WiscShare provides all patients the opportunity to share information and samples to help us advance research on human diseases.
What is WiscShare?
WiscShare is a program that collects, stores, and provides human samples and clinical data for researchers studying human disease. WiscShare is operated through the Translational Science Biocore BioBank, which is a research support service located in the UW Carbone Cancer Center.
Why does UW Health support WiscShare?
Research on human diseases is incomplete if human samples are not involved. By supporting WiscShare, UW Health helps scientists to discover new ways to prevent, detect, treat and defeat diseases.
What type of research is done with WiscShare samples?
Donated samples and information at UW Health support many types of research:
Prevention of diseases
Earlier disease diagnosis and intervention
Prediction of disease response to treatment
Improving outcomes and patient survival
What kind of samples does WiscShare use?
Most specimens obtained through WiscShare are taken from what remains after clinical testing is completed and would normally be discarded. This includes tissue or body fluids, such as blood or urine. In some cases where there is a specific need, subjects might be asked to provide an additional sample, but this is not asked of most subjects.
How can you find out more about WiscShare?
If you have questions about WiscShare, please send e-mail wiscshare@uwcarbone.wisc.edu or call (608) 262-8884. Watch our video below to learn more.