title: Sustainability in the Modern Biorepository Environment from the Perspective of the Tissue Procurement Core at the University of Iowa.
abstract: A brief overview of biorepository sustainability from the perspective of a federated biorepository system at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine is presented. The ongoing evolution of the federation and the efforts to improve efficacy and efficiency are described. The key sustainability factors identified are adaptability, focus, collaboration/networking, and service improvement.
authors.affiliation: Tissue Procurement Core Facility, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine , Iowa City, Iowa.
authors.forename: Joseph W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Galbraith
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D018070:Biological Specimen Banks / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D035843:Biomedical Research; D005376:Financial Management; D007484:Iowa; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D012108:Research Personnel; D012577:Schools, Medical; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities