The Biorepositories Core Resource (BCR) supports the advancement of the UC Davis research community’s success in biospecimen-related research by providing education, outreach and training to its faculty, staff and students as well as creating efficient biospecimen management systems for the University and its collaborators.
Biorepositories Core Resource
Biorepositories Core Resource
Biorepositories Core Resource
If you receive care at UC Davis, please understand that you may be approached for permission to use your specimens and medical information about your condition for research. You are always free to decline. If you are a tissue or blood donor, know that the UC Davis researchers are very grateful for your contributions.
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Information Security
We take every effort to ensure confidential patient and specimen information is secure.
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Partners in Science: Your Contribution is Vital
View the videoThis informative video by the Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health describes what happens to your blood or leftover tissue when you participate in a research registry or specimen collection.
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Biospecimen Research Consent
View the videoInformed consent presents potential human research participants with sufficient information — including anticipated procedures, risks, and benefits — to make an informed decision about whether to participate in research studies. View this video to learn more.
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Biobanking in Health Care
Learn moreModern biobanks permit large-scale analysis for individuation of specific disease biomarkers starting from biological or digital material (i.e., bioimages) with well-annotated clinical and biological data.
Resources and Support
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Consultations
Schedule a consultationResearchers often have questions about biospecimen collections when designing a study. Some biobanking questions can be easily answered in a short conversation with someone with experience and knowledge in biobanking at UC Davis. Whether you’re designing a new study, starting a disease-specific biobank, or you’ve inherited a biospecimen collection, we are here to help.
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Contact Us
- Nick Anderson, Ph.D.
Director of Informatics Research
nranderson@ucdavis.edu - Leslie J. Solis, M.S., C.C.R.P.
Associate Director, Biorepositories Core Resource
lsolis@ucdavis.edu
- Nick Anderson, Ph.D.