About
The biobank at the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine (CCPM) is one of the largest academic biospecimen repositories in the United States. We are a clinical research study that aims to understand how genetic differences in people impact health and disease. The biobank collects, stores and tests biological samples to help research and improve patient care in the UCHealth system.
What is a biobank?
A biobank collects, stores, and manages biological samples for research. Biobanks combine information from these samples with patient health records to give researchers a full database of information.
Biobanks play a very important role in moving medical research forward. With help from biobanks, researchers are able to carry out large-scale studies that lead to meaningful results.
Biobanks are also able to help ensure equity in research by gathering and recording a wide range of genetic, demographic and lifestyle data. This can help make health care more inclusive and benefits people in every community.
Our Participants
The CCPM biobank exists because of our participants. Since our founding in 2015, our participant base has steadily grown. We are proud of the community we have built.
Data as of 2/9/2026
Research & Impact
The biobank helps researchers on the CU Anschutz campus find genetic data to support their studies. Our participant data has supported a wide variety of research studies including those focused on:
- Cancer genetics and treatment.
- Heart disease.
- Autoimmune disorders.
- Human ancestry
How It Works
It’s easy to join, and no extra appointments are needed.
- All active UCHealth patients can view and choose to sign the biobank consent form through the UCHealth My Health Connection (MHC) patient portal.
- A biobank sample will automatically be collected at a future UCHealth blood draw. This is free to the participant.
- Biobank samples are then transferred to our lab. Your DNA is analyzed, linked with your UCHealth patient record and added to the biobank
- Biobank data will then be made available to approved researchers.
- If the biobank learns something that might affect a participant’s health, we may be able to return this information.
Study Governance
The CCPM biobank research study is governed by the Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board (COMIRB). COMIRB is an administrative body that protects the rights and well-being of human research subjects.
Partnerships
CCPM is partnering with Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC), a part of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, to create a large-scale genomics database. The database will have genetic and clinical information without any personal information from biobank participants. The information will be used to support the research and discovery of genetic factors that could inform clinical care.
Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine
CU Anschutz
Anschutz Health Sciences Building
1890 N Revere Ct
Mailstop F563
Aurora, CO 80045
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