Ensuring the utility and sustainability of tissue banks: Supporting translational research in Australia through informed regulation and community engagement.

组织库为转化研究提供了关键资源，用于研究影响儿童和成人的许多疾病（如癌症）的病因和治疗方法。组织库的成功和对医学研究的贡献取决于解决影响其工作的许多未解决和新出现的挑战。这是第一个全国性的实证研究，涉及澳大利亚研究界，法律的专家组织捐赠者和公众对组织库的挑战，以告知伦理法律的监管和提供更好的医疗保健系统。

Tissue banks provide a critical resource for translational research into the causes and treatment of many diseases affecting children and adults, such as cancer.Their success and contribution to medical research depends on addressing the many unresolved and emerging challenges that impact their work. This is the first national empirical study engaging the Australian research community, legal experts tissue donors and the public about the challenges to tissue banks to inform ethico legal regulation and deliver better health care systems.