How you can help the fight against breast cancer and help save thousands of lives
The Brisbane Breast Bank is run largely on the goodwill of individuals & organisations.
Limited funding is available to support the continued operation of this invaluable tissue bank, and so we are endeavouring to raise $1,000,000 over the next five years. This will provide the stability and sustainability required to continue accruing samples and data, and to maximise the use of the resource through collaboration with researchers from elsewhere in Australia and abroad.
Here are some examples of annual costs associated with maintaining a small biobanking operation:
- Staff to collect, process and store tissues - $120,000
- Nursing staff to visit patients and collect blood samples - $90,000
- Data management - $30,000
- Plasticware and chemicals for processing and storing tissues - $10,000
To support the Brisbane Breast Bank and MBP group, make a difference through tax deductible donation.
Donate now
For more information contact:
med.advancement@uq.edu.au
