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Indiana Biobank – Help Shape the Future of Medicine with the Indiana Biobank!
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Tatiana Foroud
Primary Investigator
Recruiting
100 years or below
All
Phase
N/A
15 Locations
Brief description of study
The Indiana Biobank is a research study started in 2010 by Indiana University School of Medicine and IU Health. The Indiana Biobank is like a giant library—but instead of books, it holds over 60,000 blood and other samples. Each sample is connected to the person’s medical records. The person’s name and personal details are removed before researchers can use the samples. These samples help doctors and scientists discover better ways to treat and prevent diseases!
When you donate a small blood sample, you’re helping researchers learn more about how to keep people healthy. Your sample is unique, and it can help make sure future treatments work for everyone.
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Detailed description of study
What to expect
IU Health patients might get a text asking them to join the Indiana Biobank after a visit. You can also join by emailing MyINBio@iu.edu or calling 317.278.0880. If you fill out the pre-screener below, an Indiana Biobank team member will reach out to you.
If you say yes, you’ll be sent more information within a form. If you agree to the study and sign the form, the next time you get your blood drawn at IU Health, a sample will go to the biobank—no extra visits, no extra cost and no extra work!
Your sample will be added to our library of data from over 60,000 other patients. Your samples may be used for many kinds of research. Some studies will look at your DNA and genes, while others may study proteins and other things your body makes. Researchers may use your sample to learn more about diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental illness and more.
The research answers important questions about your DNA. From your DNA, we can determine:
•If you have a higher or lower risk for certain diseases like cancer or heart problems
•Your children’s risk for developing certain diseases, even if you don’t have the disease yourself
•How your body reacts to certain medicines
The Indiana Biobank allows doctors to learn more about the connection between DNA and disease, so that they can give patients better and more personalized care in the future—for things like tests, advice and treatments.
Joining the Indiana Biobank is your choice, and you can change your mind at any time. We follow strict patient privacy rules (HIPAA) and use secure systems to keep your information and samples safe and confidential. Only approved researchers can use this data to discover new ways to prevent and treat diseases and to make these preventions/treatments work for everyone.
If you have questions or change your mind, you can email MyINBio@iu.edu or call 317.278.0880.
More information about this initiative, as well as FAQs, can be found here: https://iuhealth.org/find-medical-services/indiana-biobank
How To Participate
If you would like to take part in this study, please complete our pre-screener below.
If you have questions about this study, please contact the Indiana Biobank Team at:
Phone: (317) 278-0880
Email: MyINBio@iu.edu
Eligibility of study
You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:
- Conditions: all
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Age: 100 years or below
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Gender: All
Inclusion criteria
- Receive some of your care from an IU Health clinician or IU Health facility
- Are willing to provide a biospecimen that is linked to your electronic health record
Updated on
21 Oct 2025.
Study ID: MMGE-CTSI-IB-CC-IB210012, 1105005445 - PHC
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