ISBER Working Groups

• Automated Repositories
• Biospecimen Science
• Environmental Biospecimen
• Hospital Integrated Biorepositories
• Informatics
• Informed Consent Procedures for the Collection of Biospecimens
• International Repository Locator
• Pharma-Academia
• Rare Diseases
• Rights to and Control of Human Tissue Samples

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ISBER 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibits
Westin Bayshore Hotel
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
May 15-18, 2012

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Organizers: Paul Bartels and
Yeonhee Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISBER Working Groups:
Environmental Biospecimen

The focus of this Working Group will be international collaboration on all non-human tissue and environmental samples, such as microbes, plants and animals, including wildlife, domestic livestock, pets, insects etc (Biodiversity) and abiotic / chemical samples of relevance to biodiversity and human health. The Working Group will focus on preservation methods; best-use/multiple-use of samples; limitations of use / ethics & best-practices; ISBER guideline for Field collection; and Intellectual Property Rights with private collections / commercial enterprises. Goals for the group will also include the development of tactics for sample exchange for basic research and work towards development of a common database.