Easy access to human biological samples and respective detailed clinical information is pivotal to the progress of medical knowledge, contributing to minimize direct and indirect health costs and improve the quality of life.
Biobanco.pt is a national biomedical research infrastructure which aims at promoting national and international collaborative research projects using human samples, and the respective detailed clinical information
Biobanco.pt commits to:
Provide access to high quality samples collections and associated data to the scientific community.
Provide standardization in all aspects of biobanking activities, high-quality processing and storage facilities
Sharing existing equipment resources and expertise and offering services to characterize the existing samples.
Assist in the development of the pan-European platform BBMRI, and promote the Portuguese participation in the infrastructure (BBMRI-ERIC.pt).
This national scientific infrastructure will create unique opportunities to integrate national researchers in worldwide consortia including academic or pharmaceutical industry research, acting synergistically for the development of national science and economy.
Chronic diseases with a high impact on public health:
Cardiovascular diseases
Respiratory diseases
Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
Obesity
Diabetes
Cancer
Neurological diseases
CHAIN wants to specialize in processing liquids and tissues for isolating extracellular vesicles and preparing high-quality samples for proteomics and metabolomics.
Team National Executive Council:
National Coordinator for Cancer Diseases: Dr. Nuno Miranda
National Coordinator: Prof. Fátima Carneiro
Tumors Bank Coordinators:
Team COORDINATOR
Ana Paula Arez
Responsible for the supervision and operation of infrastructure; coordinates the activities of the Technical Coordinator and the Scientific Committee and liaises with the Scientific Committee of the GHTM Research Unit and with all IHMT NOVA bodies.
TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
Jorge Ramos (interino)
Responsible for ensuring the operation and maintenance of the infrastructure; replaces the General Coordinator if he is unable to do so; works in connection with the elements of the Scientific Committee; is responsible for receiving, quality control, storage and management of the sample database; responsible for the procedures involving the preparation and sending of samples; and responsible for equipment maintenance.
Scientific Committee
Technically and scientifically monitors the functioning of the biobank, integrating members with skills in the areas of Microbiology, Parasitology, Clinical and Diagnostics:
Ana Paula Arez (Parasitology)
Celso Cunha (Virology)
Isabel Couto (Bacteriology)
Luís Varandas (Clinic and Diagnosis)
Sofia Seabra (Genomics and Bioinformatics)
Areas of interest:
Tropical Health, Human, Animal and Environmental Health (One Health)
Blood, Serum and DNA Bank
