Puerto Rico BioBank Core for cancer research
Official title: Puerto Rico BioBank Core
Funded at Ponce School of Medicine · NIH-11418527 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A biobank program in Puerto Rico collects and shares cancer-related biospecimens and clean clinical data to speed up patient-centered cancer research.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Ponce School of Medicine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Ponce, United States) |
| Project start | September 25, 2012 |
| Project end | August 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $206,805 |
| NIH project number | 5U54CA163071-14 |
| Project ID | NIH-11418527 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Patients with cancer or healthy individuals who contributed samples and data may indirectly benefit through advancements in cancer research.
✕Less likely to help
Direct treatment or personal medical findings are not guaranteed through accessing this resource.
What this research studies
This NIH-supported resource collects, processes, annotates, stores, and distributes biospecimens and clinical information from thousands of participants, including many cancer types and healthy individuals. Researchers can access tissues, DNA/RNA, data, and tissue microarrays to support translational cancer projects. The program also partners with academic centers and consortia to broaden representation and accelerate discovery that could lead to new treatments for patients.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: It could enable new cancer discoveries and personalized treatments by providing high-quality samples and associated clinical data to researchers.
How similar studies have gone: Biobanks have shown value in enabling translational discoveries and replication across studies, though specific outcomes depend on subsequent research using the samples.
Where this research is happening
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Ponce School of Medicine
Ponce, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Oliveras-Torres, Jose a. — Ponce School of Medicine
- Study coordinator: Oliveras-Torres, Jose a.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.