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Welcome to the Tubafrost Central Database |
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 Why do we want data ? The OECI-TuBaFrost web site and database application are as you might have noticed under construction. The consortium has decided the current concept is not viable and alternatives should be developed. The idea is to 1. Collect data on the collection rather then precisely defining every sample would simplify the current upload procedure. The database would hold data in the form of a catalogue of tumor biobanks. 2. To offer the opportunity to support research projects with an exchange platform for exchange of samples. Option 1 is based on a questionnaire that fills a database with data on the biobank and the collection the biobank has. This questionnaire only takes a few hours (depending on the collection) to fill out and perhaps one hour every year to update. The data is searchable and can benarrowed to biobanks to contact with a research question and definition of the samples needed. The principle of uploading all data of every sample will stay available, but is not necessary to participate. Option 2 is possible with the further development of the TuBaFrost exchange platform in the FP6 EuroBoNeT project. OECI-TuBaFrost was taken as the basis for the EuroBoNeT (FP6 project on bone tumors) project where the type of samples supported was enlarged from only frozen to Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) pathology blocks, cell lines, xenografts, blood samples as whole blood, buffy coat, serum, etc as well as Tissue Micro Arrays. Even derivatives as DNA, RNA and protein isolates can be traced as well as prospective collections requested. This developed application format is currently brought back to OECI-TuBaFrost to enable the support of multiple projects in consortia as foreseen in future research platforms. Access will be limited to European cancer researchers from OECI member institutes or cancer researchers that cooperate with cancer researchers working at an OECI member institute. |
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