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14. <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
15. <copyright>Copyright &#xA9; 2024 ISBER</copyright>
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18. <title>Join us in welcoming ISBER&apos;s 2024 New Board Members!</title>
19. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/667945/</link>
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31.                <p style="text-align: center;">Click below to see:</p>
32.                <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2024_elections/greg_biosketch.pdf">Greg's Biosketch</a></p>
33.                <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2024_elections/greg_positionstatement.pdf">Greg's Position Statement</a></p>
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36.                <p style="text-align: center;">Click below to see:</p>
37.                <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2024_elections/jasonchen_biosketch.pdf">Jason's Biosketch</a></p>
38.                <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2024_elections/jasonchen_positionstatement.pdf">Jason's Position Statement</a></p>
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44. <category>General</category>
45. <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 19:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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48. <title>ISBER is pleased to announce the 2024 Award Recipients!</title>
49. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/667828/</link>
50. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/667828/</guid>
51. <description><![CDATA[<p>ISBER is pleased to announce the 2024 Award Recipients! Join us in congratulating the award recipients below:</p>
52. <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">ISBER 2024 Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking</span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><em>This award is sponsored by&nbsp;Analytical Biological Services&nbsp;<img alt="" src="https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2024_annual/abs.png" style="width: 100px;" /></em></span></span></strong></p>
53. <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;">MARTA CASTELHANO</span></strong></p>
54.    <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><img alt="" src="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2024_annual/speaker_photos/Castelhano,_Marta_.JPG" style="width: 200px;" /></span></strong></p>
55.    <p><strong><em>About the Award:&nbsp;</em></strong><em>The ISBER Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking is designed to recognize individuals who have made outstanding, indisputable contributions to the field of biobanking. The winning individual is not required to be an ISBER member. Their contributions may include: advancing the science of biobanking, creating depth of knowledge, demonstrating world-class expertise, making remarkable discoveries, bringing the field into further prominence.</em></p>
56.    <p>Dr. Castelhano received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Master of Veterinary Science degrees from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. Serving as an Associate Research Professor at Cornell University, the Director of the Cornell Veterinary Biobank
57.        (CVB) and the Dog Aging Project Biobank, Dr. Castelhano has over 18 years of experience in the standardized collection, processing, storage, and distribution of high-quality biospecimens and associated data.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
58.    <p>Dr. Castelhano is a member of the Education and Training Committee at ISBER, where she creates educational opportunities for biobankers worldwide, and has contributed to the writing of the 5th edition of the ISBER Best Practices: Recommendations for
59.        Repositories. A frequent speaker at biobank conferences and symposiums, Dr. Castelhano was invited by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) to represent the U.S. position in biobanking as an ISO expert and delegate. With her
60.        contribution, ISO 20387: General Requirements for Biobanking was published, the first ISO standard created specifically for biobanks.&nbsp;<br /><br />In April 2019, Dr. Castelhano led the CVB through third-party conformity assessment by the American
61.        Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) to become the first biobank in the world to receive accreditation to the ISO 20387 standard. Her work is currently funded by the National Institute on Aging (part of the National Institutes of Health
62.        – NIH), the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NIH), and Morris Animal Foundation.</p>
63.    <p>&nbsp;</p>
64.    <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">ISBER 2024 Leadership Award</span><br /><strong style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><em>This award is sponsored by MVE Biological Solutions&nbsp;<img alt="" src="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2024_annual/mve.JPG" style="width: 131px; height: 52.0001px;" /></em></span></span></strong></span>
65.        </strong>
66.    </p>
67.    <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;">DIANE McGARVEY</span></strong></p>
68.    <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><img alt="" src="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2024_annual/speaker_photos/Diane_McGarvey.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 267px;" /></span></strong></p>
69.    <p><strong><em>About the Award:&nbsp;</em></strong><em>The ISBER Leadership Award is designed to honor ISBER members who have demonstrated exceptional leadership to further the mission and goals of the society and/or significant, long-standing contributions to the society. ISBER recognizes contributors who have played critical roles in developing and executing ISBER’s vision and mission.</em><br /></p>
70.    <p>Diane McGarvey has over 30 years’ experience in biorepository science. She is the Director of the Eastern Division of the NCI-Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN) at the University of Pennsylvania.&nbsp; She and her team have published on tissue
71.        procurement, preservation, and post-preservation processing methodologies.&nbsp;<br /><br />Ms. McGarvey has been an ISBER member since it’s early days. She recently served as the ISBER Director-at-Large of the Americas Region previously served
72.        on many other ISBER committees. She is currently active in Education and Training Committee.<br /><br />Teaching our next generation of biobankers has always been a core belief of Ms. McGarvey Along with being the ISBER Workshop Coordinator for
73.        several years, she along with Deb Garcia initiated the Biobanking 101 series which has become a successful ISBER webinar series that focuses on basic elements of repository processes and provides tools to biobankers. Ms. McGarvey consults on biorepository
74.        start-up, logistics, and management.<br /></p>
75.    <div>&nbsp;</div>
76.    <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 24px;">ISBER 2024 Special Service Award</span></strong></p>
77.    <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;">ROCIO AGUILAR-QUESADA</span></strong></p>
78.    <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><img alt="" src="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2024_annual/speaker_photos/Rocio.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 267px;" /></span></strong></p>
79.    <p><strong><em>About the Award:&nbsp;</em></strong><em>The ISBER Special Service Awards recognize individuals who have made exceptional contributions towards the goals of the Society through the performance of a special service or act on behalf of the organization.</em></p>
80.    <p>Rocío Aguilar-Quesada has been working as Technical Responsible in the Andalusian Public Health System Biobank in Granada since 2009. She has her PhD in Biochemistry and M.S. in Biobanking and the use of human biological samples for biomedical research.
81.        Rocío is currently coordinating and participating in different projects and initiatives related to quality assurance, biospecimen science, and ELSI of the use of biological samples.</p>
82.    <p>Rocío has actively contributed to many ISBER task forces, working groups, and initiatives, including:<br /></p>
83.    <ul><li>ISBER 2023 Regional Meeting co-chair</li>
84.    <li>EMEA Regional Ambassador since 2019</li>
85.    <li>Member of the ISBER Nominating Committee since 2022</li>
86.    <li>Member of the 2023 and 2024 Outstanding New Product Award Task Force</li>
87.    <li>Member of the ISBER Biospecimen Science Working Group since 2016</li>
88.    <li>Contributor of the 5th edition of the <em>ISBER</em> <em>Best Practices: Recommendations for Repositories</em></li>
89.    </ul>
90.    <p>&nbsp;</p>
91.    <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">ISBER 2024 Special Service Award</span></strong></span>
92.        </strong>
93.    </p>
94.    <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;">KOH FURUTA</span></strong></p>
95.    <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><img alt="" src="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2024_annual/speaker_photos/Koh_Furuta.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 267px;" /></span></strong></p>
96.    <p><strong><em>About the Award:&nbsp;</em></strong><em>The ISBER Special Service Awards recognize individuals who have made exceptional contributions towards the goals of the Society through the performance of a special service or act on behalf of the organization.</em></p>
97.    <p>Dr. Koh Furuta is a retired biobanker, who is working as a clinical pathologist. He graduated from Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, and started his career as a surgeon. Koh spent 5 years as a postdoc at Johns Hopkins University from 1992 to 1997.
