#EBW25 Previews: 4A: Clinical Biobanks: Bridging Research and Patient Care
This session will discuss the key role of clinical biobanks in linking research with patient care in the era of personalised medicine. It will address the challenges biobanks face, including ethical concerns and data management, and present innovative solutions. Experts will discuss successful case studies demonstrating how biobanks are improving patient engagement and streamlining research processes.
This session will be chaired by:
Dr. Rocío Aguilar-Quesada
Dr. Rocío Aguilar-Quesada, PhD in Biochemistry and M.S. in Biobanks, has been working at the Andalusian Public Health System Biobank since 2009. Within the Spanish ISCIII Biomodels and Biobanks Platform, she co-coordinates the Organoid HUB.
She is also a member of the ESBB Council and the ISBER Regional Ambassador for the EMEA Region, having been awarded the ISBER 2024 Special Service Award.
Dr. Christine Joye
Dr. Christine Joye is the Executive Director of Swiss Biobanking Platform. She graduated from Lausanne University in health sciences with a PhD in virology in 2004. In parallel, she obtained a master’s in health management and entered the exciting field of biobanks in 2005. Her experience is mainly as a reference in the development of state of the art biobanks, first in oncology in 2007, then as a centralised institutional biobank in a hospital setting in 2013.
In the biobanking field, she implemented the first general consent for research purposes in Switzerland and has always held a strong interest in biobank sustainability. In 2015, she took the position of the Executive Director of the national coordination platform in Switzerland for biobanking activities, Swiss Biobanking Platform, with a vision to promote access and usage of the existing and future banked bio-specimens for research purposes in both human and non-human fields.
Session details
- Date: Wednesday 14 May
- Time: 17:30-19:00