Events
ISBER 2025 Annual Meeting and exhibits will take place on 13-16 May 2025 in Montreal, Canada
ISBER 2024 Annual Meeting: In-person 09-12 April 2024, Virtual 28-29 May 2024
Location: Melbourne, Australia
ISBER Best Practices, Fourth Edition.
Common Minimum Technical Standards and Protocols for Biobanks Dedicated to Cancer Research.
IARC Technical Publication No. 44.
Available as print book as well as PDF file (freely downloadable).
Introduction to Biobanking online course
Provision: ISBER and CTRNet through partnership.
Special access for BCNet members: see below and/or contact bcnet@iarc.fr for details.
2018 NCI Summer Curriculum in Cancer Prevention: Call for Applications
Application deadline: 1 February 2018.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) hosts the NCI Summer Curriculum in Cancer Prevention every year in Rockville, Maryland. The Curriculum provides training in cancer control, prevention, and research for domestic and international scientists and health care professionals.
The Principles and Practice of Cancer Control Course, to be held July 9 — August 3, 2018, focuses on concepts, methods, issues, and applications related to cancer prevention and control.
The Molecular Prevention Course, to be held August 6-10, 2018, provides a strong background in the molecular biology and genetics of cancer and an overview of basic laboratory approaches applied to cutting-edge research in the fields of molecular epidemiology, chemoprevention, biomarkers, and translational research.
A limited amount of financial support may be available for selected meritorious applications from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
More information, including how to apply: https://www.cancer.gov
Two new NIH Funding Opportunities: H3Africa Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues (ELSI) research.
Application Due date: 6 December 2017.
More information about required registrations and how to apply for NIH funding: http://h3africa.org.
Key Dates:
Letter of Intent Due Dates:
U54: October 16, 2017
U01: November 6, 2017
Please note that Letters of Intent are encouraged but not required or used in review.
Application Due Date: December 6, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
Earliest Start Date of Award: July 2018
Links to the H3Africa ELSI FOAs:
Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa): Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues (ELSI) Collaborative Centers (U54) (RFA-RM-17-020)
Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa): Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues (ELSI) Research Program (U01) (RFA-RM-17-021)
Additional questions:
Reach out to Ebony Madden: ebony.madden@nih.gov
Bridging Biobanking and Biomedical Research across Europe and Africa — B3Africa: Second In-Person Training.
28 November-1 December 2017, IARC, Lyon, France.
The objectives of this second B3Africa in-person training are threefold:
- To train future users of the B3Africa platform (the eB3Kit);
- To contribute to the eB3kit implementation as a proof of concept;
- To stimulate the participation of researchers in the training and education system provided beyond the lifetime of this project.
The training will target two categories of users:
- Biobank professionals and researchers (end-users) from the B3Africa Use Case work package and BCNet members selected to present at the BCNet symposium;
- IT professionals (in charge of eB3Kit installation/maintenance).
Follow-up on Twitter: @alangchris @azizi_biobank #B3Africa #BaobabLIMS BiBBOX (@tools4bb) @CarmenS_NSB @DomAnderson83 @hendersmk @KlingstromT @mendy_123 @knouk @meunierd_B3A @RitaTLawlor @SANBI_SA @ziphozakhe
BCNet Symposium: From Biobank Infrastructure to Research.
How BCNet member biobanks address public health concerns.
27-28 November 2017, IARC, Lyon, France.
The purpose of the symposium is to showcase the efforts of members in developing biobank-based collaborative research projects to address public health issues.
Follow-up on Twitter: @alangchris @CarmenS_NSB @DomAnderson83 @hendersmk @mendy_123 @knouk @meunierd_B3A @RitaTLawlor @SANBI_SA @ziphozakhe
How to build a biobank — Learning by doing: 22-24 November 2017.
Organizer and Host: Medical University of Graz, Austria.
Interactive 3-day-course, mixing presentations and discussion session.
Official course announcement
Deadline: 29 September 2017.
Contact: biobank@medunigraz.at
Bridging Biobanking and Biomedical Research across Europe and Africa — B3Africa: showcase at AORTIC 2017 Conference, 7-10 November 2017.
Global Biobank Week 2017: 13-15 September 2017. Location: Stockholm, Sweden.
BCNet Pathology Training and Open Forum: 22-24 May 2017.
Host: Children's Cancer Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
The training will be for pathologists/histotechnicians in BCNet member institutions who already have pathology capacity.
Programme
Contact: bcnet@iarc.who.int
Upcoming H3Africa Funding Opportunities: July-November 2016.
NIH has recently released seven (7) Notices of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcements for the second stage of H3Africa. For each of the seven (7) upcoming funding opportunities, the following dates are estimated for the announcement, the receipt of applications, the issuance of awards, and the start of grants.
Estimated Publication Date of Announcements: July 2016
First Estimated Application Due Date: November 2016
Earliest Estimated Award Date: July 1, 2017
Earliest Estimated Start Date: July 1, 2017
For any additional questions, please see the H3Africa website (h3africa.org) or reach out to the contact listed in each Notice under the heading ‘Inquiries’. General inquiries about H3Africa can be sent to Jennifer Troyer (troyerj@mail.nih.gov).
How to Build a Biobank — Learning by Doing: 2nd course for 23-25 November 2016.
Location: Medical University of Graz, Austria.
Organizer: Biobank Graz, http://www.medunigraz.at/biobank
Announcement
BBMRI-ERIC e-Newsflash no 25: 25 August 2016.
Official link: http://eepurl.com/ccJXWL
Essentials of Quality Management in Laboratories & College of American Pathologists Implementation Workshop: 07-11 May 2016.
Location: Land Mark Hotel, Amman, Jordan.
Organizer: King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC).
Flyer
3rd Advances in Critical Care Conference & 1st Trans Middle East Conference: 23-24 April 2016.
Location: King Hussein Cancer Center.
Organizer: King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), the Saudi Critical Care Society, the Middle East Critical Care Assembly, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine, under the Patronage of HRH Princess Ghida Talal.
Program
BCNet web meeting on catalogue: 8 February 2016.
Topic: starting pilot stage with BCNet members.
Details on the overall project
Bridging Biobanking and Biomedical Research across Europe and Africa — B3Africa: 1st meeting at Cape Town, South Africa, August 2015.
Watch the video report.
Read more.
IARC "50 FOR 50": empowering future cancer research leaders.
Read more
Deadline: 11 January 2016.
BCNet Training extranet: SharePoint community platform.
Update of 25/09/2017: Hosting site under maintenance.
Feedback/assistance: bcnet@iarc.fr
BCNet General Assembly: 5 November 2015, IARC, Lyon, France.
Agenda
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BCNet Training session: 3-5 November 2015, IARC, Lyon, France.
Agenda
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