98.        During that time, he was exposed to the very early stages of molecular biology and biobanking. After returning to Japan, Koh worked at the National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo for 15 years. During a sabbatical leave, from 2010 to 2011, he
99.        visited Minneapolis, Minnesota to join the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota, and learned about cryobiology.&nbsp;<br /><br />During Koh's appointment at the National Cancer Center Hospital, he worked with his
100.        colleagues to establish a biobank of liquid samples, including blood samples. He was invited to join the Kanagawa Cancer Center in Yokohama in 2015. After contributing to the Kanagawa Cancer Center for three years, he visited IARC (International
101.        Agency for Research on Cancer) in Lyon, France, where he spent 5 months. He returned to Japan just before the outbreak of COVID-19.<br /><br />Koh served ISBER as Director-At-Large of the Indo-Pacific Rim region from 2019 to April 2023. He is
102.        also involved in ISO activities such as TC276WG2 (biobanking), TC212WG1 and WG4 (Clinical Laboratory), and TC147SC4WG26 (Waste Water Epidemiology).<br /></p>
103.    <div>&nbsp;</div>
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105. <category>General</category>
106. <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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109. <title>ISBER 2024 Annual Meeting: Dreaming Beyond Barriers—The Future of Biobanking</title>
110. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/666170/</link>
111. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/666170/</guid>
112. <description><![CDATA[<p>ISBER would like to present ISBER Program Co-Chairs, Cassandra Griffin, Gregory Grossman and Amanda Moors' article on <b>ISBER 2024 Annual Meeting: Dreaming Beyond Barriers—The Future of Biobanking</b></p>
113. <p>The International Society of Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) Annual Meeting (https://www.isber.org/page/2024Annual) is recognized as the premier event in the field of biobanking. Delegates from around the world meet to network, learn,
114.    share their expertise, experience, and progress—contributing to the advancement of biospecimen science. This year, the global biobanking community will convene in Melbourne, Australia, April 8–12. Themed “Dreaming Beyond Barriers: The Future of Biobanking,”
115.    this meeting will reflect upon and celebrate the impact of the biobanking community, its innovation and resilience in overcoming barriers, and shared dreams for the future. This annual meeting will also celebrate the 25th anniversary of ISBER, honoring
116.    its pioneers and impact, with a look toward the pivotal role that ISBER will play in building the future.</p>
117. <p>Biobanking is a multidisciplinary field and covers many domains from biomedical and pharmaceutical innovation to agricultural enrichment and environmental conservation. The field of biobanking is evolving as rapid changes in technologies, regulations,
118.    and stakeholder needs affect our discipline. Staying abreast of the latest advances and changes is critical to assure a repository's sustainability, relevance, impact, and utilization. As a leader in the field, ISBER is committed to keeping its members
119.    not only informed in this changing landscape but also empowering them to be drivers and innovators of positive change. ISBER's commitment here can be seen in the newly published fifth edition of the ISBER Best Practices (https://www.isber.org/page/BPR),
120.    which members will have the opportunity to learn more about at the meeting. Coming together as a community at this meeting allows us to collaboratively build and shape the future.</p>
121. <p>On a global scale, we are now, more than ever, facing new challenges arising from the impact of communicable disease, aging populations, environmental instability, political unrest, resource scarcity, and questions around the social and ethical applications
122.    of new technologies. As leaders and stakeholders, we have a critical role to play in devising strategies to address these challenges and with new challenges come the need for insight and innovation—the transformation of dreams to reality. In Indigenous
123.    Australian culture, the Dreaming or Dreamtime embraces the integration of the past, present, and future. It provides a holistic way of life, a moral code, and rules for interacting with each other and the natural environment. With this ethos of collaboration
124.    and unity, our community can Dream Beyond the Barriers imposed by the past, explore the challenges of the present, and harness opportunity for a harmonized global approach to the future of biobanking and biospecimen science.</p>
125. <p>Our host city, Melbourne, is a vibrant metropolis of art, culture, and innovation—a “foodie” and coffee lover's paradise. It presents thriving scientific, medical, and conservation research sectors, driven in partnership with robust and integrated industry
126.    support. A truly global city with a multicultural population and proud indigenous history, its spirit of partnership and collaboration makes it a prime location to reunite with old friends and foster new relationships. We will begin the conference
127.    with a Welcome to Country ceremony by members of the indigenous community, honoring the land and its connection to people and culture.</p>
128. <p>We have developed a rich program with symposia covering topics such as biobanking for personalized medicine, environmentally conscious biobanking, social and human factors, Rising Stars in Biobanking, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence
129.    and blockchain. The meeting will feature international speakers, posters, interactive workshops, and round table discussions. Supported by a strong industry and trade presence who maintains a commitment of collaboration with ISBER, it's sure to be
130.    a melting pot of ideas, opportunities, and solutions—a biobanker's dream! The in-person meeting will be held from April 8–12, and with social events including speed-networking, fun runs, site visits, and a 25th anniversary soiree celebration, this
131.    event is one not to be missed! For those unable to attend the in-person meeting, the virtual meeting will run from May 28–29, featuring highlights from the Melbourne event and further opportunities for engagement.</p>
132. <p>On behalf of the ISBER 2024 Chairs, Cassandra Griffin (Australia), Dr. Gregory Grossman (USA), and Amanda Moors (USA), along with the Program Taskforce and Local Engagement Taskforce, we welcome you to join us at the ISBER Annual Meeting 2024 in Melbourne,
133.    Australia!
134. </p>
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138. <p><b>Please click the following link to view the article:<br /></b><a href="https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/bio.2024.29131.cjg#utm_source=ETOC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bio" target="_blank">https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/bio.2024.29131.cjg#utm_source=ETOC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bio</a></p>]]></description>
139. <category>General</category>
140. <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 20:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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143. <title>ISBER Mentoring Program</title>
144. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/662988/</link>
145. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/662988/</guid>
146. <description><![CDATA[<p class="LO-normal" style="line-height: 175%;"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</b></p> <p class="LO-normal" style="line-height: 175%;">ISBER Launches a Mentoring Program to Enhance Professional Development for Biobankers</p> <p class="LO-normal" style="line-height: 175%;">[Vancouver, January 22, 2024] – ISBER, a global biobanking organization that creates opportunities for networking, education, and innovation, is proud to announce the launch of its Mentoring Program aimed at supporting members' professional growth in the field of biobanking. The Mentoring Program is a comprehensive educational service designed to facilitate meaningful connections and foster knowledge exchange within the ISBER member community.</p> <p class="LO-normal" style="line-height: 175%;">As a pioneer in creating opportunities for networking, education, and innovation, ISBER is committed to addressing the emerging challenges faced by repositories worldwide and inspiring novel solutions. The Mentoring Program represents a vital addition to ISBER's diverse range of offerings, enabling members to receive personalized guidance and support from experienced mentors in the industry.</p> <p class="LO-normal" style="line-height: 175%;">The Mentoring Program centers around a unique matching service that pairs mentees with seasoned mentors who possess the requisite expertise and knowledge. Through this tailored approach, mentees can seek assistance and insights on specific or general questions related to their biobanking practices. The mentors, drawn from a vast pool of accomplished professionals, are committed to sharing their wisdom and empowering the next generation of biobankers.</p> <p class="LO-normal" style="line-height: 175%;">"We are thrilled to introduce the Mentoring Program as part of ISBER's ongoing commitment to supporting our members through the use of various tools such as BAT, QBRS, webinars, podcasts," said Alison Parry-Jones, President of the ISBER Board. "By providing a platform to connect mentees with mentors who possess extensive experience in biobanking, we aim to create a nurturing environment where knowledge can be exchanged, challenges can be addressed, and innovation can thrive."</p> <p class="LO-normal" style="line-height: 175%;">The Mentoring Program aims to provide mentees with valuable guidance in various areas, including but not limited to:</p> <ul style="list-style-type: square;"><li>Best practices in biorepository management</li><li>Ethical and legal considerations in biobanking</li><li>Quality control and assurance</li><li>Sample collection, processing, and storage techniques</li><li>Data management and sharing</li><li>Informatics support</li><li>Operations management</li><li>Shipping regulations</li><li>Material Transfer Agreements</li></ul> <p class="LO-normal" style="line-height: 175%;">ISBER members interested in participating in the Mentoring Program can submit their questions or areas of interest through the dedicated mentoring service portal on the ISBER website. The program administrators will carefully review the submissions and pair each mentee with a suitable mentor who can offer personalized guidance.</p> <p class="LO-normal" style="line-height: 175%;">ISBER invites all members to take advantage of this unique opportunity to enhance their professional growth and contribute to the advancement of the community. Through the Mentoring Program, ISBER reinforces its commitment to supporting members, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation in the field of biobanking.</p> <p class="LO-normal" style="line-height: 175%;">For more information about ISBER's Mentoring Program, please visit <a href="https://www.isber.org/page/Mentoring" target="_blank">https://www.isber.org/Mentoring</a> or contact <a href="mailto:info@isber.org?subject=ISBER%20Mentoring%20Program">info@isber.org</a>.</p> <p class="LO-normal" style="line-height: 175%;">About ISBER: ISBER is a global biobanking organization dedicated to creating networking, education, and innovation opportunities in the field of biobanking. With a focus on harmonizing approaches to emerging challenges faced by repositories and promoting novel solutions, ISBER serves as a catalyst for knowledge exchange and collaboration. For more information, visit: <span></span><a href="https://www.isber.org/page/Mentoring" target="_blank">https://www.isber.org/Mentoring</a>.</p> <p class="LO-normal" style="line-height: 175%;"><br /> Media Contact:<br /> ISBER Head Office<br />1618 Station Street<br />Vancouver, BC, V6A1B6 Canada<br />info@isber.org<br />T: 1-604-484-5693<br />F: 1-604-874-4378</p>]]></description>
147. <category>General</category>
148. <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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151. <title>ISBER Launches New Best Practices: Recommendations for Repositories, Fifth Edition</title>
152. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/659281/</link>
153. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/659281/</guid>
