{"id":5112,"date":"2015-06-18T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aspree.org\/aus\/?p=5112"},"modified":"2021-08-03T03:36:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T03:36:27","slug":"aspree-healthy-ageing-biobank-travels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aspree.org\/aus\/aspree-healthy-ageing-biobank-travels\/","title":{"rendered":"ASPREE Healthy Ageing Biobank travels"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>We are fortunate to have a terrific Biobank research team with a yen for travel and good food. Led by Tom Gilbert, the Biobank team of ten has clocked up hundreds of hours flying or driving around south-eastern Australia, to collect and process blood and urine samples for the <a href=\"https:\/\/aspree.org\/aus\/for-researchers\/\">Healthy Ageing Biobank<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In addition to their important research work, we are fortunate that the Biobank team likes to share adventures with us. \u00a0In turn, we would like to share these with you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"411\" class=\"wp-image-5118\" src=\"https:\/\/aspree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Grampians-June-2015lowres.jpg\" alt=\"Blue van with ASPREE Healthy Ageing Biobank printed on the side, is parked before high rocky mountains in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aspree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Grampians-June-2015lowres.jpg 680w, https:\/\/aspree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Grampians-June-2015lowres-480x290.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 680px, 100vw\" \/>\r\n<figcaption><em>Above: The ASPREE Healthy Ageing Biobus in the Grampians National Park, Victoria<\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" class=\"wp-image-5117\" src=\"https:\/\/aspree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Grampians-wildlife-2-June-2015lowres.jpg\" alt=\"Six white birds with yellow crests site along the top of a yellow metal fence.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aspree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Grampians-wildlife-2-June-2015lowres.jpg 680w, https:\/\/aspree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Grampians-wildlife-2-June-2015lowres-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 680px, 100vw\" \/>\r\n<figcaption><em>Above: Cockatoos waiting for a feed outside accommodation in the Grampians, Victoria<\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"904\" class=\"wp-image-5119\" src=\"https:\/\/aspree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Nemo.jpg\" alt=\"An A frame board with writing that says Frying Nemo fish and chips printed in yellow and red\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aspree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Nemo.jpg 680w, https:\/\/aspree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Nemo-480x638.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 680px, 100vw\" \/>\r\n<figcaption><em>Above: Creative name for a fish &#8216;n chip shop<\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5115\" src=\"https:\/\/aspree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/yarrawonga-4.jpg\" alt=\"A flat field of yellow flowers under a cloudless blue sky \" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/>\r\n<figcaption><em>Above: Bright and cheery fields of canola around Yarrawonga, Victoria<\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>For more information about the Healthy Ageing Biobank and other ASPREE sub-studies, click <a href=\"\/aus\/about-the-aspree-project\/sub-studies\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pictorial of photos shared by the ASPREE Healthy Ageing Biobank team as they travel in the specially fitted-out Biobus, bringing research to older Australians living in rural and regional 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