How the BC Children’s Hospital BioBank supports your research
Whether you’re planning a new study or looking for high-quality specimens to power your next project, the BioBank is here to help. Click on the button below to find out more information for researchers.
What is the BC Children’s Hospital BioBank?
The BioBank hosts a secure, ethically managed collection of de-identified patient samples and information, available to researchers across BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre. Samples are donated by patients who give informed consent to support research aimed at improving care for children, youth, and families.
Thanks to the generous support of Mining for Miracles — the BC mining community’s longtime fundraising campaign for BC Children’s Hospital — the BioBank has grown into a valuable resource for clinical and discovery researchers alike.
Planning a study? Start with the BioBank
Before you start collecting new samples, reach out! The BioBank may already have the samples and clinical information you need. If not, the team can help you set up collection and consent processes tailored to your study.
For more information on our services and available samples, click on the button below.
For ResearchersDonating samples for medical research
The BioBank relies on donations of samples from children, youth, women and family members who are being treated BC Children’s or BC Women’s.
For more information on donating samples to the BioBank, click on the button below.
For Patients & FamiliesConnect with the team today
Contact the BioBank manager at biobank@cw.bc.ca or 604-875-2000 ext. 7497 to discuss sample availability or donations.
Land acknowledgment
The BCCH BioBank acknowledges with gratitude and respect that we operate on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
We also acknowledge that we serve communities throughout BC located on many ancestral indigenous territories throughout the province.
Current Research Projects
The BCCH BioBank supports a number of research projects on campus at BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre, as well as off campus and with industry partners. Below are some current research projects we are involved with.
Research
For Patients & Families
The BioBank relies on donations of samples from children, youth, women and family members who are being treated BC Children’s Hospital or at BC Women’s Hospital.