154. <description><![CDATA[<div> <p>Vancouver—December 1, 2023 — The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>(ISBER)<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>announces<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>release<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><i>ISBER<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>Best<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>Practices:<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>Recommendations<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>for Repositories, Fifth Edition</i>.<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>This is the definitive best practices guide for biological and environmental repositories across the world.<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>(Available for download at <a href="http://www.isber.org/bestpractices"><span style="color: blue; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">www.isber.org/bestpractices</span></a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">).</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><i>ISBER Best Practices: Recommendations for Repositories </i>is a guidance document that reflects the collective experience of ISBER members and other repository professionals. As with the first four editions, this practice-changing publication will influence the science of biobanking for years to come.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>“The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>5th<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>Edition<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span><i>Best<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>Practices<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span></i>has<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>been<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>developed<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>by harnessing<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>vast<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>expertise and knowledge of the ISBER community.<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>The updated guidelines have been greatly expanded and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>help<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>professionalize<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>our<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>sector<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>aid<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>biobanks<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>support<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>ever-evolving<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>research landscape to the best of their ability,” said Dr. Alison Parry-Jones, President of ISBER.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><i>ISBER<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>Best Practices </i>provide<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>clear guidance to novices and experienced professionals on how to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>recognize<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>fulfill<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>their<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>responsibilities,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>while<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>offering<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>practical<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>advice<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>how<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>manage<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>and support all types of repositories. Emma Snapes, Editor-in-Chief of the <i>ISBER Best Practices Fifth Edition</i>, described the updating of the document as a result of “the collaborative dedication of generations of diverse experts,” stating that “an updated process has ensured an even broader array of voices are heard, enriching this invaluable resource for all who seek excellence in repository research and management.”</p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>This<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>document<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>intended<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>use<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>repositories<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>operating<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>worldwide<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>within<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>research sectors, as well as individuals or organizations that may be managing specimens outside the formal structure of a repository. The fundamental principles and guidance offered within can additionally be applicable for other sectors and disciplines (including for analysis, development, and education). The ISBER Best Practices can form a foundation for repositories, guiding a repository’s policies, practices, procedures, and operations. To ensure the accessibility of this document worldwide, Annemieke De Wilde, Chair of the ISBER Standards Community of<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>Practices, noted that “the updated <i>Best Practices for Repositories </i>document will be translated into Japanese, simplified Chinese and multiple additional languages. The document is part of an ecosystem of ISBER-created and endorsed tools that supports biorepositories worldwide to <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">thrive.”</span></p> </div> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;"><br clear="all" /> </span> <p>The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>December<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>issue<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>ISBER’s<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>journal,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><i>Biopreservation<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>Biobanking</i>,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>feature<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>several articles about the newest edition of the <i>ISBER Best Practices</i>.<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>The issue will be released December 15, and will be available through the journal’s website <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">(</span><a href="http://online.liebertpub.com/bio"><span style="color: blue; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">http://online.liebertpub.com/bio</span></a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">).</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>“The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>Fifth<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>Edition<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span><i>ISBER<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>Best<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>Practices<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span></i>stands<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>testament<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>altruistic<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>spirit<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>fuels progress in our community” – Emma Snapes, Editor-in-Chief of the <i>ISBER Best Practices Fifth <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Edition.</span></i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">###</span></p> <p>About<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span>International<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>Society<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>Biological<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>Environmental<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Repositories</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">ISBER<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>(<a href="http://www.isber.org/"><span style="color: blue;">www.isber.org</span></a>) is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>only global<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>forum<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>addresses<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>harmonization<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>of scientific, technical,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>legal,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>ethical<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>issues<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>relevant<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>repositories<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>biological<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>environmental <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">specimens.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>ISBER fosters collaboration; creates education and training opportunities; provides a forum for the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>dissemination<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>state-of-the-art<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>policies,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>processes,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>research<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>findings;<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>provides<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>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 <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">serves.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 98%;"><i><span style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 98%;">Biobanking<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span>Biopreservation<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span></span></i>is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"> </span>official<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"> </span>journal<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt;"> </span>ISBER.<span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt;"> </span>To<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"> </span>access<span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"> </span>journal<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"> </span>please<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span>visit: <a href="http://www.liebertpub.com/overview/biopreservation-and-biobanking/110/"><span style="color: blue; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">http://www.liebertpub.com/overview/biopreservation-and-biobanking/110/</span><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">.</span></a></p>]]></description>
155. <category>General</category>
156. <pubDate>Fri, 1 Dec 2023 18:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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159. <title>The Experts Speak: Challenges in Banking Brain Tissue for Research</title>
160. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/671301/</link>
161. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/671301/</guid>
162. <description><![CDATA[ISBER would like to present the following ISBER Corner article on,&nbsp;<b>The Experts Speak: Challenges in Banking Brain Tissue for Research</b>&nbsp;to our membership, by A. Rush, C. Weil, L. Siminoff, C. Griffin, C.L. Paul, A. Mahadevan and G. Sutherland.&nbsp;<br /><br />The acute shortage of human brain tissue to fuel the research that scientists, clinicians, and patient advocates say is necessary to advance the treatment of neurogenerative diseases is slowing scientific discovery. Brain biobanks play an essential role in accelerating the development of innovative neurotechnologies, yet remain limited in numbers, and narrow in their scope and the distribution of samples. Biobanking whole brains shares many common activities with the broader field of human tissue biobanking. Although both streams of biobanking ultimately aim to facilitate health and medical research, some aspects of brain banking are unique. These particularities of brain donation and banking present unique challenges for internal and external brain banking stakeholders.<br /><br />First, whole brains are not able to be collected or stored through the same clinical pathway as other biobankable tissue, for example, remnants from surgical cancer removal, as specialist postmortem expertise and facilities are required for retrieval. This has both practical and governance implications for brain banks, affecting their ability to facilitate and access brains. To the public, the whole brain can be perceived as special or different than other bodily organs and tissue for potential donation for research. This can impact on the choice to participate in brain donation programs, particularly as the final choice to consent is generally reliant on third party family members. Finally, from a researcher perspective, the human brain displays greater functional and cellular heterogeneity, and more complex neural pathways relative to lower mammal brains. These characteristics can render alternative experimental resources less desirable and create a greater demand for whole brains.<br /><br />We asked four brain banking experts to discuss their perspective on the same question: What are the most pressing challenges for brain banking in the current health and medical research landscape?<br /><br /><b><br />Please click the following link to view the article:<br /></b><a href="https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/bio.2024.29135.ajr">https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/bio.2024.29135.ajr<br /></a>]]></description>
