Canadian Tumour Repository Network

March 24-25, 2010
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:

• impact of pre-analytical variations in the collection, handling, processing and storage of biospecimens on cancer research and molecular medicine.
• advancements in cancer 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 research investigators, clinicians, industry representatives, and patient advocates.
This year's speakers will include:

• Dr. Carolyn Compton, NCI Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research
• Dr. Brian Clark, onCore UK
• Dr. Andrew Brooks, Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository
• Dr. Uwe Oelmueller, SPIDIA
• Dr. Allison Hubel, University of Minnesota
• And more!

This year’s sessions will include:

• Evidence for pre-analytical 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 pre-analytical 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 2010 BRN Symposium Web site for the latest updates.