Why isn't bench research (develop and test new therapies) done in private practice? Because research depends on INFRASTRUCTURE: microscopes, MRIs, tissue core, animal vivarium, statisticians and biorepositories. All of this is funded by NIH, being cut right now through fewer grants and slashed IDCs
Yes, below. (I am a PhD, not an MD). This work does not get done anywhere else. It's not financially lucrative enough. We invest in pediatric cancer research as a *society* because that work does not get done otherwise. Hard impacts to MDs especially: bench research can't be done in private practice
There’s no clear mechanism for getting the public to understand. My spouse is a pediatric cancer researcher. People have said to her “if NIH funding runs out you can just get a job in private practice.” There IS NO private practice for most pediatric cancer work. It’s all publicly-funded research.
March 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Why isn't bench research (develop and test new therapies) done in private practice? Because research depends on INFRASTRUCTURE: microscopes, MRIs, tissue core, animal vivarium, statisticians and biorepositories. All of this is funded by NIH, being cut right now through fewer grants and slashed IDCs
As an insufferable pedant managing multiple biorepositories stored in liquid nitrogen: this is a cylinder, not a dewar. Cylinders are pressurized (hence the valves), dewars are not. It’s normal to have dewars on where (all of our cryotanks and large dewars are), but not cylinders.
December 9, 2024 at 8:16 PM
As an insufferable pedant managing multiple biorepositories stored in liquid nitrogen: this is a cylinder, not a dewar. Cylinders are pressurized (hence the valves), dewars are not. It’s normal to have dewars on where (all of our cryotanks and large dewars are), but not cylinders.
On a rocky outcropping a few miles northeast of Boston Harbor, scientists are racing to build a library of tissue and DNA from ocean creatures — before it is too late. trib.al/gfzxdm8
Racing against time: Inside a Nahant genome bank’s bid to save marine diversity before it’s lost - The Boston Globe
The Ocean Genome Legacy Center and other biorepositories like it are increasingly crucial to climate change research as global warming threatens marine species.
trib.al
December 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
On a rocky outcropping a few miles northeast of Boston Harbor, scientists are racing to build a library of tissue and DNA from ocean creatures — before it is too late. trib.al/gfzxdm8
Join our MEPA session TOMORROW!
Dr. Jonas Astrin (Liebniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Germany) will present "Biobanks, Cell Cultures, and the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN)"
🗓️ Wednesday (September 23rd)
🕒 3pm US Eastern Time
#science #museum #biorepositories
Dr. Jonas Astrin (Liebniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Germany) will present "Biobanks, Cell Cultures, and the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN)"
🗓️ Wednesday (September 23rd)
🕒 3pm US Eastern Time
#science #museum #biorepositories
September 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Join our MEPA session TOMORROW!
Dr. Jonas Astrin (Liebniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Germany) will present "Biobanks, Cell Cultures, and the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN)"
🗓️ Wednesday (September 23rd)
🕒 3pm US Eastern Time
#science #museum #biorepositories
Dr. Jonas Astrin (Liebniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Germany) will present "Biobanks, Cell Cultures, and the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN)"
🗓️ Wednesday (September 23rd)
🕒 3pm US Eastern Time
#science #museum #biorepositories
Alzheimer's research funding is in the DOGE crosshairs, putting invaluable datasets (including tens of thousands of genomes) and biorepositories at risk. This reflects the volunteer efforts of thousands of research participants over four decades. Please contact your reps/senators. Hands off NIH.
"I think there's real risk of a generation or more of data being lost." - Dr. Michael Greicius, neurology professor at Stanford University, on the damage Trump's cuts to NIH research will do to progress on a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, adding as much as 20 years to the timeline.
February 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Alzheimer's research funding is in the DOGE crosshairs, putting invaluable datasets (including tens of thousands of genomes) and biorepositories at risk. This reflects the volunteer efforts of thousands of research participants over four decades. Please contact your reps/senators. Hands off NIH.
