ISBER would like to present the following ISBER Biopreseveration and Biobanking article on, ISBER Marching Forward: A 25-Year Journey, by current ISBER President, Dayong Gao and Incoming ISBER President, Gregory Grossman.
The year 2024 marks the 25th Anniversary of the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER; www.isber.org) ISBER is commemorating a quarter-century of unparalleled commitment to education, biospecimen science, and environmental preservation. The anniversary was celebrated throughout the ISBER annual meeting in Melbourne, Australia, from April 9–12, 2024, with two dedicated sessions and a banquet, honoring our past and envisioning our future. A documentary film, “ISBER Marching Forward: Celebration of the 25th Anniversary,” was produced by volunteers of the University of Washington (Seattle, USA) and presented during the annual meeting, showcasing ISBER’s history, major events, and achievements. This film is freely available now at the ISBER official website and on the internet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7XbNoPHCEU.
This ISBER Corner Article aims to celebrate ISBER’s anniversary and to provide an overview of ISBER’s major activities and contributions to biopreservation and biobanking. These efforts have significantly impacted biomedical research, human health care and well-being, and agriculture, as well as worldwide biological and environmental conservation efforts...