Bjorn Moller Research Repository

The Bjorn Moller Research Repository (BMRR) is a recently-launched repository for the storage of biological samples, clinical data, and demographic data. Samples and data are collected from individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, as well as other individuals who do not have these disorders and who can serve as a control group. These samples and data will be collected and stored for the purpose of ethics-approved study at the University of British Columbia’s Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre (PPRC).

The value in this collection will come from participants’ consent to the use of their biosamples and data in future studies, including reproducibility of trial results and possible analysis with future technologies. Efficiency of clinical research into Parkinson’s disease will increase significantly with the BMRR, as researchers need not wait for new recruitment and collection with each new study, as has been the case previously.

For more information, please contact bjorn.moller.repository@ubc.ca.