NSW Kawasaki Disease Biobank

Registration Status: Pending
Objective:

Biobank focused on Kawasaki Disease, with a particular focus on the following lines of enquiry: - Development of a diagnostic test - Characterisation of biochemical signatures that predict long-term cardiovascular outcomes - Informing a deeper understanding of Kawasaki Disease ethology and pathophysiology

Registered Biobank Name NSW Kawasaki Disease Biobank (NSW-KDB)
Biobank Leader Ryan Lucas
Principal Investigator A/Prof. Davinder Singh-Grewal
Address The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Cnr Hawkesbury Rd &, Hainsworth St
Westmead, NSW, Australia
Website
Email for biobank inquiries davinder.singhgrewal@health.nsw.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
Oligo - Collection aimed at supporting several research projects, a research group or a research consortium
Biospecimen Collected: