The ReProBank at Washington University is one of five pregnant subject biobanks in North America.
ReProBank provides a unique service in a number of ways: 1) It is capable of obtaining specimens from subjects over the entire 40 week period of pregnancy; 2) It collects a wide variety of specimen types; 3) It is capable of obtaining specimens prospectively, exactly to researchers’ specifications, in addition to providing researchers access to its bank of specimens.
Only four other facilities in North America provide such services for related to women’s and infants’ health:
- Building Blocks of Pregnancy Biobank
Indiana State University Go to website »
- Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS) Repository
University of Washington Go to website » - Peribank
Baylor College of Medicine Go to website - Research Centre for Women’s and Infants’ Health (RCWIH) Biobank
University of Toronto Go to website »