biobank

/ ˈbaɪəʊˌbæŋk /

noun

1. any large store of human biological samples for research into the genetic and environmental causes of disease

Word History and Origins

Origin of biobank¹

C20: from _bio- + _bank ¹

Example Sentences

The AI model was initially developed using anonymous UK data - including hospital admissions, GP records and lifestyle habits such as smoking - collected from more than 400,000 people as part of the UK Biobank research project.

From BBC

The model was then tested to see if its predictions stacked up using data from other Biobank participants, and then with 1.9 million people's medical records in Denmark.

From BBC

There are also potential biases as it was built from UK Biobank data which is drawn mostly from people aged 40 to 70, rather than the whole population.

From BBC

"The environment to do research is still outstanding: we've got great academics, the NHS does provide a research platform, for example the UK Biobank is proving to be a real attractor for companies like mine," he said.

From BBC

The study was based on an analysis of brain scans from the UK Biobank, a large biomedical database in the United Kingdom that contains health information from volunteers taken both before and after the onset of the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times