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of the was invited by the Health Review Board, Ireland to serve as an expert and chair an international panel to review the grant funded activities and performance of the National Irish Covid-19 Biobank.

The National Irish Covid-19 Biobank (NICB) was funded in 2021 as a critical component of the Irish state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NICB infrastructure was led by University College, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin. This biobanking initiative mobilised six academic institutions and thirteen hospitals in Ireland, spanning adult, paediatric, maternity and community clinical services, in a collaborative initiative to establish a biobank of samples and clinical data to help support and progress high impact research into COVID-19.

A biobank is a collection of biological samples with linked clinical and demographic data, collected in an organised and systematic way with consent for sharing. Biobanks are a major component of international healthcare and research infrastructures.

Prof. Pace is the scientific lead and principal investigator for DwarnaBio, the national biobanking project initiative led by the at the University of Malta. He is the national node representative on BBMRI-ERIC.

The aim of BBMRI-ERIC is to establish, operate and develop a pan-European distributed research infrastructure of Biobanks and Biomolecular resources to support high-quality biomolecular and medical research.

DwarnaBio is establishing a representative population and clinical collection with consent for genomic research and longitudinal follow-up.

Further information about registration, participation and sample donation are available .

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