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ISBER is the only global forum that addresses scientific, technical, legal, and ethical issues for biobanks and biorepositories.

ISBER fosters collaboration; creates education and training opportunities; provides a forum for the dissemination of state-of-the-art policies, processes, and research findings; and provides an international showcase for innovative technologies, products, and services. Together, these activities promote best practices that cut across the broad range of repositories that ISBER serves.

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ISBER serves four distinct regions. Each region has an elected board representative and regional ambassadors.

Mission

ISBER advances the expertise and quality of biorepositories and biobanking science worldwide.

Vision

To be the leading network in the global biobanking and biorepository community.

Goals

Disseminate information on repository management issues
Educate and share information and tools within the society and with stakeholders
Act as the voice for repositories to influence regulations and policy
Develop best practice guidelines
Provide centralized information about existing repositories
Bring members together to work on emerging issues

Leadership

ISBER Board
Members

Dayong Gao, PhD, BSc
PRESIDENT-OF-THE-BOARD
May 2024 - May 2025
University of Washington
Washington, United States
Contact Dayong

Gregory Grossman, PhD Neuroscience, CCRP, BCMAS, CEBT
PRESIDENT ELECT-OF-THE-BOARD
May 2024 - May 2025
Advancing Sight Network/Precision Ocular Biobank
Alabama, United States
Contact Gregory

Alison Parry-Jones, PhD, MA, MRSC
PAST PRESIDENT-OF-THE-BOARD
May 2024 - May 2025
Wales Cancer Bank - Cardiff University
South Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Contact Alison

Jane Carpenter, MAppSci
TREASURER
July 2024 - May 2025
NSW Health Pathology
New South Wales, Australia
Contact Jane

Rebecca Pugh, MS
SECRETARY
May 2023 - May 2026
National Institute of Standards and Technology
South Carolina, United States
Contact Rebecca

ISBER Board Members:
Directors-At-Large

William Schleif, PhD
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE - Americas
May 2023 - May 2026
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Pediatric Biorepository
Florida, United States
Contact William

Jason Chen, BS
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE - China
May 2024 - May 2027
China National GeneBank
Guangdong, China
Contact Jason

Engela Conradie, PhD, Pr.Sci.Nat
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE - Europe, Middle East, Africa
May 2022 - May 2025
Centre for Human Metabolics
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Contact Engela

Wayne Ng, PhD
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE - Indo-Pacific Rim
May 2023 - May 2026
Victorian Cancer Biobank
Melbourne, Australia
Contact Wayne Ng

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dana Cooper, MBA, BKin, CAE
Ottawa, Ontario
Contact Dana Cooper

Committee
Chairs

Tamsin Tarling, BSc, Msc
EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE CHAIR
Post COVID Recovery Clinic
British Columbia, Canada
Contact Tamsin

Rita Lawlor, PhD, CIPP/E, CIPM
SCIENCE POLICY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE CHAIR
University of Otago Christchurch
Christchurch, New Zealand
Contact Rita

Mieke De Wilde, MSc
STANDARDS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE CHAIR
Belgian Cancer Registry/BBMRI.be
Brussels, Belgium
Contact Mieke