Ottawa Ovarian Cancer Tissue Bank, Canada

Registration Status: Completed

Objective: Collection, storage and distribution of ovarian cancer samples (fresh, frozen and FFPE) for research purposes. The inventory includes all ovarian tumours, including benign, low malignant potential, and malignancies of all subtypes.

Registered Biobank Name Ottawa Ovarian Cancer Tissue Bank
Biobank Leader Elizabeth Macdonald
Country Canada
Email for biobank inquiries bvanderhyden@ohri.ca
Principal Investigator Barbara Vanderhyden
Website
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.
Biospecimen Collected: