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ISBER 2022 Annual Meeting: Biobanking—Shaping the Scientific Journey

2022; Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.; Volume: 20; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1089/bio.2022.29111.ejs

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E. Snapes, Dayong Gao, Anusha Hettiaratchi, William Schleif, B. Yadav,

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Biopreservation and BiobankingVol. 20, No. 5 ISBER CornerFree AccessISBER 2022 Annual Meeting: Biobanking—Shaping the Scientific JourneyE. Snapes, D. Gao, A. Hettiaratchi, W. Schleif, and B. YadavE. SnapesBioConsulting, Cork, Ireland.ISBER Best Practices 5th Edition Editor-in-Chief, Cork, Ireland.Search for more papers by this author, D. GaoCenter for Cryo-Biomedical Engineering and Artificial Organs, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.Search for more papers by this author, A. HettiaratchiUNSW Biospecimen Services, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, Australia.Search for more papers by this author, W. SchleifJohns Hopkins All Children's Pediatric Biorepository, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.Program in Pediatric Biospecimen Science, Johns Hopkins All Children's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.Search for more papers by this author, and B. YadavNational Liver Disease Biobank, ILBS, New Delhi, India.Biobank India Foundation (BBIF), New Delhi, India.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:17 Oct 2022https://doi.org/10.1089/bio.2022.29111.ejsAboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Biobanking is increasingly recognized as intrinsic for accelerating the scientific journey. At this year's ISBER annual meeting, our first ever hybrid meeting and first in-person event since 2019, educational sessions and activities focused on how to help build a new understanding of the biobanking landscape and contribute to a strong vision for the future. Symposia topics included the following: Challenges associated with providing sustainable modern infrastructureBuilding partnerships across sectors and geography, including academia, industry, and governmentGlobally available tools to inspire innovation and learningConvergence of biology, data, digital systems, and automated technologiesNew potential applications, from novel companion diagnostics to enhancing our understanding of environmental influencesWe heard from individuals and organizations who have leveraged biospecimens and data to pioneer transformative platforms, as well as those who are reimagining current structures and forging a new path. Each of these trail blazers is working to accelerate scientific progress and promote sustainable infrastructure.We discussed current obstacles in biobanking, including underrepresentation in specimen collections and the need for inclusion and diversity. Important conversations focused on the geo-diversity of biobanking practices that pave the path for international collaborations across high, middle, and low income countries.Lastly, we presented a compendium of stories to explore the quality tools and resources currently available for use in biobanking, including interconnectivities between these tools and the impact of their implementation. Standardization is a hallmark of sound biobanking, promoting professionalism and reinforcing biobanking as a full partner in biotechnology. Tools play an important role in achieving standardization.The in-person portion of the meeting welcomed 405 delegates to Atlanta, USA. The program featured a total of 50 talks, 63 poster presentations, 39 exhibitors, 14 workshops, and 17 roundtable discussions. Many delegates noted how nice it was to finally get together in person after three years of virtual events.The virtual portion of the meeting was hosted subsequent to the in-person meeting and welcomed an additional 157 individuals. The virtual portion enabled individuals who were unable to travel to watch the educational sessions, participate in discussions, view the poster presentations, and visit with exhibitors. With concerns regarding climate change and other global issues, our members can expect ISBER's hybrid meeting model to continue to provide greater global access to our educational activities.In total, the annual meeting welcomed 552 individuals from 45 countries, continuing ISBER's 20-year reputation as the premier global biobanking event. Thank you to our cochairs Emma Snapes, Billy Schleif, and Rohit Gupta for leading the planning of such an excellent event, and the ISBER 2022 Scientific Program Committee for their contributions and expertise.We would like to congratulate the recipient of the Best Poster Award: Biobank-driven Approach to Precision Medicine for the Underrepresented African Population, submitted by Yusuf Ibrahim, 54gene, Nigeria, and the recipient of the Outstanding New Product Award: Biomark X by Fluidigm.As biobanking continues to shape the scientific journey in a new world, we hope you will join us at our next annual meeting from May 3–6, 2023 in Seattle, USA either in person or virtually. As with every year, the meeting will bring together biobanking practitioners and leaders from all over the world, providing opportunities for academia, industry, pharma, and government agencies to learn, connect, discuss, and collaborate.Biobanking science and practice is a multidisciplinary system integrated with many dynamic fields, including but not limited to, biobanking research, technology, management, policy, regulation, economics, industry, politics, security, quality, and ethical-religious-legal-cultural-social issues. Interaction and communication among the boundaries of these fields are critical and indispensable for biobanking success and this is central to the theme of the ISBER Annual Meeting 2023—Come as You Are: Building Biobanking Bridges.The cochairs Drs. Anusha Hettiaratchi (Australia), Birendra Kumar Yadav (India), and Dayong Gao (USA) warmly welcome you to join ISBER Annual Meeting 2023 to contribute your expertise, wisdom, and experience around this central theme. In addition, the meeting attendees will have many other opportunities to visit world-class research institutions and industrial headquarters, including University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Boeing, Microsoft, Amazon, Costco, Starbucks, and T-Mobile, and to enjoy the three amazing U.S. National Parks in Washington State.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 20Issue 5Oct 2022 InformationCopyright 2022, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:E. Snapes, D. Gao, A. Hettiaratchi, W. Schleif, and B. Yadav.ISBER 2022 Annual Meeting: Biobanking—Shaping the Scientific Journey.Biopreservation and Biobanking.Oct 2022.469-470.http://doi.org/10.1089/bio.2022.29111.ejsPublished in Volume: 20 Issue 5: October 17, 2022PDF download