{"id":575,"date":"2024-05-19T10:38:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T10:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cureme.lshtm.ac.uk\/?page_id=575"},"modified":"2025-02-17T14:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T14:28:21","slug":"apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cureme.lshtm.ac.uk\/index.php\/biobank\/apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-d-9-e-1-e-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a099c240 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apply to use the UKMEB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Samples from the UKMEB are available to researchers around the globe.&nbsp;If you have a project which intends to use samples from the UKMEB, and is in line with the <a href=\"https:\/\/cureme.lshtm.ac.uk\/index.php\/biobank\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"479\">UKMEB mission<\/a>, you are welcome to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Eligible researchers must be supported by their institution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cureme.lshtm.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cureme.lshtm.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1.png 960w, https:\/\/cureme.lshtm.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cureme.lshtm.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-f-3-f-3-f-4-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e84da92a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Academic, non-commercial, and commercial researchers must present a sound 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