The APPRISE Virtual Biobank for Infectious Diseases

Miranda Z Smith; Maureen Turner; Javier Haurat; Irani Thevarajan; Justin Denholm; Steven YC Tong; Gail V Matthews; Rowena A Bull; Marianne Martinello; James McMahon; Allison Imrie; Priyanka E Pillai

doi:10.33321/cdi.2023.47.66

The APPRISE Virtual Biobank for Infectious Diseases

Commun Dis Intell (2018). 2023 Nov 16:47. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2023.47.66.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria, 3000, Australia . [email protected].
² BioGrid Australia, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051, Australia.
³ 1. Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria, 3000, Australia ;St Vincent's Hospital, NSW, 2010, Australia.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria, 3000, Australia; Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria, 3000, Australia.
⁵ The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, NSW, 2052 Australia; St Vincent's Hospital, NSW, 2010, Australia.
⁶ The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, NSW, 2052 Australia; School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
⁷ The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, NSW, 2052 Australia; Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.
⁸ Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Medical Centre, Monash Health, Victoria, 3168, Australia; Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash University and Alfred Hospital, Victoria, 3004, Australia.
⁹ School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, WA, 6009, Australia.
¹⁰ Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria, 3000, Australia; Melbourne Data Analytics Platform, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia.

PMID: 37968063
DOI: 10.33321/cdi.2023.47.66

Abstract

The Australian Partnership for Preparedness Research on InfectiouS disease Emergencies (APPRISE) has developed a virtual biobank to support infectious disease research in Australia. The virtual biobank (https://apprise.biogrid.org.au) integrates access to existing distributed infectious disease biospecimen collections comprising multiple specimen types, including plasma, serum, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Through the development of a common data model, multiple collections can be searched simultaneously via a secure web portal. The portal enhances the visibility and searchability of existing collections within their current governance and custodianship arrangements. The portal is easily scalable for integration of additional collections.

Keywords: Infectious disease; virtual biobank; biospecimens; collaboration; preparedness; COVID-19.

MeSH terms

Australia / epidemiology
Biological Specimen Banks*
Communicable Diseases*
Humans
Leukocytes, Mononuclear
Specimen Handling