Tumour and Other Sample Banking
QEII Lung Tumour Bank
The QEII Lung Tumour Bank, which is now one of the largest human lung tumour banks in the country, was established by Dr. Zhaolin Xu and his colleagues in 2005. The bank is certified by the Canadian Tissue Repository Network (CTRNet).
QEII / Dalhousie Biobank
The QEII / Dalhousie Biobank, a biobank within the Atlantic Canada Biobank Consortium (ACBC), is a CTRNet certified tumour bank. This biobank is a collection of multiple tumour banks within the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) which collects and stores a variety of Human Biological Specimens (HBS). Currently, the following tumour types are collected:
- Breast
- Lung
- Central Nervous System (CNS)
- Colorectal
- Gynecology
- Inherited Hematological Malignancies
- Myeloma
- Pancreas
- Prostate
Our department also houses other sample collections, including:
- Pituitary tumours
- Ocular disorders
- Pancreatic tumours
Our researchers
| Dr. Zhaolin Xu | QEII Lung Tumour Bank |
| Dr. Carmen Giacomantonio | Pancreatic tumours |
| Dr. Karen Bedard | Ocular disorders and pituitary tumours |
| Dr. Graham Dellaire | Lung, ovary, and prostate tumours |
| Dr. Jennifer Merriman | Prostate tumours |
| Dr. Gillian Bethune | Breast tumours |
| Dr. Sidney Croul | CNS tumours & NSHA / Dalhousie Biobank Medical Director |
| Dr. Phillip Moss | Colorectal tumours |
| Dr. Saul Offman | Gynaecology tumours |
| Dr. Manal Elnenaei | Myeloma |
| Dr. Thomas Arnason | Pancreas tumours |