IVRN Central Specimen Repository
Accessing IVRN samples
The IVRN Central Specimen Repository houses a range of HIV, HCV, HIV/HBV and HIV/HCV samples.
Samples of relevance to the IVRN Network laboratories are stored in one of three Central Specimen Repository laboratories for long-term vapour phase nitrogen specimen storage and distribution to researchers for strategic projects.
Initially, two laboratories acting as Central Specimen Repositories for IVRN specimens were established, one in Sydney (UNSW) and one in Melbourne (National Serology Reference Laboratory). A third Central Specimen Repository was also established in Sydney at St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research.
Each Central Specimen Repository laboratory maintains a database for recording specimen details – the labs at UNSW and NRL utilise the Blood and Tissue Samples Inventory System (BATSIS), while the St Vincent’s CAMR laboratory maintains a separate specimen database.
Read-only access to the databases for researchers to view available specimen details can be arranged upon request to the IVRN Project Coordinator.
Supporting materials
- Applications for collection and storage of samples from a new study by IVRN
- Ethical approval process for application for inclusion of a new study in IVRN specimen collection
- IVRN Central Specimen Repository
- IVRN Operating Policies
- Logistical information required for inclusion in IVRN specimen collection
- Process for accessing samples from the IVRN
- Proforma for application for access to samples in the IVRN specimen collection
- Proforma IVRN Material Transfer Agreements I and II
- Template for applications for collection and storage of samples from a new study by IVRN
Supporting Policies
Central Specimens
IVRN Central Specimen Repositories
Viral Immunology SYstems Program - Kirby Institute, UNSW
Laboratory Head: Prof Andrew Lloyd
Location: UNSW Sydney, NSW
P: 02 9385 2534
E: a.lloyd@unsw.edu.au
NRL (National Serology Reference Laboratory), Vic
Laboratory Head: Dr Katherine Woods
Location: NRL, Vic
P: 03 9418 1106
E: katherine@nrlquality.org.au
Want to know more?
Contact the IVRN Project Coordinator
Correspondence regarding and accessing available specimens in the Central Specimen Repository should be made to:
The IVRN Project Coordinator, Kirby Institute, UNSW
P: 02 9348 0630