The Breast Cancer Campaign Tissue Bank experts
Meet the team behind the bank
There are many people working behind the scenes of the Tissue Bank. It has created new jobs and brought together breast cancer experts whose collaborative efforts over the past few years have got this huge project off the ground. What we now have is a tissue bank that it is
run by some of the best breast cancer scientists in the country who will ensure that precious breast tissue is safely and consistently collected and stored. The development of the bank has been
meticulously co-ordinated by Uma Ekbote who is based in Leeds. A website, developed by Phil Quinlan in Dundee (see page 8), and bioinformatics portal, developed by Dr Claude Chelala in London, are integral to the success of the Tissue Bank, which is now open for applications. Before tissue is taken the patient must give their consent. Obtaining their permission is the role of the research nurse who will counsel the patient and ensure they have the information needed to make an informed choice on whether to donate. The operating surgeon informs the
Main Picture: Professor Louise Jones, Barts, prepares tissue taken from surgery to go into the bank (Photo courtesy of Richard Pohle/The Times)
Far left: Tissue being preserved in liquid nitrogen (Photo courtesy of Richard Pohle/The Times)
pathologist when the tissue is available for collection. They will then prepare the tissue for a research technician to deposit into the bank and store the patient’s data. When a scientist applies for tissue, the
Tissue Access Committee, made up of both breast cancer specialists and patient advocates, will carefully decide whether samples should be made available for the particular project. If successful, the tissue will be securely despatched to the scientist ready for the research to begin.
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