University of Sydney Tissue Banks
Current tissue banking activity at the University of Sydney and its affiliated teaching hospitals and research institutes.
| Australian Breast Cancer Tissue Bank |
| Auspicing Institution: |
Westmead Institute for Cancer Research |
| Collection Sites: |
Royal Prince Alfred, Westmead, Royal North Shore, St Vincent's, John Hunter and Port Macquarie Hospitals |
| Key Contact(s): |
Ms Jane Carpenter (jane_carpenter@wmi.usyd.edu.au) |
| Website: |
http://www.abctb.org.au/ |
| Biospecimens collected: |
Breast tumours and matched blood (DNA is routinely extracted from all blood samples; RNA is extracted from tissues on request) |
| Access to Biospecimens: |
By application. Further details and application forms can be found on the BCTB website. |
| Breast Tumour and Tissue Bank (Kolling Institute of Medical Research) |
| Auspicing Institution: |
Kolling Institute for Medical Research |
| Collection Sites: |
Royal North Shore, North Shore Private and Mater Hospitals |
| Key Contact(s): |
Professor Rob Baxter (robaxter@med.usyd.edu.au) |
| Related Website: |
Kolling Institute of Medical Research website: http://www.kolling.usyd.edu.au/ |
| Biospecimens collected: |
Breast tumours |
| Access to Biospecimens: |
By application. Access to biospecimens may be granted for ethically approved projects related to cancer. Priority is given to researchers at Royal North Shore Hospital. |
| Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Tissue Bank |
| Auspicing Institution: |
Concord Hospital |
| Collection Sites: |
Concord Hospital |
| Key Contact(s): |
Dr Charles Chan (charles.chan@email.cs.nsw.gov.au) |
| Related Website: |
http://www.cs.nsw.gov.au/csls/CRGH/AnatPath/ |
| Biospecimens collected: |
Colorectal tumours |
| Access to Biospecimens: |
By application. Access to biospecimens may be granted to support collaborative research with the clinicians and researchers involved in collecting the biospecimens. |
| Gynaecological Tissue Bank |
| Auspicing Institution: |
Westmead Institute for Cancer Research |
| Collection Sites: |
Westmead Hospital |
| Key Contact(s): |
Ms Catherine Kennedy (catherine_kennedy@wmi.usyd.edu.au) and Dr Anna de Fazio (anna_defazio@wmi.usyd.edu.au) |
| (Related) Website: |
Westmead Institute for Cancer Reseearch website: http://www.wmi.usyd.edu.au/research/cancer.htm |
| Biospecimens collected: |
Gynaecological tumours |
| Access to Biospecimens: |
By application. Access to biospecimens may be granted to support gynaecological cancer research, including collaborative research with the clinicians and researchers involved in collecting the biospecimens. |
| Gynaecological Tumour and Tissue Bank (Kolling Institute of Medical Research) |
| Auspicing Institution: |
Kolling Institute for Medical Research |
| Collection Sites: |
Royal North Shore, North Shore Private and Mater Hospitals |
| Key Contact(s): |
A/Professor Deborah Marsh (dmarsh@med.usyd.edu.au) |
| Website: |
Kolling Institute of Medical Research website: http://www.kolling.med.usyd.edu.au |
| Biospecimens collected: |
Ovarian, endometrial, cervical and vulval tumours |
| Access to Biospecimens: |
By application. Access to biospecimens may be granted for ethically approved projects related to cancer. Priority is given to researchers at Royal North Shore Hospital. |
| Head and Neck Tissue Bank |
| Auspicing Institution: |
The Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute |
| Collection Sites: |
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital |
| Key Contact(s): |
Dr Guy Lyons (glyons@med.usyd.edu.au) |
| Related Website: |
http://www.shnci.org/index.html |
| Biospecimens collected: |
Head and neck tumours |
| Access to Biospecimens: |
By application. Access to biospecimens may be granted to support collaborative research with the clinicians and researchers involved in collecting the biospecimens. |
| Neuro Endocrine Tumour Bank |
| Auspicing Institution: |
Kolling Institute for Medical Research |
| Collection Sites: |
Royal North Shore Hospital, North Shore Private Hospital |
| Key Contact(s): |
Professor Bruce Robinson (bgr@med.usyd.edu.au). For more specific enquires: contact Dr Kerrie McDonald (kerriem@med.usyd.edu.au) for neuro tumour specimens; Dr Dindy Benn (dbenn@med.usyd.edu.au) for endocrine tumour specimens |
| Website: |
Kolling Institute of Medical Research website: http://www.kolling.med.usyd.edu.au/CanGen.html |
| Biospecimens collected: |
Tumours of neural and endocrine origin |
| Access to Biospecimens: |
By HREC approved application and governance committee approval. Access to biospecimens may be granted to support collaborative research with the clinicians and researchers involved in collecting the biospecimens. |
| Sydney Melanoma Unit/Melanoma Institute Australia Tissue Bank |
| Auspicing Institution: |
Melanoma Institute Australia |
| Collection Sites: |
Royal Prince Alfred, Westmead, Mater, Royal North Shore, Concord and St Vincent's Hospitals (only melanoma brain metastases are collected at St Vincent's) |
| Key Contact(s): |
Ms Candace Carter (candace.carter@smu.org.au); A/Professor Graham Mann (gmann@usyd.edu.au), Professor Richard Scolyer (richard.scolyer@email.cs.nsw.gov.au) |
| Related Website: |
http://www.smu.org.au/ |
| Biospecimens collected: |
Melanomas and matched blood |
| Access to Biospecimens: |
By application. Access to biospecimens may be granted to support collaborative research. |
| The Paediatric Tumour Bank |
| Auspicing Institution: |
The Children's Hospital at Westmead |
| Collection Sites: |
The Children's Hospital at Westmead |
| Key Contact(s): |
Dr Daniel Catchpoole (danielc@chw.edu.au) |
| Website: |
http://www.chw.edu.au/prof/services/tumourbank/ |
| Biospecimens collected: |
All paediatric tumours |
| Access to Biospecimens: |
By application. Further details and application forms can be found on the Paediatric Tumour Bank website. |
