NuAge Database and Biobank (Human)

Name of entity

NuAge Database and Biobank

Entity type

Platform

Keywords

Cohort, Elderly Person, Research Platform, Longitudinal Data, Biobank (serum, saliva, urine, RNA, DNA, PBMC), Epidemiology, Aging, Nutrition, Environment, Physical Health (Clinical, Body Composition, Physical Performance), Mental and Cognitive Health, Autonomy, Frailty, Metabolism, Biomarkers, Genetics (SNP).

Area of expertise

The research bank ‘NuAge Database and Biobank’ is a public research platform hosted at the Research Center on Aging (CIUSSS Estrie-CHUS, Sherbrooke) and at the CHUM Research Center (Montreal). The objective of creating, maintaining and enriching this platform is to share data and biological samples from 1753 Quebec aging adults (men and women of 67-84 years old) followed annually for 3 years (2003-2008) and re-evaluated in 2010 and 2014-2017. The NuAge Database and Biobank mission is to better characterize the heterogeneity of aging trajectories and their determinants, including nutritional factors, with the aim to improve the overall health and quality of life of seniors.

Services offered

Database and biobank access services from the NuAge Study. Support to researchers in the development of study protocols (e.g., selection of data and samples, identification of the analysis laboratory if applicable, study design, etc.).

Responsable

Valérie Turcot (general coordination), Nancy Presse (general administration), Pierrette Gaudreau (biobank administration)
NuAge-cdrv@usherbrooke.ca
(819) 780-2220
https://nuage.recherche.usherbrooke.ca/en/

Address

NuAge Database and Biobank
1036 Belvedere Street South
Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 4C4
Canada