163. <category>General</category>
164. <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 23:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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167. <title>IBBL PT Programme Registrations for 2023 are NOW OPEN</title>
168. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/640513/</link>
169. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/640513/</guid>
170. <description><![CDATA[<p>Registration for the IBBL's Biospecimen Proficiency Testing Program is NOW OPEN for 2023!</p><p>Endorsed by ISBER, IBBL’s Biospecimen Proficiency Testing program is an external quality assessment tool to verify the precision and accuracy of your biospecimen testing methods, and the efficiency of your processing methods. At the end of the program, each participant will receive a performance report, a certificate of participation, and a label of participation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For more information and to apply, <a href="https://www.isber.org/page/PTGI" target="_self">CLICK HERE</a>.</p>]]></description>
171. <category>General</category>
172. <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 23:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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175. <title>ISBER is pleased to announce the 2023 Award Winners!</title>
176. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/638153/</link>
177. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/638153/</guid>
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border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">ISBER 2023 Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking</strong></p><p class="paragraph-spacing-none" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">- Peter Watson -</strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; 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border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 540px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 540px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong style="color: #ffffff;">Sponsored by Analytical Biological Services Inc.</strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; 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border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 159px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><div style="overflow: hidden;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td class="null" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; padding: 0px 0px 16px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin: auto;"><tbody><tr><th style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; display: block;"><img alt="" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1488490/b1d30a2550ae17eedaeb75dffe43404e.jpeg" class="fusionResponsiveImage" width="159" height="auto" style="display: block; width: 159px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; 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width: 95px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="center" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 350px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 350.611px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p class="paragraph-spacing-none" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Peter Watson is Director of Biobanking and Biospecimen Research Services (BBRS) BC Cancer, British Columbia, Canada. He is also a Staff Pathologist and Senior Scientist at BC Cancer, Professor of Pathology at the University of British Columbia, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria. In the field of biobanking he coleads the Canadian Tissue Repository Network (CTRNet) that maintains and operates an online biobank resource center, an open-source biobank data-management system, and a biobank certification program. The CTRNet quality assurance programs have &gt;740 biobanks enrolled (~70% Canadian and 30% International from &gt;20 countries). He is also deputy editor for the journal ‘Biopreservation and Biobanking’ and a long standing ISBER member. In his other roles he maintains an active clinical pathology practice and a research laboratory program focused on breast cancer. He is author of over 250 research publications including papers on biobank classification, standards, sustainability, and utilization.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium; width: 794.545px; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; width: 794.545px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 600px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #97c2c9;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 15px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 570px; table-layout: fixed;"><tbody><tr><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="top" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 540px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 540px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">ISBER 2023 Distinguished Leadership and Service Award</strong></p><p class="paragraph-spacing-none" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">- Monique Albert -</strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium; width: 794.545px; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; width: 794.545px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 600px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #21624a;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px 15px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 570px; table-layout: fixed;"><tbody><tr><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="top" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 540px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 540px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong style="color: #ffffff;">Sponsored by MVE Biological Solutions</strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium; width: 794.545px; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; width: 794.545px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 600px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 15px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 570px; table-layout: fixed;"><tbody><tr><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="center" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 350px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 350.611px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Monique Albert is the Director, BIOSCAN at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph and is the prior Director of the Ontario Tumour Bank at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research in Toronto, Canada. She has over 20 years of professional experience in the biobanking, health research and pharmaceutical sectors, having held a number of leadership and research roles at OICR, MaRS, the STTARR Innovation Centre at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and the Microarray Centre (both at University Health Network) and in the corporate sector at Cangene Corporation and Affinium Pharmaceuticals. Her academic background combines an M.Sc. in Biological Sciences with a Project Management Professional designation and certification. A believer in the importance of biobanking to the research community, she has been a member of ISBER since 2010 and has served on the Board of Directors in the roles of Secretary and Director-at-Large, Americas, and has volunteered in a number of additional roles, including as Chair of the Governance Committee, member of the Standards Committee, member of the ASCP-BOC Qualification Task Force, the ISBER Internal Audit Tools Task Force, and repeat member of the Scientific Program Committee. She also had the privilege of co-chairing the Scientific Program Committee for the ISBER 2017 Annual Meeting in Toronto. She was previously awarded the ISBER Special Service Award in 2019.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="center" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 159px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><div style="overflow: hidden;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td class="null" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; padding: 0px 0px 16px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin: auto;"><tbody><tr><th style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; display: block;"><img alt="" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1488490/1d59f108c02578ffc8db16b1b6152b81.jpeg" class="fusionResponsiveImage" width="159" height="auto" style="display: block; width: 159px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px 0px 7px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong style="font-size: 12px;">This award is sponsored by MVE Biological Solutions.</strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="overflow: hidden;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td class="null" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin: auto; width: 95.554px;"><tbody><tr><th style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; display: block;"><img alt="" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1488490/1cb6b411d1ff4fb4b7defefca246817e.png" class="fusionResponsiveImage" width="95" height="auto" style="display: block; width: 95px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; 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table-layout: fixed;"><tbody><tr><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="top" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 540px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 540px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong style="font-size: 18px;">ISBER 2023 Special Service Awards</strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium; width: 794.545px; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; width: 794.545px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 600px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 15px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 570px; 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border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; display: block;"><img alt="" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1488490/b8c75dcc4c5fc657664fd6b73d40d199.jpeg" class="fusionResponsiveImage" width="159" height="auto" style="display: block; width: 159px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong>Annemieke De Wilde</strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="center" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 350px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 350.611px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Mieke De Wilde is a Master of Science in Biology and Biochemistry from Belgium. She has over ten years of experience in biobanking. She was involved in the practical startup and daily management of the tumorbank in the Antwerp University Hospital. Over the years, she specialized into biobank quality management. She worked as Quality Manager for the Belgian Biobank Antwerp and Biobank Iridium network. She recently started as BBMRI.be Quality coordinator to coordinate a stepwise quality improvement project towards the implementation of ISO20387 in Belgium. She’s involved as a volunteer in ESBB, ISBER and BBMRI-ERIC initiatives focusing on biobank quality management and chairs the ISBER Standard Community of Practice. She’s a national expert for Belgium in the ISO Technical Committee 276 Biotechnology – Working group Biobanking.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium; width: 794.545px; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; width: 794.545px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 600px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px 15px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 570px; table-layout: fixed;"><tbody><tr><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="top" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 540px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 540px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 540px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-style: none none solid; border-top-color: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-bottom-color: #888888; border-left-color: initial; border-image: initial; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium; width: 794.545px; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; width: 794.545px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 600px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 15px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 570px; table-layout: fixed;"><tbody><tr><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="center" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 350px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 350.611px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p class="paragraph-spacing-none" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Helen Morrin has a background in diagnostic pathology and cancer research and has been involved in biobanking since 2000 developing He Taonga Tapu Cancer Society Tissue Bank at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Her special interest is in ethics, legislation, cultural, and societal issues, impacting biobanking and human specimen research. She has been an active member of ISBER since 2007 and currently serves as Chair of the Science Policy Community of Practice.