Presentation of the NOPHO Leukemia Biobank

The NLBB is a Nordic biobank structure designed to facilitate research on childhood leukaemia.

In 2006, LLC (the Leukemia and Lymphoma Committee) and the board of NOPHO decided to build up a Nordic biobank for future joint Nordic research. This was at the initiative of G Lönnerholm and BM Frost. A research biobank already existed from their research project (find out more here), which had been completed by that time. The samples from that collection, which was started in the early 1990s, were donated to the project. 

The sample collection is stored and managed by Uppsala Biobank. Uppsala Biobank is a research and competence centre for biobank issues at Uppsala University and Region Uppsala.

The biobank manager, and the biobank custodian for Region Uppsala is Anna Beskow. The sample collection responsible manager for the NLBB is Arja Harila