VA SHIELD: A Biorepository for Veterans and the Nation.
Fed Pract
; 40(11 Suppl 5): S48-S51, 2023 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
To address the COVID-19 pandemic and future threats, VA leadership assembled research and clinical teams to coordinate a unified response, which included creating the VA Science and Health Initiative to Combat Infectious and Emerging Life-Threatening Diseases (VA SHIELD). Observations VA SHIELD is a comprehensive specimen and data repository. It links specific types of biospecimens with data regarding genetics, exposure, and disease risk by connecting data sources and the collections of biospecimens across clinical and research environments. Researchers can test novel diagnostic platforms and therapeutics for new and existing diseases, allowing for an expedited, more robust, and informed response. The existing longitudinal disease risk-factor information, records of causal processes, and outcomes data present an unparalleled opportunity to optimize prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of many acute and chronic diseases.Conclusions:
VA SHIELD will expand to become an enterprise resource for investigators and public health officials. The alignment of basic science, clinical, and translational research goals under one governance is a significant advancement. VA SHIELD has the opportunity to transform the VA research enterprise by creating an entirely new biorepository.
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Fed Pract
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2023
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Georgia
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Estados Unidos