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="center" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 159px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><div style="overflow: hidden;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td class="null" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; padding: 0px 0px 20px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin: auto;"><tbody><tr><th style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; display: block;"><img alt="" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1488490/bc8d335df4b04df7bf8bad3da1f856f0.jpeg" class="fusionResponsiveImage" width="159" height="auto" style="display: block; width: 159px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong>Helen Morrin</strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium; width: 794.545px; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; width: 794.545px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 600px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px 15px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 570px; table-layout: fixed;"><tbody><tr><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="top" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 540px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 540px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; 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font-size: medium; width: 794.545px; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; width: 794.545px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 600px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 15px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 570px; table-layout: fixed;"><tbody><tr><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="center" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 159px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><div style="overflow: hidden;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td class="null" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; padding: 0px 0px 9px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin: auto;"><tbody><tr><th style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; display: block;"><img alt="" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1488490/034dc250775db467654a7bc18943fcd5.jpeg" class="fusionResponsiveImage" width="159" height="auto" style="display: block; width: 159px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong>Rita Lawlor</strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="center" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 350px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 350.611px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p class="paragraph-spacing-none" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Prof. Rita T. Lawlor is a Computer Science graduate of Trinity College Dublin with a doctorate in Oncological Pathology .She is co-founder of the ARC-Net (www.arc-net.it) applied cancer research centre and head of the ARC-Net biobank coordinating research activities. She is responsible for research quality in the Department of Engineering and Medical Innovation.&nbsp;She is an IAPP Fellow of Information Privacy. She is a member of the management team of ICGC-ARGO to accelerate research in genomic oncology. Her research interests are in molecular characterization of biobanked samples in the application of individualized medicine.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium; width: 794.545px; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; width: 794.545px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 600px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px 15px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 570px; table-layout: fixed;"><tbody><tr><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="top" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 540px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 540px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 540px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-style: none none solid; border-top-color: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-bottom-color: #888888; border-left-color: initial; border-image: initial; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium; width: 794.545px; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; width: 794.545px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 600px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 15px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 570px; table-layout: fixed;"><tbody><tr><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="center" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 350px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 350.611px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div class="null" style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p class="paragraph-spacing-none" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Emma Snapes is a biobanking consultant with 25 years of expertise in the creation and management of biological and data collections across various sectors, including clinical, academic, semi-state, and commercial. Her expertise spans different species, such as microbial, plant, and human, and she works with diverse groups to ensure the sustainability of biobanking as an integral component of translational research.</span></p><p class="paragraph-spacing-none" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"></span></p><p class="paragraph-spacing-none" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Emma's passion for promoting resilience in the biobanking sector is evident in her solution-focused approach and she has been recognized for her contributions including being awarded for her work in developing ISO biobanking standards. Emma co-chaired the ISBER Best Practices Fourth Edition Gap Analysis Task Force, bringing the voice of the user into the revision of the next edition. As the Editor-in-Chief of ISBER Best Practices Fifth Edition, she collaborates with others to ensure that innovative solutions and hard-won knowledge are presented as recommended practices for the global biobanking community. She is also involved in other national and international initiatives aimed at improving biobanking practices. Emma invites you to connect with her on&nbsp;</span><a target="_blank" href="http://linkedin.com/in/emma-snapes-306120129" style="font-size: 12px; color: #7f7f7f; text-decoration-line: underline;">LinkedIn</a><span style="font-size: 12px;">.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="center" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 159px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><div style="overflow: hidden;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td class="null" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin: auto;"><tbody><tr><th style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; display: block;"><img alt="" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1488490/f1c0f5d909a7a0400b3f3d83c847e232.jpeg" class="fusionResponsiveImage" width="159" height="auto" style="display: block; width: 159px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong>Emma Snapes</strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium; width: 794.545px; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; width: 794.545px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 600px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 0px 15px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 570px; table-layout: fixed;"><tbody><tr><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="top" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 540px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 540px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 540px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-style: none none solid; border-top-color: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-bottom-color: #888888; border-left-color: initial; border-image: initial; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium; width: 794.545px; margin: 0px auto;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; width: 794.545px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 600px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #ffffff;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; padding: 15px;"><table class="fusionResponsiveContent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 570px; table-layout: fixed;"><tbody><tr><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="center" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 159px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><div style="overflow: hidden;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td class="null" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin: auto;"><tbody><tr><th style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; display: block;"><img alt="" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/1488490/abc462fee6a94d692a599c6e63528ddd.jpeg" class="fusionResponsiveImage" width="159" height="auto" style="display: block; width: 159px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;" /></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 159.261px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong>Tamsin Tarling</strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 15px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://ui.icontact.com/assets/1px.png" class="css-fisw11" width="1" style="display: block; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></th><th valign="center" class="fusionResponsiveColumn" style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; width: 350px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 350.611px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px none;"><div style="border:0px none transparent;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;    background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Tamsin Tarling is the Program Leader for the Canadian Tissue Repository Network (CTRNet), co-leader of the BC Cancer Biobanking and Biospecimen Research Services (BBRS) and Manager of the BC COVID-19 Biobank Network (BCCBN). Tamsin has worked in the field of biobanking since 2011 and has extensive experience establishing biobanks, both disease specific biobanks and campus wide hospital biobanks, her experience encompasses all aspects of biobanking including the consent of patients, specimen collection, management of SOPs and ensuring good governance over the collection, storage and distribution of specimens. In addition, Tamsin has done a significant amount of work in regard to biobank standards, biobank audits and biobank legacy projects. Tamsin is chair of the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) Education and Training.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br />]]></description>
179. <category>General</category>
180. <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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183. <title>ISBER 2023 Election Results - Join us in welcoming our new Board members!</title>
184. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/635019/</link>
185. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/635019/</guid>
186. <description><![CDATA[<p>ISBER is pleased to announce the results of the 2023 Election! Please join us in welcoming our new Board members.</p>
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191.                <p><strong style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2023_elections/dayong.jpg" style="width: 150px;" /></strong></p>
192.                <p><strong style="text-align: center;">PRESIDENT-ELECT<br />Dayong Gao<br /><br /></strong></p>
193.            </td>
194.            <td style="text-align: center;">
195.                <p><strong style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2023_elections/rebecca.jpg" style="width: 150px;" /></strong></p>
196.                <p><strong style="text-align: center;">SECRETARY<br />Rebecca Pugh<br /><br /></strong></p>
197.            </td>
198.            <td style="text-align: center;">
