Towards the creation of a unified glossary of Russian biobanks

Abstract

To carry out research projects, clinical trials and other studies in the field of personalized medicine, it is necessary to have collections of high-quality biological samples of various types. With the development of biomedical technologies, the need for large collections of biological samples will grow every year, which necessitates the creation of various biobanks for standardized collection, storage and distribution of such samples. One of the goals of the National Association of Biobanks and Biobanking Specialists is the development of a network of Russian biobanks interacting with each other at various levels, as well as the development and implementation of organizational and legal tools for its regulation. It is required not only to standardize the access and exchange of biological samples and data, but also to create a unified terminology that will be used by biobanks throughout Russia. The main aim is to create an accurate, professional and legally correct tool containing information accessible and understandable to a wide range of researchers.

Prospects for biobanking in reproductive health: genetic aspects

“…Specialists in this field need to master the basic concepts in various fields: firstly, the biological terminology for the description of the biological samples' properties, all sample processing, and research; secondly, the medical terminology for the annotation and interpretation of clinical information; thirdly, the basics of information technology for large volumes of data management, including their analysis; and, fourthly, the legislative terminology, including the knowledge of the main federal and regional laws, as well as by-laws in the field of personal data protection and compliance with all legal norms. Considering international experience (Norlin et al, 2012;Fransson, Rial-Sebbag, Brochhausen, and Litton, 2015;Biobank Sverige…;Ellis et al, 2017;Campbell et al, 2018), such a glossary, which included seven main sections (Biobank, biosamples; Audit, quality control; General workflow terms; Legal and ethical terms; Cryobiology; Information technology; Equipment), was created and published in 2020 in Russia by the experts from the National Association of Biobanks and biobanking specialists (NASBIO) (Mikhailova et al, 2020). Today, this glossary is the only guide on biobanking in the country, although it requires certain corrections and additions as a part of the development of new technologies and solutions in the field of human reproduction and in other areas which involve bioresource collections.…”

“…The information system of a biobank is understood as the totality of the information contained in the databases and the information technologies and technical means that ensure its processing (Mikhailova et al, 2020). Such a system may include the creation and availability of certain databases (information about the patient, the sample, studies performed with the sample), the sample processing, the data processing algorithms, the decision-making systems, including artificial intelligence technologies (Fig.…”

Biobanks as an important tool in modern translational oncology

“…Thus, a biobank consists of two components: 1) collection of the biological material samples or/and biological images/other relevant biomedical data, as well as the infrastructure for storing them, and 2) a database, systematic information about the collection (Artene, 2013). Notably, in addition to the term biobank, other, synonymous terms, such as bioresource collections, bioresource centres, biological collections, biorepositories, etc., are also used in the current literature (Zinovieva, 2013;Kamenski, Sazonov, Fedyanin, and Sadovnichy, 2016); in Russian Federation unified glossary of biobanking, including definitions of the 161 key terms in both Russian and English, has been developed recently (Mikhailova, 2020).…”

Electronic medical records and biobanking

“…В последние годы в России и мире происходит стремительное развитие сферы биобанкирования. Под биобанком понимается "организация или подразделение организации, которая может принимать, обрабатывать, хранить и распространять биологические образцы и ассоциированные с ними данные для текущих и будущих исследований, диагностики и терапии в соответствии со стандартными операционными процедурами (СОП) и включает в себя полный комплекс мероприятий, связанных с его функционированием" [1]. Биобанки являются одной из важнейших инфраструктур, необходимых для проведения научных исследований с использованием биообразцов на современном уровне.…”

“…неизвестны. В последнее время даже появилось название "биодатабанк" ("biodatabank"), которым подчеркивается важность хранения как биообразцов, так и ассоциированных с ними данных 1 . Существуют разнообразные виды данных (например, информация непосредственно о биообразце -дата и время забора, время и условия транспортировки, особенности хранения; информация о пациенте -социально-демографическая, клиническая и т.п.…”