COVID Symptom Study Biobank [COVID-19]

• Research type

  Research Tissue Bank

• IRAS ID

  289172

• Research summary

  COVID Symptom Study Biobank [COVID-19]

• REC name

  Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds East Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  20/YH/0298

• Date of REC Opinion

  23 Oct 2020

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion

• Data collection arrangements

  Specimens will be stored for their entire lifespan, from collection, processing, storage, retrieval for analysis, to their potential disposal at the Department of Twin Research laboratory facility at the Rayne Institute, KCL, St Thomas’ Hospital Campus, under KCL HTA license 12522\n\nThe participants personal data will be kept on a secure password protected database that is kept separated from a shared drive and accessible only by certain members of the bobank team. All samples, phenotype and questionnaire data will be labelled and stored anonymously and cannot be linked to the participant by research personnel. All other data will be stored under the unique ID number on the database

• Research programme

  The biobank will support any COVID-19 research programmes providing they have a valid justified scientific requirement for the data and samples from the bank, and appropriate funding for the resource is secured.

• Storage license

  12522

• RTBTitle

  COVID Symptom Study Biobank [COVID-19]

• Establishment organisation

  Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology

• Establishment organisation address

  3rd Floor, South Wing, Block D

  St. Thomas' Hospital Campus

  Westminster Bridge Road, London

  SE1 7EH