199.                <p><strong style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2023_elections/cathy.jpg" style="width: 150px;" /></strong></p>
200.                <p><strong style="text-align: center;">TREASURER<br />Cathy Seiler<br /><br /></strong></p>
201.            </td>
202.        </tr>
203.    </tbody>
204. </table><table>
205.    <tbody>
206.        <tr>
207.            <td style="text-align: center;">
208.                <p><strong style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2023_elections/wayne.jpg" style="width: 150px;" /></strong></p>
209.                <p><strong style="text-align: center;">DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE: <br />INDO-PACIFIC RIM<br />Wayne Ng<br /><br /></strong></p>
210.            </td>
211.  
212.            <td style="text-align: center;">
213.                <p style="text-align: center;"><span><strong><img alt="" src="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2023_elections/billy.jpg" style="width: 150px;" /></strong></span></p>
214.                <p style="text-align: center;"><span><strong>DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE:<br />AMERICAS<br />Billy Schleif<br /><br /></strong></span></p>
215.            </td>
216.        </tr>
217.    </tbody>
218. </table><p><a href="https://www.isber.org/page/2023ElectionResults">Click here to learn more about everyone, <br />including their position statements and bios!</a></p>]]></description>
219. <category>General</category>
220. <pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
221. </item>
222. <item>
223. <title>Join us for a Virtual Asia Pacific Open Forum on March 3rd, 2023</title>
224. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/632350/</link>
225. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/632350/</guid>
226. <description><![CDATA[<p><b>Please join us for a virtual program on Friday, March 3, 12:30 Japan Time (11:30 – 2:30 pm Singapore Time; Thursday, March 2 7:30 pm Pacific Time) entitled "Discussing the International Use of Biospecimens and Associated Data".</b></p>
227. <p>This will be an open forum discussion about the Asia Pacific landscape governing the access and sharing of biospecimens and associated data.  We will be discussing the variable infrastructure for and familiarity with biobanking across the region and explore the importance of diversity within and representativeness of biospecimen collections.  The event is free and open to all interested in promoting the sharing of biospecimens and data in an ethically and socially responsible way.<br /></p>
228. <p>Why?</p>
229. <p>Despite national and international efforts to come together on recommendations that would ensure diverse, well-characterized samples are collected, handled, used, and shared in ways that consider and secure the patients' rights while also allowing for research and innovation to flourish, the current environment is complex for both patients and researchers to navigate.</p>
230. <p>With this forum, we are aiming to convene individuals from across the Asia Pacific region who can help us explore the challenge from a broad range of perspectives with the goal of understanding the current status and identifying a path towards strengthening global research with biospecimens in an ethical and socially responsible way.</p>
231. <p><b><br />The link to register is here:<br /></b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/1bc52ea4a045/2023-biospecimen-open-forum">https://mailchi.mp/1bc52ea4a045/2023-biospecimen-open-forum</a></p>
232. <p><b>For a detailed event guide (which also includes the registration link), click here: <br /></b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRCILql1zVaxnjOPQ-S7rK6iRtXrsqL-gZpfzH8_saI0MsWoNWHbY_0K6d-Gzfc0kPYYJHh3nSXcY3O/pub?urp=gmail_link">https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRCILql1zVaxnjOPQ-S7rK6iRtXrsqL-gZpfzH8_saI0MsWoNWHbY_0K6d-Gzfc0kPYYJHh3nSXcY3O/pub?urp=gmail_link</a></p>]]></description>
233. <category>General</category>
234. <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
235. </item>
236. <item>
237. <title>Priorities and Future of the ISBER Standards Community of Practice and Pediatric Interest Group</title>
238. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/637112/</link>
239. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/637112/</guid>
240. <description><![CDATA[<p>ISBER would like to present ISBER President, Clare Alloca's article on,&nbsp;<b>Priorities and Future of the ISBER Standards Community of Practice and Pediatric Special Interest Group</b> to our membership!</p>
241. <p>&nbsp;</p>
242. <p>A key driver for ISBER's structural evolution is our desire to provide increased opportunities for engagement. As an introduction to some of these opportunities, a series of town halls is describing the objectives and plans for selected communities of
243.    practice (CoPs), working groups (WGs), and special interest groups (SIGs). The first of these town halls was held on December 13, 2022. Hosted by the ISBER Board of Directors (BOD), this first town hall addressed the work of the standards CoPs and
244.    the pediatric SIG. We wanted the membership to understand the priorities of each group and some of the new initiatives that are under development.</p>
245. <p>The town hall began with an introduction from Clare Allocca, president of the BOD, who noted that ISBER continues to support the biobanking community through its technical groups—CoPs, SIGs, and WGs. It is intended that the combination of these group
246.    types offers an array of fora for discussions, networking, idea incubation, education, and product development. The first presentation of this town hall would describe a CoP: standards.</p>
247. <p>&nbsp;</p>
248. <p>&nbsp;</p>
249. <p><b>Please click the following link to view the article:<br /></b><a href="https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/bio.2023.29116.cja" target="_blank">https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/bio.2023.29116.cja</a></p>]]></description>
250. <category>General</category>
251. <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
252. </item>
253. <item>
254. <title>ISBER Welcomes Voting for the ISBER 2023 Board Elections</title>
255. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/632088/</link>
256. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/632088/</guid>
257. <description><![CDATA[<div style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff;">
258.    <h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1.5px; line-height: 1.1;">ISBER WELCOMES VOTING FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:</h2>
259. </div>
260. <ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #ffffff; padding-inline-start: 20px !important;">
261.    <li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">President-Elect&nbsp;</span>(May 2023-2026)</li>
262.    <li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Secretary</span>&nbsp;(May 2023-2026)</li>
263.    <li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Treasurer&nbsp;</span>(May 2023-2026)<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></li>
264.    <li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Director-At-Large: Indo-Pacific Rim Region&nbsp;</span>(May 2023-2026)</li>
265.    <li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Director-At-Large: Americas Region&nbsp;</span>(May 2023-2026)</li>
266. </ul>
267. <br />
268. <h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1.5px; line-height: 1.1; background-color: #ffffff;">VOTING DEADLINES:</h2>
269. <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.2em; line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff;">9pm North America Pacific Time on March 6, 2023<br />11pm North America Central Time on March 6, 2023<br />Midnight North America Eastern Time&nbsp; on March 6 (between March 6 and March 7), 2023<br />5am GMT on March 7, 2023<br />6am Central European Time on March 7, 2023<br />1pm China Standard Time&nbsp; on March 7, 2023<br /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.2em; line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.isber.org/page/2023Elections">&nbsp;For more information on the 2023 Election, including candidate position statements, office descriptions, campaigning guidelines, and more, please click here.</a></span></strong></span></span></span></span></p>]]></description>
270. <category>General</category>
271. <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
272. </item>
273. <item>
274. <title>ISBER regional symposium in Granada, Spain</title>
275. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/628343/</link>
276. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/628343/</guid>
277. <description><![CDATA[<p><span style="white-space: pre;"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/images/isber2023_regsavethedate_gra.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 338px;" /></span></p>
278. <p><span style="white-space: pre;"></span><br />ISBER is pleased to announce that we will hold a regional symposium in Granada, Spain on October 24 and 25, 2023. Please stay tuned for more details!<br /><br />]]></description>
279. <category>General</category>
280. <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 23:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
281. </item>
282. <item>
283. <title>The ISBER Board Invites You to a Virtual Town Hall Meeting</title>
284. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/624167/</link>
285. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/624167/</guid>
286. <description><![CDATA[<p>The ISBER board of director's invite you to learn about the activity of the association at our upcoming virtual town hall sessions. We want the biobanking community to see the expertise and knowledge that our members are collectively working on. We will
287.    do a deep dive on the work of our groups by highlighting activity that is currently underway and give members the opportunity to share their thoughts and feedback. Members will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about work currently
288.    underway.
289. </p>
290. <p>The first town hall is scheduled for December 13, 2022 at 11 a.m. PST. Check your time zone here: https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/. This first town hall is focused on the work of the standards advisory committee (soon to be the Standards Community of Practice)
291.    and the Pediatric Special Interest Group.</p>
292. <p>The second ISBER members town hall will be scheduled for February, 2023. The focus of the second town hall is to be confirmed. </p>
293. <p><a href="https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/isber_2022/townhall/gettingtoknowcommunitiesisbe.pdf">See a description of the ISBER Communities of Practice (currently transitioning from Advisory Committees), Special Interest Groups and Working Groups here.</a></p>
294. <br /><br /><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3vkkf9SNQUa95Xmo_l703w" class=" button">Click Here to Register</a>]]></description>
295. <category>General</category>
296. <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 23:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
297. </item>
298. <item>
299. <title>New Partnership Agreement Between Key Biobanking Organizations: ISBER and BBIF</title>
300. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/622717/</link>
301. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/622717/</guid>
302. <description><![CDATA[<p><b>The International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) is pleased to announce the signature of a new partnership agreement with BioBank India Foundation (BBIF).</b></p>
303. <p>This partnership will benefit both organizations and its members by facilitating future collaborations, sharing of knowledge and education. The goal is that both organizations will learn from each other and will develop meaningful discussion on issues affecting biobankers worldwide so that the mission and vision of both organizations can be advanced.<br /></p>
304. <p>To start we are pleased to inform that ISBER will be represented at the upcoming BBIF conference taking place on February 23 and 24, 2023 in Delhi, India.</p>
305. <p><b><br />To learn more about ISBER, please visit<br /></b><a href="https://www.isber.org/">https://www.isber.org/</a></p>
306. <p><b>To learn more about BBIF, please visit<br /></b><a href="http://www.bbifoundation.org/">http://www.bbifoundation.org/</a></p>
307. <p><strong><br />About ISBER:</strong></p>
308. <p>The International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) is the only global forum that addresses scientific, technical, legal, and ethical issues for biobanks and biorepositories.</p>
309. <p>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.</p>
310. <p><strong>About BBIF:</strong></p>
311. <p>BBIF is an Indian not-for-profit biobanking organization for promoting biobank know-how, promoting harmonized high-quality principles, education, ethics, and innovation in health sciences and management. It creates opportunities for the community to network, identify critical gaps in the biobank field and provide solutions by fostering new ideas.</p>
