Busselton Health Study Biobank

Registration Status: Completed

Objective:

The Busselton Health Study is a long-term, on-going health cohort study of residents of the Western Australian city of Busselton. The health research conducted by the Busselton Population Medical Research Institute aims for a better understanding and management of health. Research activities are diverse and encompass a wide range of health conditions and measures include sleep disorders, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, genetics, cognition, physical function, bone density, eyes and hearing. The Busselton Health Study manages a valuable database and biobank with samples dated back to 1966. With research facilities in Western Australian and collaborations nationally and globally, the institute is a Research Enabling Platform with a valuable database and biobank (biological specimens) for health and medical research.

Registered Biobank Name	Busselton Health Study Biobank (BHS)
Biobank Leader	Jennie Hui
Principal Investigator	Jennie Hui
Address	C/- Diagnostic Genomics, PP Block QEII Medical Centre, NEDLANDS, WA, Australia
Website	https://bpmri.org.au/
Email for biobank inquiries	jennie.hui@health.wa.gov.au
User Type Mono: A biobank that supports a specific research project, may have few staff members, a small-scale accrual scope with little to no initial intention of releasing or distributing biospecimens to secondary parties Oligo: A biobank that supports several research groups or clinical trials, may or may not be designed to release biospecimens outside their collaborative group Poly: A biobank that has generally a larger accrual scope, resources, and multiple users outside the biobank proper	Poly - Collection aimed at supporting undetermined, multiple users with ethics approved research projects, through a defined access/application mechanism.

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