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Bioresources

FHMRI Facilities Bioresources

Bioresources provide researchers with access to vital human tissue in their pursuit for cures and better treatment.

FHMRI’s bioresource banks are amongst the largest in Australia with more than 30 years of donations and data. Pairing this vast resource with the latest, and future, technologies and research provides valuable insights for life-changing research. 

FHMRI bioresources

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FHMRI’s bioresources include the:

South Australian ENT Bank

Types of samples: Serum from head and neck cancer patients (and non-cancer controls).

Number of samples: 1000+ patients.

Contact: Dr Charmaine Woods

The Rheumatology Synovial Tissue Research Group

Types of samples: Synovial tissue, synovial fluid, PBMC, serum, whole blood

Number of samples: 1000

Member of: The A3BC: Australian Arthritis and Autoimmune collaborative

Contact: Associate Professor Mihir D Wechalekar

Oesophageal and gastric blood and tissue bank

Types of samples: Blood (plasma, serum, WBCs), endoscopic tissue biopsies from oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, oesophageal and gastric cancer.

Number of samples: 2000+ patients, with more than 10,000 samples.

Member of: PROBEnet (QIMR)

Contact: Dr Damian Hussey and Dr Tanya Irvine

SA Neurological Tumour Bank

Types of samples: Brain tumour tissue (all tumour types), normal (control) brain tissue, blood (whole blood, plasma, buffy coat).

Number of samples: 500.

Member of: BCBA (Brain Cancer Biobanking Australia) and ABNA (Australasian Biospecimen Network  Association).

Contact: Dr Rebecca Ormsby

South Australian Brain Bank

Types of samples: Fixed and frozen brain, spinal cords.

Number of samples: 400.

Member of: ABNA (Australasian Biospecimen Network  Association).

Contact: Professor Simon Conn

Flinders Tissue Bank

Types of samples: colorectal, prostate, breast, renal, oesophago-gastrectomy (solid tumour & matching non-malignant tissue).

Number of samples: 2000+

Member of: Australasian Biospecimen Network Association (ABNA)

Contact: Virginia Papangelis

Vascular Surgery Biobank Flinders Medical Centre (Bedford Park, SA)

Types of samples: Carotid and femoral atheroma tissues (endarterectomy), formalin fixed paraffin embedded blocks, serum, peripheral blood WBC, PAXgene® Blood RNA tubes, stool and urine. Patients clinical and medical history.

Number of samples: 37 patients (on-going) and 30 age-matched healthy donors

Member of: Australasian Biospecimen Network Association (ABNA)

Contact: james.chan@sa.gov.au  Telephone: 08 8204 5490, 08 8204 5766

Australian Corneal Graft Registry (ACGR)

Contact: Dr Miriam Keane

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Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA

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