Canadian Tumour Repository Network

5th Annual Biospecimen Research Network (BRN) Symposium:
Advancing Cancer Research Through Biospecimen Science

February 22-23, 2012
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
Bethesda, Maryland

Symposium Goal:
Human biospecimens are the foundation of the translational research that will transform patient care. The primary goal of the symposium is to address the following:

• Impact of preanalytical variations in collecting, handling, processing, and storing biospecimens on cancer research and molecular medicine
• Advances in biospecimen science aimed at minimizing the impact of these variations

The meeting will feature expert presentations, interactive discussions, and poster presentations from a broad range of stakeholders whose work involves biospecimens, including researchers, clinicians, industry representatives, and patient advocates.
This year’s sessions will include:

• Evidence for preanalytical variability during the acquisition and processing of tissue biospecimens
• Informatics solutions for biospecimen science
• Development of alternative fixation and stabilization processes
• Solutions for reducing biospecimen preanalytical variability
• Strategies and tools for accessing and publishing data in biospecimen science
• Evidence for markers of biospecimen molecular integrity
• The patient's perspective on research in the biospecimen sciences
• And more!

Please continue to check the 2012 BRN Symposium website for updates. Register today!