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AT UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL, TISSUE-BANKING SYSTEMS SPURS INCREASED COLLABORATION

Blood and tissue banking have been common practice for decades. Biomedical giants are able to store large quantities of tissue for prolonged periods but the methods of tissue collection are rarely standardized and require a lot of resources. At UF Health, Ali Zarrinpar, MD, PhD, associate professor in the division of transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine, is working with his research team to change that.

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EVEN AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL, ANCESTRY MATTERS

Diseases impact different populations with varying prevalence, which is reflected in health disparities that are seen for illnesses like lupus, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. To create effective medical treatments, researchers need representative population samples. Even though disease impacts everybody, medical research samples are often not representative of diverse populations.

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