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Friday,
March 9, 2007 |
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| 14h00 |
"Welcome" |
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| 14h00-14h15 |
Introduction
(Chairs) |
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| Session
I |
Cell
Repositories: sample processing, storage and shipping procedures /
Chair: Joseph Mintzer
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14h15-14h45 |
Living
cell in a freezing environment |
L.
McGann (Canada) |
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14h45-15h15 |
Principles
of cryobiology and thermodynamics |
M. Maffè (Italy)
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15h15-15h45 |
Preparation
of immortalized cell lines |
G.
Saltini (Italy) |
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15h45-16h15 |
Cell
and tissue nucleic acid extraction techniques |
I.
Biunno (Italy) |
| 16h15-17h00 |
Coffee break |
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17h00-17h30 |
Tissue
microarrays in translational medicine |
S.
Hewitt (USA) |
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17h30-18h00 |
Clinical-grade
bioscaffolds |
N.
Elvassore (Italy) |
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18h00-18h30 |
Packing
and shipping infectious biomaterials (IATA regulations) |
P.
De
Blasio (Italy) |
| 18h30-19h00 |
Discussion |
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| 20h00 |
Welcome
Cocktail |
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Saturday,
March 10, 2007 |
| Session
II |
Design
and Management of Biobanks / Chair: Pasquale De Blasio |
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08h00-08h30 |
OECD
guidelines for biobanking |
C.
Sampogna (France) |
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08h30-09h00 |
Global
biorepositories «The Coriell / BioRep experience» |
J.
Mintzer (USA) |
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09h00-09h30 |
The
TTAB cost recovery model: lessons learned, the path to cost
recovery and beyond |
L.
Miranda (USA) |
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09h30-10h00 |
Development
and implementation of a biorepository information management
system |
J.
Nash (USA) |
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10h00-10h30 |
Models for
sharing tissue resources - The International Bladder Cancer Bank |
P. Goebell
(Germany) |
| 10h30-11h00 |
Coffee
break |
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11h00-11h30 |
NCI
human specimen repository harmonization efforts |
J.
Vaught (USA) |
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11h30-12h00 |
The
Primate brain bank: aims and challenges in conserving animal
material |
I.
Toxopeus (The Netherlands) |
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12h00-12h30 |
The challenge of exchange and openness policies for biobank
impact |
A.
Cambon-Thomsen (France) |
| 12h30-13h00 |
Discussion |
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| 13h00-14h00 |
Lunch |
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| Session
III |
Biobanking
Forum / Chair: Paolo Rebulla |
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14h00-14h30 |
Canadian Tumour
Repository Network and Marble Arch Group Initiative |
P.
Geary (Canada)
(waiting for authorization) |
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14h30-15h00 |
European
Human Tissue Frozen Tissues Bank |
P.
Riegman (The Netherlands) |
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15h00-15h30 |
Spanish
National Tissue Bank Network |
M.
Morente (Spain) |
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15h30-16h00 |
Creation of integrated data mining
environment linking patient data to clinical, cellular and
molecular information |
J.
Kononen
(Finland)
(waiting for authorization) |
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16h00-16h30 |
Methodological, ethical and legal issues in Brain Banking and
Biobanking |
R.
Ravid (The Netherlands)
(waiting for authorization) |
| 16h30-17h00 |
Coffee
break
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17h00-17h30 |
Biobanking
for research purposes |
O.
Södeberg (Sweden) |
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17h30-18h00 |
Cell
cultures and bio-medical applications: quality controls in
accordance to European Pharmacopeia |
M.
Ferrari (Italy) |
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18h00-18h30 |
Biobanks for
epidemiology studies: the EPIC experience |
P. Hainaut (France) |
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18h30-19h00 |
Informed
consent to collection, storage and use of biological
materials |
E. Salvaterra (Italy) |
| 19h00-19h30 |
Discussion |
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Sunday, March 11,
2007 |
| Session
IV |
Examples
of clinical applications / Chair: Joan Garcia |
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| 08h00-09h00 |
Poster
Session |
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09h00-09h30 |
Tissue
banking |
PM.
Fornasari (Italy) |
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09h30-10h00 |
Cord
blood transplantation |
E.
Gluckman (France) |
| 10h00-10h30 |
Coffee
break |
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10h30-11h00 |
Public
vs private, altruistic vs autologous cord blood banking |
J.
Garcia (Spain) |
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11h00-11h30 |
GMP
protocols for cell manipulation for cellular therapy |
P.
Rebulla (Italy) |
| 11h30-12h30 |
Discussion
and Conclusions |
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