Tissue Annotation System

• Research type

  Research Database

• IRAS ID

  184284

• Contact name

  Paul Mitchell

• Contact email

  paul.d.mitchell@ed.ac.uk

• Research summary

  SamManSys tissue annotation system

• REC name

  South East Scotland REC 02

• REC reference

  15/SS/0130

• Date of REC Opinion

  31 Jul 2015

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion

• Data collection arrangements

  The system will provide researchers with anonymous medical history of biological specimens that have been collected for research by the Edinburgh Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre or as part Lothian NHS Research Scotland specimen collection service.

• Research programme

  The database will support cancer research by providing annotated research specimens to the research community. This would involve cancer research projects that require specimens from the Edinburgh Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre or Lothian NHS Research Scotland Specimen Collection Service.

• Research database title

  SamManSys tissue annotation system

• Establishment organisation

  The University of Edinburgh

• Establishment organisation address

  College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 57 George’s Square,

  Edinburgh

  EH8 9JU