El surgimiento y proliferación de la infraestructura de investigación del “biobanco”. Un análisis preliminar de la situación brasileña
[EN]Biobanks, dedicated to the preservation, indexing, and storage of human biological material for technoscientific research in health, represent an emerging infrastructure in Brazil. Their center-periphery shift is associated with the molecularization of the biological and health sciences, as well...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Salamanca (USAL) |
| Repositorio: | GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/170554 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10366/170554 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Biobanks infrastructure health research platform Biobancos infraestructura investigación en salud plataforma infraestrutura pesquisa em saúde |
| Sumario: | [EN]Biobanks, dedicated to the preservation, indexing, and storage of human biological material for technoscientific research in health, represent an emerging infrastructure in Brazil. Their center-periphery shift is associated with the molecularization of the biological and health sciences, as well as with the intensification of their relationships with the globalized market. However, a deep analysis of this infrastructure requires researchers interested in dialogue with Science and Technology Studies (STS) to understand its local manifestations. Thus, the aim of this article is to characterize the biobanks certified in Brazil by the CEP-CONEP system up to December 2021 and still active as of August 2022, while also offering preliminary reflections on the emergence and proliferation of this infrastructure in Brazil during the early decades of the 21st century. To this end, we present a brief contextualization of the biobank research infrastructure, supported by a literature review on the topic; and an inventory of the biobanks certified in Brazil, based on data made available by the CEP-CONEP system and complemented by research on the websites of the biobanks and their affiliated institutions. Finally, we outline the main characteristics of the biobank infrastructure in Brazil. |
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