PUBLIC HEALTH:
Biobanks in Developing Countries: Needs and Feasibility
S. K. Sgaier,1* P. Jha,1† P. Mony,1,2 A. Kurpad,2 V. Lakshmi,3 R. Kumar,4 N. K. Ganguly5
Technological advances coupled with use of existing resources can be used to create biological repositories that may lead to better health in developing countries.
1Centre for Global Health Research, St Michael's Hospital (LKSKI/KRC), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5B1C5, Canada.
2St. John's Research Institute, Bangalore 560034, India.
3Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, 500082, India.
4School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
5Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, 110029,India.
*Present address: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
†Author for correspondence. E-mail: Prabhat.jha{at}utoronto.ca
