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Biobank Graz
Division Biobank GrazResearch Infrastructure OUOrganizational unitsMedical University of Graz

For researchers

Biobank Graz is a central service institution of the Medical University of Graz that supports biomedical research by collecting, processing and storing high-quality biological specimens and associated data. Biobank Graz works closely with academic and industrial research partners while building up specific cohorts, operating basic collections and making the specimens along with associated anonymized/pseudonymized data available for research projects.

Probensammlung Biobank Graz

Specimen collections

Biobank Graz at the Medical University of Graz supports biobanking projects at the University Hospital Graz. Additionally, Biobank Graz stores tissue samples (FFPE-blocks and sections) of the Diagnostic & Research Institute of Pathology. To provide a better overview, the Biobank Graz team has classified ongoing as well as complete specimen collections according to their cohort below.

Specimen requests

Overview

Legal basis
Häufige Fragen

Inquiries

Project Management Team  
T: +43 316 385 72716
E: biobank-pm@medunigraz.at
Key Performance Indicators 2022

Cohort profile

CARDIOLOGY

ROC-HF

HCM Register

  • Keywords: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, HCM, biomarkers, cardiac amyloidosis
  • Sample types: serum, EDTA-plasma, buffy coat, Na-Citrate plasma,urine
  • Biobank representative: Nicolas Verheyen; Klemens Ablasser
  • Information

GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Cohort

Gynaecological Tumours

Placenta & Cord Blood Collection

Pregnancy Hypertension Cohort

DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY

Bio-UV 2017

Photo-responsive Diseases

  • Keywords: UV therapy, therapeutic response, biomarkers, inflammatory skin diseases, cutaneous T-cell, lymphoma (CTCL), vitiligo, graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), mast cell diseases
  • Sample types: serum, whole blood
  • Biobank representative: Peter Wolf
  • Information

Psoriasis

 

NEPHROLOGY

Kidney Transplant Cohort

  • Keywords: kidney, transplantation, renal insufficiency
  • Sample types: Serum, EDTA plasma, Buffy coat
  • Biobank representative: Eller Kathrin
  • Information

PULMONOLOGY

LBI LVR Pulmonary Vascular Collection

  • Keywords: pulmonary cells, blood, tissue, PH
  • Sample types: serum, whole blood, lithium heparin plasma, snap frozen tissue, cells
  • Biobank representative: Grazyna Kwapiszewska-Marsh
  • Information

REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE

CReATe Biobank Canada

  • Keywords: fertility, reproductive research, IVF
  • Sample types: somatic cells, follicular fluid, eggs, abnormal embryos, embryo fluid, uterine fluid or cells, semen samples, culture media
  • Website
  • Article

KIWI Collection

  • Keywords: fertility, reproductive medicine, IVF, follicular fluid, cumulus cells
  • Sample types: serum, follicular fluid, cumulus cells, embyo culture supernatant, seminal plasma
  • Biobank representative: Michael Schenk
  • Information
  • Article
  • Samples

COVID-19 COHORTS

    COVAC-DM Study

    • Keywords: diabetes mellitus type 1, diabetes mellitus type 2, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine
    • Sample types: serum, EDTA-plasma, sodium citrate plasma, saliva
    • Biobank representative: Harald Sourij
    • Information

    COVID-19 Convalescent Cohort

    HBO Post-Covid

    The CoVVac Study

    • Keywords: COVID-19 vaccination, immunocompromised, t-cell immunity, t-cell aging,
    • Sample types: serum, saliva, PBMC´s
    • Biobank representative: Martin Stradner
    • Information

    The CoVVacBoost Study

    • Keywords: vaccination, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, mRNA vaccine, booster, 3rd dose, Moderna, Comirnaty, AstraZeneca
    • Sample types: serum, saliva, PBMC´s
    • Biobank representative: Martin Stradner; Ivo Steinmetz
    • Information

    HEALTHY CONTROL GROUP

    Blood Bank Collection

      HEMATOLOGY

      Myeloid Neoplasias Collection

      • Keywords: myeloid neoplasias (MN), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), myeloproliferative neoplasias (MPN)
      • Sample types: buffy coat, mononuclear cells
      • Biobank representative: Armin Zebisch
      • Information

