| BC Generations Project | HMC000045 | population-based cohort; prevention; chronic disease risk | 29852 | cancer, chronic disease | British Columbian adults | Buffy Coat, DNA, Dried Blood Spots, Red Blood Cells, Serum, Urine, Whole Blood | Genomics, Metabolomics | Genomic Profiling by Array (Affymetrix 2.0 UK Biobank gene chip), SNP Array | Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, BC Cancer Foundation, BC Cancer Agency |
| Better Biomarkers For Transplantation | HMC000048 | cardiac transplant, renal transplant, liver transplant, acute rejection, chronic rejection, diagnostic, prognostic, biomarkers | 767 | heart transplant, kidney transplant, liver transplant, end-stage organ failure | Solid organ transplant recipients | Buffy Coat, Heart biopsy, Kidney biopsy, Liver biopsy, Plasma, Serum, Urine, Whole Blood | Metabolomics, Proteomics, Transcriptomics | Expression Profiling by Array (Affymetrix HG U133 plus 2), Expression profiling by array (Affymetrix HU Gene 1.1 ST), Isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ), Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM) with Mass Spectrometry (MS), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (NMR) | Genome British Columbia, St. Paul's Hospital Foundation, Astellas, IBM, Novartis Pharma, Genome Canada |
| Diagnostic Biomarkers for Improved Heart Failure Management | HMC000050 | proteomics, transciptiomics, diastolic heart failure, systolic heart failure, preserved ejection fraction, reduced ejection fraction, biomarkers | 261 | diastolic heart failure, systolic heart failure | Heart Failure, Controls | Buffy Coat, Plasma, Serum, Urine, Whole Blood | Proteomics, Transcriptomics | Expression profiling by array (Affymetrix HU Gene 1.1 ST), Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM) with Mass Spectrometry (MS) | Mitacs, PROOF Centre of Excellence |
| Biomarker Discovery in Acute Heart Failure | HMC000051 | proteomics, transciptiomics, acute heart failure, biomarkers, mechanical circulatory support, ventricular assist device | 13 | acute heart failure | Acute heart failure | Buffy Coat, Plasma, Serum, Urine, Whole Blood | Proteomics | Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM) with Mass Spectrometry (MS) | PROOF Centre of Excellence |
| Clinical Implementation of Diagnostic Biomarker Assays in Heart and Kidney Transplantation | HMC000052 | heart transplantation, kidney transplantation, proteomics, transcriptomics, acute rejection, diagnosis, prognosis, biomarkers | 692 | heart transplant, kidney transplant, end-stage organ failure | Organ transplant recipients, Non-transplant controls | Buffy Coat, Heart biopsy, Plasma, Serum, Whole Blood | Proteomics, Transcriptomics | Expression Profiling by Array (Affymetrix HG U133 plus 2), Expression profiling by array (Affymetrix HU Gene 1.1 ST), Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM) with Mass Spectrometry (MS) | Genome British Columbia, Canada Foundation for Innovation, PROOF Centre of Excellence, Mitacs, Genome Canada |
| Accelerated Epigenetic Aging Worsens Survival And Mediates Environmental Stressors In Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease | HMC000098 | Epigenetic age, Air pollution, Transplant free survival | 476 | interstitial lung disease | fILD | Buffy Coat | Epigenomics | DNA Methylation: Infinium Methylation EPIC array | Genome British Columbia, Boehringer Ingelheim |
| HEARTBiT: A Multi-Marker Blood Test for Acute Cardiac Transplant Rejection | HMC000053 | heart transplantation, acute cellular rejection, monitoring, biomarkers | 166 | heart transplant | Heart transplant patients, Controls | Buffy Coat, Plasma, Serum, Whole Blood | | | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) |