Biobank

Biobank is based at the Trinity Translational Medicines Institute

The St James's, Tallaght University Hospital, Trinity Alliance for Research (STTAR) bioresource is a collection of biospecimens (serial time points) from SARS-CoV2 infected patients (mild, moderate, severe) from St James’s Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital. A thoroughly annotated clinical database is matched to this high-quality sample collection.

The STTAR bioresource is chaired by Dr Niall Conlon, Professor Aideen Long and Professor Rose Anne Kenny. Nicole Wood manages the bioresource and is based at the Trinity Translational Medicines Institute.

Researchers interested in the clinical database/sample biorepository can contact the COVID-19 Immunology Research hub.

• Dr Niall ConlonConsultant Clinical Immunologist, St. James’s Hospital, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Trinity Translation Medicine Institute (TTMI)
• Professor Aideen LongPrincipal Investigator; Director, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute
• Professor Rose Anne Kenny MD FRCP FRCPI FRCPEdin FTCD FESC MRIAProfessor of Medical Gerontology and Principal Investigator, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
• Ms Nicole WoodResearch Assistant, Trinity Translation Medicine Institute (TTMI)