      ENDOCRINOLOGY

      BioPersMed

      Diabetes Registry

      EMMY

      • Keywords: myocardial infarction, empagliflozin, RCT, placebo, SGLT-2 inhibitor, heart failure
      • Sample types: serum, EDTA-plasma, whole blood, sodium citrate plasma, urine
      • Biobank representative: Harald Sourij; Norbert Tripolt
      • Information
      • Article

      Interfast

      PoCOsteo

      STEMI-Lipids

      ProPCO-RCT

        Vitamin D  Hypertension Cohort

        NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY

        MRT Brain Cohort

        Neurosurgery Collection

        Neurology Collection 

        INTERNAL MEDICINE

        Clinibil Study

        Sepsis Collection

        ORTHOPEDICS

        Orthopaedics Collection

        • Keywords: Arthrosis – coxarthrosis – gonarthrosis - bone sarcoma - bone tumour - soft tissue tumour - soft tissue sarcoma
        • Sample types: serum, EDTA-plasma, buffy coat, whole blood, snap frozen tissue
        • Biobank representative: Andreas Leithner; Bernadette Liegl-Atzwanger
        • Information

        ONCOLOGY

        Oncology Collection

        Radiotherapy Collection

        Testicular Cancer Cohort

        PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC MEDICINE

        Blood and Tears

        • Keywords: blood collection, affective disorders, schizophrenic disorders, anxiety, metabolomics, genetics, machine-based learning
        • Sample types: serum, EDTA-plasma, buffy coat
        • Biobank representative: Eva Reininghaus; Alfred Alois Häussl
        • Information

        THORACIC SURGERY AND HYPERBARIC SURGERY

          Vitamin D3 in Thoracic Surgery Cohort

          • Keywords: Vitamin D deficiency, thoracic surgery, cancer patients
          • Sample types: serum, EDTA-plasma, buffy coat, snap frozen tissue
          • Biobank representative: Jörg Lindenmann
          • Information

          Thorax IL-6 Sepsis Marker Cohort

          • Keywords: IL-6, biomarker, SIRS, sepsis
          • Sample types: whole blood, lithium heparin plasma
          • Biobank representative: Biobank
          • Information

          PATHOLOGY

          FFPE Slides Collection

          Colorectal Cancer Whole Slide Image - Clinical Annotation Cohort

          • Keywords: CRC, colorectal cancer, AI, artificial intelligence
          • Sample types: Whole slide images, FFPE Slides 
          • Biobank representative: Kurt Zatloukal
          • Information

          Colorectal Cancer Whole Slide Image - Survival Cohort

          • Keywords: CRC, colorectal cancer, survival, AI, artificial intelligence
          • Sample types: Whole slide images, FFPE Slides 
          • Biobank representative: Kurt Zatloukal
          • Information

          Colorectal Cancer Whole Slide Image - Vascular Invasion Cohort

          • Keywords: CRC, colorectal cancer, inflammation, AI, artificial intelligence
          • Sample types: Whole slide images, FFPE Slides 
          • Biobank representative: Kurt Zatloukal
          • Information

          PEDIATRICS

          PERFORM

          • Keywords: infection, febrile illness in childhood
          • Sample types: EDTA-plasma, whole blood, urine, stool, liquor, PAXgene
          • Biobank representative: Werner Zenz
          • Information
          • Article

          MED UNI GRAZ CELL LINES

          In vitro experiments in different cell systems can reduce and replace animal testing. In any case, in vitro testing provides the basis for animal testing in line with the 3R principle. CellBank Graz supplies researchers with human and animal cell lines that comply with a high quality standard.

          Cell lines are also established as required and characterized in detail.

           

           

          Non-tumorigenic cell lines:

          • Human juvenile fibroblasts
          • Human adult dermal fibroblasts
          • Human juvenile keratinocytes
          • MUG Lucifer iHDF immortalized human dermal fibroblasts
          • Human juvenile melanocytes
          • Human adult dermal melanocytes

           

          Chordoma cell lines:

           

          Melanoma cell lines:

           

          Sarcoma cell lines:

          • MUG CiDus: Human CIC-DUX 4 sarcoma

          • MUG Lucifer: Human clear cell sarcoma

          • MUG Lucifer metastasis: Human clear cell sarcoma lung metastasis

          • MUG Myx2: Human myxofibrosarcoma

           

          Cholangiocarcinoma cell lines:

          • MUG CCArly 1: Human cholangiocarcinoma/Klatskin tumor

          Contact: Beate Rinner