Brainstorming Breakfast Discussion Groups
Grab coffee and breakfast and join a discussion group. These are moderated discussions with brainstorming and interactive problem solving, allowing conference participants from diverse backgrounds to exchange ideas and experiences and develop future collaborations around a focused topic.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM
Genomic Data Governance and Data Sharing
Moderator: Nahla Afifi, MD, PhD, Director, Qatar Biobank
- Consent
- Is individual genomic data a personal data?
- National and International genomic data sharing challenges
- Returning incidental findings to participants
Standardization for Biological Material Quality That is Fit for Purpose
Moderator: Clare M. Allocca, MS, EMTM, PMP, Senior Advisor for Standardization, Standards Coordination Office, National Institute of Standards & Technology
- Deciphering the new ISO standards for biobanking
- Options in pursuit of demonstrating fitness for purpose of biological materials
- Considerations for pursuit of standards
Challenges When Biobanking Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Moderator: Robyn Osborne, MS, Research Project Manager, Surgery, Duke University
- Methods of PBMC Isolation
- Blood volumes needed for adequate PBMC recovery
- Quality Indicators for PBMCs
- Training staff on methods / proficiency testing
Samples Fit for Purpose
Moderator: Sameer Kalghatgi, PhD, Director, Laboratory Operations, Coriell Institute for Medical Research
- Reference materials
- Consistency and reproducibility
- Quality management
- Improving access to samples
- Characterizing samples using modern technology
Building a Biopsy-Based Biorepository
Moderator: Sandra Gaston, PhD, Director, Molecular Biomarker Analytic Laboratory, Radiation Oncology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
- Opportunities and challenges of including tissue biopsies in a biorepository
- Tissue prints (nitrocellulose touch preps) as a practical approach to collecting biopsy tissue specimens
- Implementing collection of biopsy tissue prints as part of a multi-center clinical trial
Business Requirements for Sample Management Data Systems
Moderator: Lynn Wetherwax, Senior Manager, Biological Sample Management & Biobank, Research Operations, Amgen
- Sample metadata, annotations, flags
- Clinical attributes related to samples
- System integration with upstream and downstream data systems