Biobanking of Human Biospecimens by Pierre Hainaut

4.Minimal standards for biobank annotationsH.M.Moore(National Cancer Institute). 2.Principles of cryopreservationAllison Hubel (University of Minnesota). 1.20 years of biobanking: dawning or a new era(Volume Editors). These activities are extremely complex and are essential for biomedical and biotechnological developments and this text provides critical informationabout biobanking for the development of future forms o. This volume explores topics includingspecimen storage protocol design specimen collection preanalytical processing and preservation longterm storage retrieval and separation and distribution to analytical laboratory platforms. Over the past decade biobanking has been the focus of major investments and developments aimed at developing appropriate infrastructure methods networking practice and evidencebased preanalytical procedures. Biobanks of human specimens have become the cornerstone for research on human health that harnesses the power of omicsŁ technologies to identify biomarkers for disease susceptibility.Biobanksare an essential component of the development of personalized medicine which relies on the molecular analysis of biospecimens that are truly representative of individuals and of diseases. It covers biobanking issues andits importance in advancing the field of research in cancer cardiovascularmetabolic and other diseases. This volume is the first comprehensive text on human biobanking authored by scientists and regulatory officers who have led the field over the past 10 years.

Biobanking of Human Biospecimens by Pierre Hainaut