Biobank
The PERSIMUNE biobank is located at the Department of Immunology, Rigshospitalet. All departments at Rigshospitalet that have a collaborative agreement on biobank sampling with PERSIMUNE can collect samples for future research on defined patient cohorts with impaired immunity. Sample collection was initiated in 2015 and is still ongoing. Departments have so far collected samples from approximately 10500 patients, as illustrated in the overview below.
The PERSIMUNE biobank stores whole blood, plasma, feces, BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage) fluid and pellet and sputum (ekspektorat) samples, as well as DNA isolated from feces. The distribution of these different sample types is shown in the overview below:
It is fantastic if you are interested in using PERSIMUNE samples for research! The first step to accessing samples is to submit a feasibility request to identify if samples are available for your patient cohort of interest. If samples are available, the next step is to submit a project proposal. You can read more about this process at https://www.persimune.dk/How-to-get-involved.
When planning a project, please have the following in mind:
• It is a prerequisite that you obtain an ethical committee approval (including dispensation from consent).
• All samples belong to the Region H department that has collected them. Therefore, the respective department/s need to approve use of their samples in your project. You can always suggest a collaboration with the department which has collected samples.
• If you are an external researcher, you may be able to develop a project through collaboration with PERSIMUNE.
• You must be able to cover the cost of picking samples and the cost of subsequent analyses.
Feel free to e-mail us if you need help in understanding this process persimune.rigshospitalet@regionh.dk.
Otherwise, you can also find inspiration on research performed on the biobank samples here https://www.persimune.dk/About-us/Videos
If you are looking for information on the general procedures concerning informed consents and sample collection, please go to https://www.persimune.dk/PERSIMUNE-Documents/PERSIMUNE-biobank-documents.