BBMRI and World Cancer Day
February 12, 2026
Every year on 4 February, the world marks World Cancer Day. To highlight this occasion, BBMRI-ERIC has prepared an informative feature showcasing members of the BBMRI-ERIC community who are actively driving progress and innovation in cancer research.
The spotlight is on researchers and biobank professionals from:
the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, FINBB, DKTK Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung, German Biobank Network (GBN), Medizinische Universität Graz, BBMRI.at, Fundación MD Anderson Cancer Center España, IRYCIS, the Platform ISCIII Biomodels and Biobanks, and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein.
These teams stand behind the data, discoveries, and scientific breakthroughs that make United By Unique — patient-centred care — a reality.
We are especially proud that BBMRI-ERIC has highlighted our researcher Monta Brīvība, who is involved in the project “The Role and Dynamics of the Gut and Oral Microbiome in Children with Malignant Tumours.”
The project aims to understand the composition and dynamics of the gut and oral microbiome in children with cancer, in order to identify microbiome-related markers that could help predict disease progression, treatment response, and potential complications.
Monta emphasises that the unique characteristics of each child’s microbiome are crucial for better understanding responses to cancer therapy and may pave the way for more precise and personalised approaches in paediatric oncology.
Read the full story here.
The Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre are the coordinator of the BBMRI-Latvia national biobank network, which implements the BBMRI-ERIC Latvian National Partnership Plan. This activity contributes to the achievement of performance indicators within Project No. 1.1.1.5/3/24/I/006, “Development of Latvia’s research potential by strengthening the integration of the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre into European infrastructures and scientific networks”, co-financed by the European Union.