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Hello. I'm Jim Vaught.
Editor-in-Chief of
Biopreservation and Biobanking,
and a guest Professor at two
medical centers in China.
I'll be speaking about
international biobanking:
an overview of key
practices and policies.
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Here's an outline
of my presentation.
Biobanking basics:
Best practices,
infrastructure,
quality management.
International efforts to develop
and harmonize best practices.
Controlling variability,
biobanking networks and
factors for success,
economics and sustainability,
hot topics in
international biobanking,
biobanking and
infectious diseases,
biobanking in low and
middle income countries
and additional resources
as references.
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First, we'll talk about
biobanking basics:
key considerations
for internationa
biobanking collaborations.
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What is a biobank?
It's an entity that
receives stores, processes
and'or disseminates
specimens such as blood,
tissue, urine, saliva,
etc., as needed.
It encompasses the
physical location
as well as the full range
of operational activities.
It can be one freezer or
free-standing entity,
virtual or part of
an institution.
It has a professional
staff and a commitment
to maintain and
preserve specimens
and records for future reference
and historical continuity.
Throughout this presentation
biobanks may also be called,
biorepositories,
biospecimen resources
or biological resource centers.
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This is a photo of a
U.S. National Cancer
Institute Epidemiologic
Biorepository in Frederick,
Maryland, which is north
of Washington, D.C..
In the foreground, you
can see a number of
liquid nitrogen tanks.
In the background, what we
call mechanical freezers
or -70 or -80 degree
temperature freezers.
