Dr Alix Groom
BSC(Hons), PhD
Expertise
I work in the Bristol Bioresource Laboratories (BBL) who provide a sample processing and biobanking service within the Bristol Medical School. For more information about the lab please see link to BBL's website in biography below.
Current positions
Head of Biological Sample Collection
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Biography
BBL provide a biological sample processing and storage service for a number of cohort studies. Over 2 million samples from 25 plus sample types are stored in the BBL biorepository. As part of my role I ensure compliance to research governance requirements and the Human Tissue Act. I am also the lead for BBL's Quality Management System which is certified to the International Standard ISO 9001. For further information about the lab please see https://www.bristol.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/research/groups/bblabs/.
I am a member of the Senior Management Team for the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Details on this study can be found at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/alspac/.