1. Brain Tumour Bank at Institute of Neurology
Professor Sebastian Brandner Chair of Neuropathology Division of Neuropathology and Department of Neurodegenerative Disease Institute of Neurology Queen Square London WC1N 3BG
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2. Aims of Brain Tumour Bank
To collect specimens for research and to derive cell lines from living tumour cells.
This collection will be used for brain cancer research and material can be made available to researchers at UCL, in the UK and internationally

3. Brain Tumour Bank at IoN
The brain tumour bank was established in 2008
Currently banking 20 samples every month, and one cell line is successfully established every week.
In parallel, all gliomas are being characterised by state of the art molecular pathology tests, which allows us to correlate clinical findings, pathological features and the growth and biological behaviour of these tumours.
The availability of these tests is also essential for a selection of defined tumour subgroups for research projects.

5. Project example.
Modelling intrinsic brain tumours: Oncogenic signalling in neural stem cells in grafted brain tumour cells

6. Summary of range of brain tumour types in IoN bank.
Total samples 670

7. Contact for further information
Professor Sebastian Brandner Chair of Neuropathology Division of Neuropathology and Department of Neurodegenerative Disease Institute of Neurology Queen Square London WC1N 3BG
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