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