New personal view article
The need for interconnected global biorepositories from #tuberculosis studies to address fundamental questions at scale
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #TB #OpenAccess #OA
The need for interconnected global biorepositories from #tuberculosis studies to address fundamental questions at scale
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #TB #OpenAccess #OA
December 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
New personal view article
The need for interconnected global biorepositories from #tuberculosis studies to address fundamental questions at scale
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #TB #OpenAccess #OA
The need for interconnected global biorepositories from #tuberculosis studies to address fundamental questions at scale
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #TB #OpenAccess #OA
#Biorepositories are the backbone of modern translational research, particularly in #oncology, #immunology, and infectious diseases.
High-quality, well-characterized #biospecimens with extensive #metadata are essential for reproducible research.
blog.crownbio.com/the-critical...
High-quality, well-characterized #biospecimens with extensive #metadata are essential for reproducible research.
blog.crownbio.com/the-critical...
The Critical Role of Biorepositories in Modern Research
Crown Bioscience's commitment to providing clinically relevant, multi-omic-ready samples ensures that researchers have the tools they need to unlock new discoveries and improve patient outcomes.
blog.crownbio.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
#Biorepositories are the backbone of modern translational research, particularly in #oncology, #immunology, and infectious diseases.
High-quality, well-characterized #biospecimens with extensive #metadata are essential for reproducible research.
blog.crownbio.com/the-critical...
High-quality, well-characterized #biospecimens with extensive #metadata are essential for reproducible research.
blog.crownbio.com/the-critical...
‼️🧐”With coordinated support, strategic investment, and international collaboration, interconnected tuberculosis biorepositories could unlock research with unprecedented scale, accelerating progress towards the development of more effective #tuberculosis #vaccines “
New personal view article
The need for interconnected global biorepositories from #tuberculosis studies to address fundamental questions at scale
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #TB #OpenAccess #OA
The need for interconnected global biorepositories from #tuberculosis studies to address fundamental questions at scale
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #TB #OpenAccess #OA
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
‼️🧐”With coordinated support, strategic investment, and international collaboration, interconnected tuberculosis biorepositories could unlock research with unprecedented scale, accelerating progress towards the development of more effective #tuberculosis #vaccines “
This is a noble idea for the #TBSky research community.
TBH could aim for this in any research field - studies often collect and bank far more material than is used.
Question though is: how do you police access, MTAs, contracts, IP etc.. 🤯
#IDSky #MedSky #AcademicSky
@lancetmicrobe.bsky.social
TBH could aim for this in any research field - studies often collect and bank far more material than is used.
Question though is: how do you police access, MTAs, contracts, IP etc.. 🤯
#IDSky #MedSky #AcademicSky
@lancetmicrobe.bsky.social
The need for interconnected global biorepositories from tuberculosis studies to address fundamental questions at scale
Tuberculosis remains a leading cause of death, underscoring the urgent need for a
new vaccine. Progress in vaccine development is hampered by incomplete understanding
of how Mycobacterium tuberculosis...
www.thelancet.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
This is a noble idea for the #TBSky research community.
TBH could aim for this in any research field - studies often collect and bank far more material than is used.
Question though is: how do you police access, MTAs, contracts, IP etc.. 🤯
#IDSky #MedSky #AcademicSky
@lancetmicrobe.bsky.social
TBH could aim for this in any research field - studies often collect and bank far more material than is used.
Question though is: how do you police access, MTAs, contracts, IP etc.. 🤯
#IDSky #MedSky #AcademicSky
@lancetmicrobe.bsky.social
🆕 Landmark for new tonsil biorepository
One of the first UK tonsil biorepositories has been established to help improve scientific understanding and treatment for a range of oral health conditions.
@nnuh.bsky.social
buff.ly/YruOfhQ
One of the first UK tonsil biorepositories has been established to help improve scientific understanding and treatment for a range of oral health conditions.
