We are the NIHR BioResource

Bringing people together and leading research

Volunteer recruitment has begun for our new collaborative research programme dedicated to studying health conditions in people from Black communities in the UK.

IBHO BioResource

For Participants

Our volunteers are at the heart of our work to understand the links between genes, the environment, health and disease.

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For Researchers

Providing access to our unique participants, the BioResource is designed to make your research more efficient.

What we do
What happens when you join the BioResource?

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?

Find out how you can join us

Learn more about how the BioResource can support your study

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.

Using the BioResource

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.

 

Read more about NPAG

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.

Find out more about taking part

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

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