About ISBER

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ISBER is the only global organization 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.

Member Regions Map

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

Gregory Grossman, PhD, CCRP, BCMAS, CEBT
PRESIDENT-OF-THE-BOARD
May 2025 - May 2026
Advancing Sight Network/Precision Ocular Biobank
Alabama, United States
Contact Gregory

Stella Somiari, PhD, MBA
PRESIDENT ELECT-OF-THE-BOARD
May 2025 - May 2026
Windber Research Institute
Pennsylvania, United States
Contact Stella

Dayong Gao, PhD, BSc
PAST PRESIDENT-OF-THE-BOARD
May 2025 - May 2026
University of Washington
Washington, United States
Contact Dayong

Anusha Hettiaratchi, PhD
TREASURER
May 2025 - May 2028
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
Contact Anusha

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
BGI Research
Guangdong, China
Contact Jason

Engela Conradie, PhD, Pr.Sci.Nat
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE - Europe, Middle East, Africa
May 2022 - May 2028
Centre for Human Metabolics
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Contact Engela

Wayne Ng, PhD, GAICD
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

Marianne Henderson, MS, CPC PMP
EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE CHAIR
National Cancer Institute
Maryland, United States
Contact Marianne

Rita Lawlor, PhD, CIPP/E, CIPM
SCIENCE POLICY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE CHAIR
ARC-NET Centre for Applied Research on Cancer
Verona, Italy
Contact Rita

Samantha Higgins, MSc, BSc
STANDARDS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE CHAIR
Victorian Cancer Biobank
Melbourne, Australia
Contact Samantha