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(CIT): The availability of high-quality biospecimens, collected according to the highest ethical standards, is critical to supporting development of new genomic- and proteomic-based cancer interventions. Recognizing the need to unify and standardize biospecimen resource practices, the NCI will soon publish NCI Best Practices for Biospecimen Resources, which outlines the technical, operational, ethical, legal and policy best practices supporting the collection and use of biospecimens. NCI has initiated an education and outreach program targeted at the scientific and advocacy communities. These forums will provide information about the importance of best practices in guiding biospecimen use, the operational and ethical standards in the NCI Best Practices, and resources for achieving high-quality and accessible biospecimens.
Program format: 8:30 - 8:45 Welcome and Opening Remarks / Carolyn C. Compton, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research, NCI. Part 1: NCI Best Practices for Biospecimen Resources / Carolyn C. Compton. 8:45 - 9:05 NCI Best Practices for Biospecimen Resources Rationale and Development / Carolyn C. Compton. 9:05 - 9:25 Overview of Technical and Operational Best Practices / Mark Sobel, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Officer American Society for Investigative Pathology. 9:25 - 9:35 Audience Questions and Comments. 9:35 - 9:55 Overview of Ethical, Legal, and Policy Best Practices / Karen Thiel, Ph.D., J.D., Associate Patton Boggs, LLP. 9:55 - 10:05 Audience Questions and Comments. 10:05 - 10:25 The Importance of Best Practices to Patients and Advocates / Paula Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer, Translating Research Across Communities (TRAC) . 10:25 - 10:35 Audience Questions and Comments. Part 2: Bioinformatics and Evidence-Based Best Practices for Biospecimen Resources. 11:00 - 11:20 Tools for Tracking and Accessing High-Quality Biospecimens caBIG, caTissue, and Achieving Silver-Level Compatibility / Kenneth H. Buetow, Ph.D., Director NCI Center for Bioinformatics National Cancer Institute. 11:20 - 11:30 Audience Questions and Comments. 11:30 - 11:40 Demonstration of caTissue / Ian Fore, D. Phil. Senior Biomedical Informatics Program Manger Center for Bioinformatics, NCI . 11:40 - 11:50 Audience Questions and Comments. 11:50 - 12:10 Updating the NCI Best Practices for Biospecimen Resources: Toward Evidence-Based Best Practices Importance of Stakeholder Participation in Updating the NCI Best Practices for Biospecimen Resources / Carolyn C. Compton, M.D., Ph.D., Director Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research National Cancer Institute. 12:10 - 12:20 Questions and Comments. 12:20 - 12:30 Closing Remarks / Carolyn Compton.
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