@nnuh.bsky.social
buff.ly/YruOfhQ
Landmark for new tonsil biorepository - Quadram Institute
One of the first UK tonsil biorepositories established to help improve scientific understanding and treatment of oral health conditions
quadram.ac.uk
July 22, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🆕 Landmark for new tonsil biorepository
One of the first UK tonsil biorepositories has been established to help improve scientific understanding and treatment for a range of oral health conditions.
@nnuh.bsky.social
buff.ly/YruOfhQ
One of the first UK tonsil biorepositories has been established to help improve scientific understanding and treatment for a range of oral health conditions.
@nnuh.bsky.social
buff.ly/YruOfhQ
OGL participated in the High School Marine Science Symposium on Thursday hosted by Northeastern's Marine Science Center and the Massachusetts Marine Educators!
OGL led activities that explained the importance of marine biorepositories.
📷: Alyssa Stone and Charlee Rivera
#COSconnects #NUexperience
OGL led activities that explained the importance of marine biorepositories.
📷: Alyssa Stone and Charlee Rivera
#COSconnects #NUexperience
March 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM
OGL participated in the High School Marine Science Symposium on Thursday hosted by Northeastern's Marine Science Center and the Massachusetts Marine Educators!
OGL led activities that explained the importance of marine biorepositories.
📷: Alyssa Stone and Charlee Rivera
#COSconnects #NUexperience
OGL led activities that explained the importance of marine biorepositories.
📷: Alyssa Stone and Charlee Rivera
#COSconnects #NUexperience
March 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
330,000+ samples
16,500+ participants
2,000+ samples distributed annually
@benaroyaresearch.bsky.social biorepositories have fueled countless discoveries like understanding the role of #Tregs in T1D.
Learn more about the importance of their #biorepositories: https://bit.ly/49WJ6fl
16,500+ participants
2,000+ samples distributed annually
@benaroyaresearch.bsky.social biorepositories have fueled countless discoveries like understanding the role of #Tregs in T1D.
Learn more about the importance of their #biorepositories: https://bit.ly/49WJ6fl
May 21, 2026 at 9:59 PM
330,000+ samples
16,500+ participants
2,000+ samples distributed annually
@benaroyaresearch.bsky.social biorepositories have fueled countless discoveries like understanding the role of #Tregs in T1D.
Learn more about the importance of their #biorepositories: https://bit.ly/49WJ6fl
16,500+ participants
2,000+ samples distributed annually
@benaroyaresearch.bsky.social biorepositories have fueled countless discoveries like understanding the role of #Tregs in T1D.
Learn more about the importance of their #biorepositories: https://bit.ly/49WJ6fl
“If climate change continues unchecked, many marine species could face a mass extinction, rivaling the worst in earth’s history.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/25/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/25/s...
Racing against time: Inside a Nahant genome bank’s bid to save marine diversity before it’s lost - The Boston Globe
The Ocean Genome Legacy Center and other biorepositories like it are increasingly crucial to climate change research as global warming threatens marine species.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“If climate change continues unchecked, many marine species could face a mass extinction, rivaling the worst in earth’s history.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/25/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/25/s...
Once the stem cell biorepositories were established, the drive toward monetization is unstoppable. I was part of one of these and found the FDA rules profoundly capitalist, with no financial/ethical/moral police.
People will write science fiction about this industry.
People will write science fiction about this industry.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Once the stem cell biorepositories were established, the drive toward monetization is unstoppable. I was part of one of these and found the FDA rules profoundly capitalist, with no financial/ethical/moral police.
People will write science fiction about this industry.
People will write science fiction about this industry.
That's not to say of course that there aren't US biorepositories following the type of best practice Nagoya aims to support but always makes me cautious when the high income country isn't a signatory to rules designed to protect rights of low income settings where many research samples come from.
December 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
That's not to say of course that there aren't US biorepositories following the type of best practice Nagoya aims to support but always makes me cautious when the high income country isn't a signatory to rules designed to protect rights of low income settings where many research samples come from.