312. <p>BBIF makes collaborative engagements with the governments, patients and members of the civil society on the importance of a biobanking infrastructure to manage both patient-donated and archival tissue samples for healthcare research</p>]]></description>
313. <category>General</category>
314. <pubDate>Wed, 9 Nov 2022 21:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
315. </item>
316. <item>
317. <title>ISBER 2022 Annual Meeting: Biobanking—Shaping the Scientific Journey</title>
318. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/621837/</link>
319. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/621837/</guid>
320. <description><![CDATA[<p><b>Article By: Emma Snapes, Dayong Gao, Anusha Hettiaratchi, William Schlief and Birendra Kumar Yadav </b></p>
321. <p>&nbsp;</p>
322. <p>Biobanking is increasingly recognized as intrinsic for accelerating the scientific journey. At this year's ISBER annual meeting, our first ever hybrid meeting and first in-person event since 2019, educational sessions and activities focused on how to help build a new understanding of the biobanking landscape and contribute to a strong vision for the future.</p>
323. <p>The in-person portion of the meeting welcomed 405 delegates to Atlanta, USA. The program featured a total of 50 talks, 63 poster presentations, 39 exhibitors, 14 workshops, and 17 roundtable discussions. Many delegates noted how nice it was to finally get together in person after three years of virtual events.</p>
324. <p>The virtual portion of the meeting was hosted subsequent to the in-person meeting and welcomed an additional 157 individuals. The virtual portion enabled individuals who were unable to travel to watch the educational sessions, participate in discussions, view the poster presentations, and visit with exhibitors. With concerns regarding climate change and other global issues, our members can expect ISBER's hybrid meeting model to continue to provide greater global access to our educational activities.</p>
325. <p>In total, the annual meeting welcomed 552 individuals from 45 countries, continuing ISBER's 20-year reputation as the premier global biobanking event. Thank you to our cochairs Emma Snapes, Billy Schleif, and Rohit Gupta for leading the planning of such an excellent event, and the ISBER 2022 Scientific Program Committee for their contributions and expertise.</p>
326. <p>As biobanking continues to shape the scientific journey in a new world, we hope you will join us at our next annual meeting from May 3–6, 2023 in Seattle, USA either in person or virtually. As with every year, the meeting will bring together biobanking practitioners and leaders from all over the world, providing opportunities for academia, industry, pharma, and government agencies to learn, connect, discuss, and collaborate.</p>
327. <p>&nbsp;</p>
328. <p>&nbsp;</p>
329. <p><b>Please click the following link to view the article:<br /></b><a href="https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/bio.2022.29111.ejs">https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/bio.2022.29111.ejs</a></p>]]></description>
330. <category>General</category>
331. <pubDate>Tue, 1 Nov 2022 17:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
332. </item>
333. <item>
334. <title>ISBER Launches New Biobank Assessment Tool!</title>
335. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/619742/</link>
336. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/619742/</guid>
337. <description><![CDATA[Vancouver—October 3, 2022— The International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) announces the release of the updated ISBER Biobank Assessment Tool (BAT), available at https://www.isber.org/page/BAT.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />Previously known as the ISBER Self-Assessment Tool, the new BAT provides biobanks the ability to improve their practice by assessing their procedures compared to the ISBER Best Practices. Upon completion, the biobank will receive an individual report to learn where they align with Best Practices and where they have opportunities for improvement. This tool is ideal for biobanks who want to analyse how successfully they have implemented the ISBER Best Practices.<br /><br />“ISBER’s goal to bring standards of practice to biobanks around the world has been advanced through the Biobank Assessment Tool. Our recent rebuild of the tool brings in the current ISBER Best Practices, reinforcing our commitment to enabling biobanks to undergo continual improvement, growth, and effective facilitation of research. I am delighted to say that the BAT tool is available to all ISBER members and encourage its use in biobanking facilities” said Ms. Clare Allocca, President of the Board, ISBER.&nbsp;<br /><br />“More biobanks are now working towards implementing a quality management system, for example the ISO 20387—BAT is helpful as a tool to follow up on key indicators since it can be used repeatedly,” said Ms. Karolin Bergenstråhle, who led the development of the tool.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br /><br />The BAT will meet the needs of biobankers. “ISBER Best Practices are a key tool to increase the quality of modern biobanking,” said Ms. Mieke De Wilde, Chair of ISBER’s Standards Advisory Committee. “By using BAT, biobankers can identify gaps that need to be addressed while implementing ISBER Best Practices”.&nbsp;<br /><br />The assessment is confidential and aimed at helping biobanks and biobankers strengthen their practices through the identification of areas in need of improvement. The updated tool will be live and available October 3, 2022.<br />]]></description>
338. <category>Press Release</category>
339. <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
340. </item>
341. <item>
342. <title>Nominations Open: ISBER 2023 Board Positions &amp; Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking Award</title>
343. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/620404/</link>
344. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/620404/</guid>
345. <description><![CDATA[ISBER is pleased to announce that nominations are open for 2023 Board positions and the Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking Award. <strong>We encourage everyone to take a moment to submit your nominations!</strong><br /><br /><em>BOARD POSITIONS:</em><br />
346. <p>ISBER welcomes nominations for the following Board positions:</p>
347. <ul>
348. <li><strong>President-Elect</strong>&nbsp;(voting member; May 2023-2026)</li>
349. <li><strong>Secretary</strong>&nbsp;(voting member; May 2023-2026)</li>
350. <li><strong>Treasurer</strong>&nbsp;(voting member; May 2023-2026)</li>
351. <li><strong>Director-At-Large: Americas Region</strong>&nbsp;(voting member; May 2023-2026)</li>
352. <li><strong>Director-At-Large: Indo-Pacific Rim (IPR) Region</strong>&nbsp;(voting member; May 2023-2026)</li>
353. </ul>
354. <p><a href="https://www.isber.org/page/2023Nominations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION &amp; TO NOMINATE.</a><br /><br /><em>2023 AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOBANKING:</em><br />ISBER welcomes nominations for the <strong>Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biobanking, </strong>designed to recognize individuals who have<strong>&nbsp;made outstanding contributions in the field of biobanking</strong>. The award can be given for a single outstanding achievement or a life-time body of outstanding work in the field. &nbsp;Criteria to be considered include the <strong>nature</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>significance</strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>impact on the field</strong> of the outstanding achievement(s). The awardee being recognized should have made seminal, intellectual contributions that have had a wide-spread impact on the field of Biobanking.</p>
355. <p><a href="https://www.isber.org/page/2023AwardNominations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION &amp; TO NOMINATE.</a><br /><br /></p>
356. <p><em><strong>DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS:</strong></em></p>
357. <ul>
358. <li>8:59pm North America Pacific Time on December 2, 2022</li>
359. <li>10:59pm North America Central Time on December 2, 2022</li>
360. <li>11:59pm North America Eastern Time on December 2, 2022</li>
361. <li>4:59am Greenwich Mean Time on December 3, 2022</li>
362. <li>5:59am Central European Time on December 3, 2022</li>
363. <li>12:59pm China Standard Time on December 3, 2022</li>
364. </ul>
365. <p>Contact the ISBER Head Office at info@isber.org if you have any questions or concerns.</p>]]></description>
366. <category>General</category>
367. <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 17:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
368. </item>
369. <item>
370. <title>ISBER 2023 Membership Renewal</title>
371. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/618337/</link>
372. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/618337/</guid>
373. <description><![CDATA[<p><span style="white-space: pre;"><img alt="" src="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/membership/MemberDrive-ISBERFBEvent3.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 338px;" /></span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"></span><br />ISBER is pleased to announce that 2023 membership renewal is now open (beginning October 1, 2023). Renew your membership soon and continue to enjoy member benefits including:<br /><br />-Receive free or discounted access to ISBER educational resources (ISBER Tools, webinars, Best Practices, Biobank Assessment Tool, Essentials of Biobanking course, and more!)<br />-Access the ISBER members-only forum where you can share your biobanking activities, learn from colleagues, and network with the global biobanking community<br />-Receive discounted member-only registration rates for ISBER activities, including the upcoming 2023 Annual Meeting<br />-Save up to ~87% on subscriptions to the Biopreservation and Biobanking journal<br /></p><p>... and more!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.isber.org/page/membership" target="_blank">Please Click Here For More Membership Information!</a></p><p><strong style="color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Did You Know?&nbsp;</strong><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: sans-serif; color: #333333;">New and renewing members in countries identified by the World Bank as Low Income, Lower Middle Income, and Upper Middle Income are eligible to receive up to 50%, 50%, and 25% off, respectively, for their ISBER membership.</span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong style="font-size: 12px;">Not a Member?&nbsp;</strong><span style="font-size: 12px;">New members receive 15% off their 1st year of membership!</span></p>]]></description>
374. <category>General</category>
375. <pubDate>Mon, 3 Oct 2022 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
376. </item>
377. <item>
378. <title>Incoming ISBER President, Alison Parry-Jones, is a panelist at World Innovation Summit for Health</title>
379. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/617424/</link>
380. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/617424/</guid>
381. <description><![CDATA[<p>Incoming ISBER President, Dr. Alison Parry-Jones, will be joining panelists from BBMRI-ERIC, ESBB, WHO and QBB in the plenary session on Precision Medicine organised by the Qatar Biobank on Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 at the World Innovation Summit for
382.    Health (WISH).</p>
383. <p>An initiative founded by Qatar Foundation in 2013, WISH has become a leading global platform where scientists, entrepreneurs and policy makers meet to develop solutions to major health issues facing the world today and explore ways in which innovation
384.    can improve these issues for the future. This year’s hybrid summit will take place from 4-6 October 2022, at Multaqa in Qatar Foundation’s Education City and will also be available virtually. </p>
385. <p>&nbsp;</p>
386. <p><b>For more information, click here:<br /></b><a href="https://2022.wish.org.qa/" target="_blank">https://2022.wish.org.qa/</a></p><a href="https://2022.wish.org.qa/" target="_blank">
387. </a><p><a href="https://2022.wish.org.qa/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #000000;">Click on the following link to register for free:</span><br /></b></a><a href="https://wish.kit-react.de/portal/standard/feedback/personal" target="_blank">https://wish.kit-react.de/portal/standard/feedback/personal</a></p>]]></description>
388. <category>General</category>
389. <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 23:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
390. </item>
391. <item>
392. <title>Abstract &amp; Workshop Submissions Open for ISBER 2023 Annual Meeting</title>
393. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/616814/</link>
394. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/616814/</guid>
