Unity Cures Future (UCF) Biobank

The goal of this human tissue repository protocol is to aggregate resources and streamline the acquisition of human tissue. It is optimal for the advancement of biomedical and translational medical research that the human tissue be received under one protocol by the College of Medicine's the Clinical & Aerospace Health Research team and transferred to the COM/BSBS research scientists for laboratory testing.

This aggregation of efforts and resources through a human tissue repository protocol allows for:

• Improvements in biomedical and translational medical research by availability of viable human tissues.
• Reduced recruitment and enrollment burden on the Clinical & Aerospace Health Research team and the participants via pooled recruitment. Further, participants will only need to provide one informed consent. Received human tissue may be used for multiple protocols.
• Improved data for analysis as participants will complete an online case report form containing basic demographic data; planned location and date of upcoming surgery or procedure; diagnosis; name of surgeon/doctor for the planned surgery or procedure; type of surgery or procedure; medical data; medical history; and surgery history.

Inclusion criteria

• be able to read and understand English
• scheduled for a surgery or procedure that will result in the removal of human tissue.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant
• unable to provide an informed consent
• unable to understand or read in English
• minors (ages under 18)
• prisoners