The MHI's Hospital Biobank

What is the Biobank?

The Montreal Heart Institute recently began an ambitious project aimed at recruiting 30,000 participants to be part of a research Biobank, particularly for use in generic research. The Biobank will form one of the largest hospital cohorts in the world. With this project, the MHI hopes to make a significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge in this field and to the development of personalized medicine.  

All research data and DNA samples collected as part of this project will form a unique Biobank that MHI researchers and their collaborators will use to investigate the genetic basis of cardiovascular diseases, risk factors and associated diseases. These research efforts could eventually lead to the development of improved diagnostic and prevention tools and to more effective treatments - yet another innovation that will further consolidate the MHI’s leadership internationally. Several research projects using Biobank data and samples are now in progress (see the Researchers’ Section).

Under the direction of Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif, director of the MHI Research Centre, professor of medicine and holder of the research chair in atherosclerosis at the Université de Montréal, the project was enthusiastically welcomed by the international research community, and the MHI is making a concerted effort to reach all persons who have used the Institute’s services. It is noteworthy that this project is being carried out with the financial support of the MHI Foundation.

Interested in the project of the Biobank?

To participate or obtain more information, please call (514) 376-3330, extension 2428

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Visit one of these two sections:

Participant's Section
Researcher's Section

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