Volunteer for research
The BioResource invites participants to join research programmes based on health conditions or demographic criteria such as ethnicity or age
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DNA, Children + Young People’s Health Resource (D-CYPHR)
Find out moreD-CYPHR is our health research movement for children and young people ages 0-15.
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Improving Black Health Outcomes (IBHO) BioResource
Find out moreIBHO invites individuals of Black ethnic backgrounds, with or without a health condition, to take part in vital research.
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All Programmes
Find out moreSupporting specialist research in several common and rare diseases, mental health conditions and unique expertise such as our Long Read Sequencing project.
How we help
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350,000+
participants have joined us to help uncover the causes of disease and how to treat them
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500+
academic publications acknowledging the role of the BioResource
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1,440,000+
samples that help researchers in their work to tackle disease
Latest BioResource news and research
Voices from our community
Hear from researchers, participants and partners about their experience with the BioResource
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Research partner
"Our experience of working with the BioResource has been very positive. The team have been professional and friendly in their approach and attentive not only to the needs of the volunteers but also to our specific research requirements."
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Participant
"I’m taking part in IBHO because I want to help improve treatments for Black communities in the UK. I’ve personally experienced how Black people face health inequalities, especially in maternity care and I want to be part of the change."
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Community partner
"At present, research and clinical trials lack representation and engagement from South Asian communities so it’s important to get better insight and use the community networks to help tackle health inequalities."