Dermatology Biobank Renewal March 2019

• Research type

  Research Tissue Bank

• IRAS ID

  256840

• Research summary

  Newcastle Dermatology Biobank

• REC name

  North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  19/NE/0004

• Date of REC Opinion

  14 Feb 2019

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion

• Data collection arrangements

  The purpose of the Dermatology Biobank is to support research into dermatological andmelanocyte derived diseases,with the overall aim of improving diagnostic accuracy, identify new drug targets and develop new test to predict or monitor response to treatment. Samples are obtained from patients only after informed
  consent.   
  Donors have the right to withdraw consent at any time after the
  samples have been 
  collected (appendix 1b of the protocol). Samples and data are storedin secure and
  alarmed locations in Dermatological Sciences, Institute of Cellular 
  Medicine,  Newcastle University.  No data is released to research teams which
  could 
  identify the donor

• Research programme

  Samples stored in the Dermatology Biobank can be obtained for research by teams basedanywhere in the world (appendix 1a of protocol). However, donors will be asked if they would want their samples to be retained in the UK.  Research projects include those at increasing our understanding of the causes of disease, improving the  accuracy of diagnosis and improving ways in which diseases can be treated. Details ofthe current research projects supported by the Newcastle Dermatology Biobank are given on our website http://www.ncl.ac.uk/icm/research/dermatology/

• Storage license

  12534

• RTBTitle

  Newcastle Dermatology Biobank

• Establishment organisation

  Newcastle University

• Establishment organisation address

  Dermatological Sciences, Institute of Cellular Medicine

  The Medical School, Frmalington Place

  Newcastle upon Tyne

  NE24HH