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Doing Research with the Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects

You need a comprehensive pool of data and samples for your project in basic research healthcare research or a clinical study? You and your research collaborates are looking for a secure research infrastructure for, say, a prospective long-term study? You would like to participate in one of our research projects? Welcome to our research network!

From the Research Inquiry to the Publication

PD Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Pickardt, Head of Study Management at the Competence Network, with colleagues from the Central Biobank Charité Berlin (ZeBanC).

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Staff members of the Central Biobank Charité (ZeBanC)

What We Need From You.

Place your research inquiry about your research project with us here.

Datenspenden im Nationalen Register für angeborene Herzfehler

Data Donated to the National Register for Congenital Heart Defects

Learn more about our inventories.

The Competence Network’s biosamples are encrypted in the laboratory of the biobank.

Samples donated to the biorepository.

Get an overview of the current sample repository here.

Staff members of the Study Management of the Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects

Our Infrastructure for Your Research.

We support you in setting up your own research databases and registers.

Laboratory coat at the Central Biobank Charité (ZeBanC)

Binding Procedures and Regulations

What you should know regarding your research proposal

Review Board

Get acquainted with the Review Board advising the research network on research proposals here.

Data Access Committee

The Data Access Committee decides about any possible use of data and samples for research purposes.

Service for Researchers

Study Management

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Head of Study Management PD Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Pickardt talking to colleagues from the ZeBanC.

We give advice and support to you beginning with the research proposal up to the publication. We provide you with advice regarding the planning of your study, respective ethics proposals, as well as the selection of cohorts. Appropriate sample sets are provided to you for genetic and molecular biologic research. We also provide appropriate forms for patient information. Moreover, you will receive support with setting up your own registers on the basis of our digital research infrastructure. Find us here.

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