Participating

Signing up to the NIHR BioResource @UCLH is one of the best ways to help understand the link between genes, DNA variants and disease. 

Who are we looking for?

We are reaching out to people living with disease and healthy people, who are local to UCLH - North London and the surrounding area - to ask you to consider  joining the NIHR BioResource @UCLH. We are keen to register a wide range of people including people of different ages and ethnic backgrounds as this provides the reassurance that research findings are equally relevant to people of different ancestry.

What’s involved?

• Complete a consent form for the BioResource (having first read and understood   the participant  information ).
• Complete a short questionnaire providing basic health & lifestyle information.
• Provide a one-off  blood sample (equivalent of 3 teaspoons/15ml in an adult) – this will be collected at your convenience at University College London Hospital (UCLH).
• You will be asked if you are also willing to be contacted to consider taking part in future research studies. You will not be asked to participate in more than four studies in any given year and the BioResource will not contact you to take part in a study if you are already part of one.

How does it work?

You can email us at uclh.bioresource@nhs.net or call us at 020 3447 2248 and we will arrange a suitable time for you to complete the consent form and questionnaire and give a sample of blood or saliva. The whole process usually takes less than 30 minutes.