395. <description><![CDATA[<p><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02); color: #333333;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">ISBER is pleased to announce that&nbsp;<strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">abstract and workshop proposal submissions are open</strong>&nbsp;for the 2023 Annual Meeting! Share your research with the community &amp; apply to host an interactive workshop.</span></span>&nbsp;</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Deadline:&nbsp;</strong>November 7, 2022 at 11:59pm North America Eastern Time</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="https://www.isber.org/page/ISBER2023AnnualMeeting" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; background: transparent; color: #000000; text-decoration-line: underline; cursor: pointer;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px;">Click here for more information, including submission guidelines and link to the submission portal.</span></a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><em>Please scroll down to the "Submit an abstract" and "Submit a workshop proposal" sections.</em></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);"><img alt="" src="https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/ISBER/UploadedImages/fOVMmfISrysWXupAzVfd_ISBER2023-SubmitSocialPost%20(1)-M.jpeg" style="width: 400px; height: 200px;" /></p>]]></description>
396. <category>General</category>
397. <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
398. </item>
399. <item>
400. <title>ISBER International Repository Locator (IRL) Review Task Force is seeking a new member!</title>
401. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/616567/</link>
402. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/616567/</guid>
403. <description><![CDATA[<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">The&nbsp;<strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">ISBER International Repository Locator (IRL) Review Task Force</strong>, whose purpose is listed below, is seeking a new member to join the group.<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Purpose:</strong><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />The purpose of the International Repository Locator (IRL) Review Task Force is to evaluate whether ISBER should continue to host the IRL on the ISBER website. If the recommendation is to continue to support the IRL, then a project plan for the upcoming year is to be developed.&nbsp;<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />The group will meet monthly from October 15, 2022 to February 15, 2023 to evaluate the ISBER IRL. Part of the evaluation will include:&nbsp;<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />• Review of competitors<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />• Review of usage statistics<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />• Review of agreement with software provider (IMS)<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />• Review of current SOPs<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />If the recommendation is to proceed with the IRL, then the group will:&nbsp;<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />• Develop list of needed SOPs&nbsp;<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />• Review of resources required to ensure that the IRL is successful<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />• Develop a business case and project plan for why the IRL is needed, including budget<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />This task force will deliver the following:<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />• Recommendation to the ISBER Board regarding whether ISBER should continue to host the IRL on the ISBER website.&nbsp;<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />• One year Project Plan, if the recommendation is to proceed.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"></span><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Process for Application:</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />• Applications are open from&nbsp;<strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">September 13 – October 3, 2022</strong>.<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />• Interested members are invited to complete the application form at the bottom of this page.<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />• Applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the IRL Working Group Chair.<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://www.isber.org/general/custom.asp?page=IRLReviewAppForm" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; background: transparent; color: #000000; text-decoration-line: underline; cursor: pointer;">Apply here!</a></strong></span></p><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>]]></description>
404. <category>General</category>
405. <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 01:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
406. </item>
407. <item>
408. <title>ISBER presents 2022 Annual Report</title>
409. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/616566/</link>
410. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/616566/</guid>
411. <description><![CDATA[<p>                <span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff;">ISBER is pleased to present its 2022 Annual Report.&nbsp;</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff;">Find out about what the Society has accomplished over the past year and learn about future exciting initiatives!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2022_annualreport/ISBER-AnnuaReport2022_abridg.pdf" target="_blank" class="inherit-underline black"><img src="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2022_annualreport/annualreport2022_img.PNG" alt="2022 Annual Report" width="146" height="194" class="shadowed" />
412. </a>
413.                </p><p class="text-lg mt-30" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/2022_annualreport/ISBER-AnnuaReport2022_abridg.pdf" target="_blank" class="inherit-underline black"><i class="icon icon--pdf"></i>2022 Annual Report</a></p>]]></description>
414. <category>General</category>
415. <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 01:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
416. </item>
417. <item>
418. <title>The ISBER Governance Committee is seeking a new member to join!</title>
419. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/615676/</link>
420. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/615676/</guid>
421. <description><![CDATA[<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">The ISBER Governance Committee, whose purpose is listed below, is seeking a new member to join the committee.</span></p>
422. <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Purpose:</span></span>
423.    </span>
424. </p>
425. <ul style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; padding-inline-start: 20px !important;">
426.    <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium;">Oversee orientation, education, training, onboarding, and development programs for the Society's volunteer leadership;</span></li>
427.    <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium;">At least every three (3) years review and make recommendations, if necessary, regarding the Society's governing documents including, but not limited to, Bylaws and governance related policies, procedures, and practices;</span></li>
428.    <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium;">Oversee volunteer compliance with the Society's governing documents, policies, and procedures including, but not limited to the Society's Conflict of Interest Policy;</span></li>
429.    <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium;">Perform such other duties and responsibilities as the Board of Directors (BOD) shall assign from time to time.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li>
430. </ul>
431. <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>
432. <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Process:</span></span>
433.    </span>
434. </p>
435. <ul style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; padding-inline-start: 20px !important;">
436.    <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Nominations are open from September 1 to September 23, 2022.</span></li>
437.    <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Interested members are invited to complete the application form at the bottom of this page.</span></li>
438.    <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the Governance Committee, using the criteria below. The Governance committee will make recommendations to the Board for approval.</span></li>
439.    <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">This committee meets 8 to 10 times per year; we estimate the time commitment to be two to four hours per month.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></li>
440. </ul>
441. <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></p>
442. <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Selection Criteria:</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"></span></span>
443. </p>
444. <ul style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; padding-inline-start: 20px !important;">
445.    <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Ideas: degree to which ideas are appropriate, unique, and innovative</span></li>
446.    <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Commitment: expression of willingness to contribute to work of the Committee</span></li>
447.    <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Demonstrated interest or experience with association governance and/or policy development.</span></li>
448. </ul>
449. <ol style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);"></ol>
450. <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.2em; line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Additional Information:</span></span>
451. </p>
452. <ul style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; padding-inline-start: 20px !important;">
453.    <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">You can access the ISBER policy manual&nbsp;<a href="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/docs/ISBER_Policies_and_Procedure.pdf" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #af852d; background-color: transparent;"></a><a href="https://www.isber.org/resource/resmgr/docs/policies_and_procedures_hand.pdf" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #af852d; background-color: transparent;">HERE</a>.</span></li>
454.    <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">The Governance Committee seeks to recruit a committee member and an alternate committee member who would be available to join the group when a vacancy becomes available.</span></li>
455. </ul>
456. <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.2em; line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;">&nbsp;</span></span>
457. </p>
458. <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.2em; line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;">Apply <a href="https://www.isber.org/page/gcform">HERE</a>!</span></span>
459. </p>]]></description>
460. <category>General</category>
461. <pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2022 18:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
462. </item>
463. <item>
464. <title>Raising ISBER to an Even Higher Standard! article by Clare M. Alloca</title>
465. <link>https://www.isber.org/news/615308/</link>
466. <guid>https://www.isber.org/news/615308/</guid>
467. <description><![CDATA[<p>ISBER would like to present ISBER President, Clare Alloca's <b>Raising ISBER to an Even Higher Standard!</b> to our membership!</p>
468. <p>&nbsp;</p>
469. <p>As the new president of the ISBER board, it is my honor, privilege, and challenge to serve during this time of evolution—revision of our organizational structure to reflect our strategic plan, recasting of communications mechanisms to reflect the new
470.    normal, further definition of relationships with stakeholders and partners to reflect the growing importance of biobanking to complementary fields, and advancement of science and technology. We have just come out of our first, and successful, hybrid
471.    annual meeting. We have just concluded a vote of the membership to evolve the ISBER organizational structure to reflect the needs of all of our members. At the same time, ISBER is still busy with developing products, including knowledge, for the biobanking
472.    community. What can be expected during the coming year?</p>
473. <p>&nbsp;</p>
474. <p>&nbsp;</p>
475. <p><b>Please click the following link to view the article:<br /></b><a href="https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/bio.2022.29110.cja" target="_blank">https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/bio.2022.29110.cja</a></p>]]></description>
476. <category>General</category>
477. <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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