repository (research) repository (research)
A collection of participant data and samples stored for future research.
Example of repository (research) in a sentence
A research repository is a safe way for data and samples to be stored for future research studies.
More Info
A research repository stores both data and samples that have been collected with the purpose of being used in the future. Like a database, a research repository has strict rules for protecting and accessing the data and samples that are stored in it.
Other info to think about when joining a study
A research study may collect data and/or samples to store in a repository for future use.
If data or samples will be stored for future use, the informed consconsent form will ask for your consent. You might want to ask the study team about your privacy is maintained, how the data and samples are protected, who can use them in the future, and for what purpose. It is unlikely you will be contacted in the future how they were used.
