medical Research Fund Grant awarded to C.L.G. V.J.S is a recipient of the Heart Foundation PhD Scholarship, National Heart Foundation of Australia.