A Practical Guide to Biobanking for Biomarker and Personalized Medicine Research
Speakers:
Lynn Bry, MD, PhD, Co-PI, Partners HealthCare Biobank
Elizabeth Karlson, MD, Co-I, Partners HealthCare Biobank
Pearl O'Rourke, MD, Director, Human Research Affairs, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, HMS
Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD, Professor of Psychiatry, Center for Human Genetic Research, MGH, Co-PI, Partners HealthCare Biobank
Scott T. Weiss, MD, MS, Scientific Director, Partners Personalized Medicine, PI, Partners HealthCare Biobank
Co-sponsored by Harvard Catalyst Clinical and Translational Science Center, Brigham and Women's Center for Clinical Investigation, and the Division of Clinical Research at Massachusetts General Hospital.
The wide array of bio-specimens (including serum, plasma, and DNA) maintained in biobanks have become an important resource in genomic research, clinical translational research, and in the advancement of personalized medicine. This course will provide an introduction to the use of biorepositories for clinical research, a practical guide to banking, accessing, and using samples and phenotypic data, and an overview of relevant human subject issues. The course is geared toward investigators and staff at all levels interested in the utility of biorepositories for their research. It will include a user-friendly practical introduction to the Partners HealthCare Biobank, a large-scale repository of biospecimens linked to the Partners electronic medical record that provides a powerful, low-cost resource for clinical and translational research.