MCRC Biobank
The Manchester Cancer Research Centre Biobank
The Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) is a partnership between The University of Manchester, The Christie and Cancer Research UK. Fundamental to the vision of the MCRC as a world class cancer research centre is the creation of a new regional Biobank. Five hospital Trusts across Manchester will have Biobank Technicians dedicated to collecting tissue, blood and urine samples from patients undergoing surgery where cancer is suspected. The tissues will be stored in the MCRC Biobank as a resource for research use.
Human tissues and data collection have traditionally been the responsibility of the researcher. The role of the Biobank is to centralise and standardise these collections allowing more efficient use of finances and expertise in research.
Initially the Biobank is to focus on collection of ‘six-packs’ comprising of:
| 1. | Normal tissue | -formalin fixed and paraffin embedded |
| 2. | -snap frozen | |
| 3. | Diseased tissue | -formalin fixed and paraffin embedded |
| 4. | -snap frozen | |
| 5. | Urine | -pre-operative |
| 6. | Blood | -serum, plasma and whole blood |
In addition, the aim is to provide supportive clinical data for all patient samples collected. The MCRC Biobank samples will be held centrally at the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research.