Chung Shan Medical University Hospital(CSMUH) upholds the purpose of the founder, Dr. Ju-Chuan Chou, to healing people, treating diseases, and curing minds. We have dedicated to improving the goal for distinctive and holistic health care, to developing intelligent medical, to pursuing excellence, to researching and teaching with innovation, and sustainable development.
The Human Biobank Management Center of CSMUH was founded and had the approval of the Ministry of Health Welfare in 2013. The role of the center is to integrate all medical research resources in Chung Shan Medical University and Hospital. To provide high-quality biomedical research material for investigating the relationship between genes and disease, we establish standard operating procedures for storage, application, and quality control of the sample. All the frozen tissue, paraffin block, blood samples and body fluids are stored in liquid nitrogen and ultra-low temperature freezer and tracking by the Biobank information system.
All the valuable medical resources can be provided efficiently for studies of pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses. Under the supervision and review of the Ethical Governing Committee of the Human Biobank, researchers submit application form to request for the specimens and clinical data efficiently, without the time-consuming process of sample preparation and data collection.
Since founded in 2013, we successfully obtained the permit of extension in 2016 and 2019. Following the regularly reviewed of the internal operation and operating procedures by the annual audit of the Joint Commission of Taiwan, we maintained the preservation, management, and use of the biological specimens and data effectively in our hospital.
Since June 2019, we have also actively participated in the establishment of the Biobank Consortium of Taiwan. Through the cooperative alliance, a consistent quality standard for biosample and clinical data can be establishment and raised the utilization rate and research efficiency.