A biological resource center (BRC) is a structure of which the activities consist in receiving, conserving and ensuring the availability of biological resources, particularly for the purposes of research, conservation of the human genome, education and economic valorisation.
The biological resource center of the Poitiers CHU is multi-site. It brings together several units within the institution in view of structuring and harmonizing biological resource collection management.
Le BRC of the Poitiers CHU includes:
the biotheque of the clinical investigation center – CIC 1402;
the tumorotheque of the pathological and anatomy and cytology unit;
the placenta and cord blood bank located in the cell therapy laboratory of the French blood establishment (EFS).
The organization of the biological resource center of the Poitiers CHU is described in rules of procedures detailing the roles and responsibilities of each of the committees and participants.
BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH MANAGEMENT
Biological resources consist in biological material associated with clinical annotations (pertaining to patients) and technical annotations (pertaining to samples). The pairing of biological material and connected data is essential to exploitation of the collections and the quality of the associated research.
Blood testing is undertaken after the patient has received the relevant information and signed an informed consent form.
Collections of biological resources in the BRC framework are constituted for research purposes and connected with scientific projects.
THE CATALOG AND THE SERVICES
Creation of a collection and access to the biological resources of the BRC are carried out by means of forms to be filled out and addressed, by e-mail or postal mail, to the BRC coordinator (see the “Contact” section).
Pr Samy Hadjadj
BRC coordinator
Centre de ressources biologiques du CHU de Poitiers
2 rue de la Milétrie
86 021 Poitiers cedex crb@chu-poitiers.fr
The biological resource center of the Poitiers CHU is multi-site. It brings together several units within the institution in view of structuring and harmonizing biological resource collection management.
Biological resources consist in biological material associated with clinical annotations (pertaining to patients) and technical annotations (pertaining to samples). The pairing of biological material and connected data is essential to exploitation of the collections and the quality of the associated research.
