Melanoma Institute Australia Biospecimen Bank for Melanoma Research

Certification Status: Checklist Required

Registration Status: Completed

Objective:

To collect, store and manage tissue, blood and other biospecimens from patients with melanocytic tumours and normal tissue to provide quality specimens for approved research projects which are aimed at improving the understanding of tumour biology for better prevention, diagnosis and management.

Registered Biobank Name	Melanoma Institute Australia Biospecimen Bank for Melanoma Research
Biobank Leader	Nicole Caixeiro
Principal Investigator	Richard Scolyer
Address	40 Rocklands Road North Sydney, NSW, Australia
Website	https://www.melanoma.org.au
Email for biobank inquiries	Rebecca.Velickovic@melanoma.org.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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