300,000 people have already joined us to help change lives
The support and goodwill of our volunteer participants allows our research partners to better understand the causes and pathways of disease, and helps improve patient outcomes. Are you eligible for one of our actively recruiting programmes?
Fast track to samples, data and participant recontact
The BioResource supports academic, industry and clinical researchers through access to a panel of 300,000 consented participant volunteers, their genetic, health and lifestyle data, and the ability to recontact by genotype or phenotype.
The voice for our volunteers
Our National Participant Advisory Group (NPAG) speak on behalf of our 300,000 volunteers.
They meet virtually, up to a maximum of four times a year, to provide input on operational and strategic matters that impact BioResource volunteers and their experience participating in research.
How we help
>300,000
participants have joined us to help uncover the causes of disease
400+
research publications since 2009 supported by the BioResource and our participants
>1,230,000
samples that help researchers in their work to tackle disease
Join the BioResource
We're recruiting new health research volunteers to some of our programmes.
Your local BioResource
With 18 Centres in England, we are never too far away and are here to help
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Get in touch
We welcome enquiries:
You can call us on 0800 090 22 33 or email us at nbr@bioresource.nihr.ac.uk
Our 18 centres across England welcome enquiries
Interested in working with us? See our careers page