Background Biological sample and data transfer within and out of Africa is steeped in
controversy With the H3Africa project now aiming to establish biobanks in Africa, it is …

Various biomarkers have emerged via high throughput omics-based approaches for use in
diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of prostate cancer. Many of these have yet to be …

Biobanks have become indispensable tools for a wide array of life and environmental
sciences, and biotechnology. To evaluate trends in biobanking, 20,000 bibliographic …

The establishment of Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa. www. h3africa. org)
has catalyzed collaborative research across national boundaries, building on existing …

Biobanks are organized collections of biospecimens and associated data from large number
of individuals for the purpose of health research. The number of biobanks has expanded in …

February 2011 witnessed the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the first publication of the
human genome sequence. As “data enabled sciences” such as pharmacogenomics have …

Background: The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN)–Human Heredity and Health in
Africa (H3Africa) Biorepository (I-HAB) seeks to provide high-quality biospecimens for …

Biobanks, biobanking, biorepositories or biolibraries are defined as organized collections of
human biological material and personal associated information stored for one or more …

The appreciation of the scientific value of biospecimens for current and future basic and
translational research is increasingly being recognised. While biobanks in high-income …

The introduction of genomic research to, and emergence of biobanks in, sub-Saharan
African countries raise ethical issues that require urgent attention. Firstly, there are concerns …