Biobanking: Paving Way For Medical Research

ABSTRACT

Biobank is a place where biosamples and associated data are collected and stored. The concept of biobanks may spark little excitement for most people. Biobanks are more developed in economically reach countries while it is a new for LMICs. As the advancement of science and technology, completion of human genome project, the treatment of patients are transformed from conventional to personalised. Human Genome project has advanced science through its application in microbiology, virology and pathology. In parallel to Human Genome project, Biobank has become a vital infrastructure for research, new drug discovery, it is also leading to the development of novel technologies, analytical tools and advancement of patient treatment through medical research. Biobanks are a key component of personalized medicine built on the three pillars of cancer research proteomics, metabolomics, and epigenomics.lt has the potential to advance personalised medicine. Biobank aided in intense development in cancer research from the diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic aspects. In recent pandemic Biobank have played and proved its role in fight against Covid-19 by allowing researches to study the disease and develop vaccines and treatment in short time. Without involvement of biobank and good quality of samples from patients infected with Covid-19, it would have been unachievable to sequence SARS-COV-2 virus and develop effective vaccines in record times.