Some biobanks themselves conduct research; examples include disease-focused biobanks such as Myeloma Bank on a Cure™ and ongoing cohort studies such as the Framingham Heart Study.12 However, some biobanks merely aggregate data and samples from primary researchers or collection sites and supply those data and samples to secondary researchers, with no research conducted by personnel at the biobank itself. Both types of biobanks function as a central part of a larger biobank research system.