If you don't mind giving a bit of blood, there might be a biorepository nearby. Back when I worked in downtown Seattle I could just drop by every few months. It really helps when some researcher somewhere needs a sample matching some specific profile, and they even take "healthy" blood.
Biorepositories | Benaroya Research Institute
www.benaroyaresearch.org
June 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
If you don't mind giving a bit of blood, there might be a biorepository nearby. Back when I worked in downtown Seattle I could just drop by every few months. It really helps when some researcher somewhere needs a sample matching some specific profile, and they even take "healthy" blood.
Sample by sample, research teams shape the future of care. We’re proud to support biorepositories with smart, secure tools. #WeAreHealthCare #HospitalWeek
May 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Sample by sample, research teams shape the future of care. We’re proud to support biorepositories with smart, secure tools. #WeAreHealthCare #HospitalWeek
📣 Speakers announced for the Oral Tissue Collaborative (OTC) Symposium
Register now to join either in person or online for the event on the future of oral tissue biorepositories
🗓️ 10 October
Register by 3 October ⤵️
Register now to join either in person or online for the event on the future of oral tissue biorepositories
🗓️ 10 October
Register by 3 October ⤵️
Oral Tissue Collaborative (OTC) Symposium: Building Excellence in Oral Tissue Biobanking - Quadram Institute
This symposium brings together leading experts, researchers, and practitioners in the field of oral tissue biobanking
buff.ly
September 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📣 Speakers announced for the Oral Tissue Collaborative (OTC) Symposium
Register now to join either in person or online for the event on the future of oral tissue biorepositories
🗓️ 10 October
Register by 3 October ⤵️
Register now to join either in person or online for the event on the future of oral tissue biorepositories
🗓️ 10 October
Register by 3 October ⤵️
First post - I like looking at items deposited in biorepositories and researching the often forgotten scientists and their lives. Here's my first one here.
November 20, 2024 at 10:25 PM
First post - I like looking at items deposited in biorepositories and researching the often forgotten scientists and their lives. Here's my first one here.
MEPA has officially started its Youtube channel. So you have missed and wants to catch up with any of MEPA's previous sessions, please visit www.youtube.com/@Museums_and... Don't forget to subscribe and ring the bell! #pathogens #Americas #museums #naturalhistory #disease
Museums and Emerging Pathogens in the Americas
The majority of emerging diseases in humans come from wildlife; however, wildlife biorepositories – which include DNA and tissue biobanks and other biological materials – are not adequately involved i...
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
MEPA has officially started its Youtube channel. So you have missed and wants to catch up with any of MEPA's previous sessions, please visit www.youtube.com/@Museums_and... Don't forget to subscribe and ring the bell! #pathogens #Americas #museums #naturalhistory #disease
BioARC: A #CEH2 Project
Strengthening biodiversity conservation and public health across the Americas through biorepositories, and One Health approaches.
🌎 USA | Belize | Brazil | Ecuador | Guatemala | Honduras | Uruguay
🔗 Learn more about CRA CEH2: belmontforum.org/news/
Strengthening biodiversity conservation and public health across the Americas through biorepositories, and One Health approaches.
🌎 USA | Belize | Brazil | Ecuador | Guatemala | Honduras | Uruguay
🔗 Learn more about CRA CEH2: belmontforum.org/news/
May 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
BioARC: A #CEH2 Project
Strengthening biodiversity conservation and public health across the Americas through biorepositories, and One Health approaches.
🌎 USA | Belize | Brazil | Ecuador | Guatemala | Honduras | Uruguay
🔗 Learn more about CRA CEH2: belmontforum.org/news/
Strengthening biodiversity conservation and public health across the Americas through biorepositories, and One Health approaches.
🌎 USA | Belize | Brazil | Ecuador | Guatemala | Honduras | Uruguay
🔗 Learn more about CRA CEH2: belmontforum.org/news/