Biobanking Information Resources

The following sites provide information on issues surrounding human research subjects and biobanking.

AgingResearchBiobank at the ISBER IRL (International Repository Locator)

National Cancer Institute Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch (BBRB) The Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch (BBRB) of the National Cancer Institute strives to standardize the consistency and quality of biospecimens collected for use by investigators in research through the development and deployment of standard procurement and research standards.

University of Southern California Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS): Human Subjects Protection Program (HSPP) The Human Subjects Protection Program of the University of Southern California consists of the Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS) and four Institutional Review Boards to ensure that all USC research is in compliance with existing federal regulations, state and local laws, and institutional policies regardless of funding source and location.

International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories The International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories is an international forum that addresses the technical, legal, ethical, and managerial issues relevant to repositories of biological and environmental specimens.