The Section of Biobank and Register Support provides services for researchers who want access to regional biobank samples and data.
The Section of Biobank and Register Support provides data management for research in the Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study (NSHDS) as well as from a number of other sample collections and registers.
The largest projects/cohorts NSHDS (Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study) consists of VIP (Västerbotten Intervention Programme), MA (Mammary Screening Project) and MO (The Northern Sweden MONICA Project).
The largest sample collection, VIP, includes biological sample information regarding height, weight, blood lipids, blood sugar and blood pressure for the samples. The participants also completed a survey about smoking, medication use, eating habits and other lifestyle patterns. VIP includes samples and/or surveys from more than 120,000 people.
We offer help with planning, application and archiving.