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• Environmental Biospecimen
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• 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
ISBER Working Groups:
International Repository Locator
The availability of a repository/specimen locator, searchable online, is considered critical research infrastructure. To maximize the value of a specimen or collection, a researcher requires the ability to locate it. In addition, researchers may need to locate and access specimens from multiple repositories to generate data that contains statistical rigor. An international repository locator would increase the profile of individual repositories amongst key stakeholders including: ISBER, researchers, funding bodies, governments and private industry.
The working group aims to develop an international repository locator - a means by which repository information can be collected and searched online, much like a "repository directory”.
The working group currently includes ISBER members from 9 countries: Australia, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Qatar, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, with collective expertise in informatics, repository management, database management and online locators.