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Michigan BioTrust for Health

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Welcome to the Michigan BioTrust for Health website!


The BioTrust is a program to oversee our state's stored blood spots and their use in health research. Six blood spots are collected from almost every newborn shortly after birth for newborn screening. After newborn screening is performed at the state laboratory, any unused blood spots (including parts of blood spots) are stored for up to 100 years unless a parent or grown child (18 years or older) opts-out. De-identified stored blood spots can be used for research. The choice to allow research use is yours to make. Please explore this website to learn more!

The BioTrust video (right) information is available as a text transcript with description of visuals.

 

BioTrust for Health Program Announcement The BioTrust for Health Program has temporarily paused accepting new research requests until new staff are onboarded and trained, effective July 20, 2026. Previously approved requests and requests that have already been processed will continue to be fulfilled. This change does not affect specimen destruction or return requests. The pause will remain in place until the staffing is resolved. 
 
The BioTrust for Health Program remains committed to supporting high-quality public health research. For more information, contact the BioTrust for Health Program at biotrust@michigan.gov.