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Biobank Cohort Forum

Webinar series organised by Biobank Sweden and Cohorts.se.

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April 11, 2024

Is storage on a dry matrix a viable option in clinical research and an alternative to discarding sample collections?

Speaker: Ulf Gyllensten, Professor at Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University.

A conventional ultra-low temperature freezer uses approximately 20 kWh of energy per day, as much as an average small household. Could sample storage on filter paper, a compact, low-cost alternative, provide more sustainable biobanking? What kind of analyses are possible with filter paper samples, and what kind of analyses are not? Is filter paper an alternative when sample collections otherwise need to be discarded?

Ulf Gyllensten has assessed the performance of different filter papers for storage of for example plasma. In this webinar, Ulf will give an overview of his own experiences followed by an open discussion and Q&A among webinar participants.

Date: April 11, 2024

Time: 12:00-13:00 (Central European Time)

About: The webinar is free of charge and will be live-streamed.

How do I participate?

Use this link:

https://umu.zoom.us/j/69850513455


May 22, 2024

The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) – unique research opportunities

Speaker: Ole Andreassen, Professor at the Centre for Precision Psychiatry, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo.

The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) is one of the world’s largest health surveys, which follows approximately 95 000 mothers, 75 000 fathers and 114 500 children and youths. The purpose of MoBa is to generate knowledge about serious diseases for better prevention and treatment. This year MoBa will turn 25 years!

Ole Andreassen, Professor at the Centre for Precision Psychiatry, University of Oslo, will tell us more about this unique resource for medical research. He will focus on overcoming practical biobank issues, the need for collaborations between university/health care and register-holding authorities, as well as the study design from both a legal and scientific perspective.

As usual the webinar will end with an open Q&A and discussion among webinar participants.

Date: May 22, 2024

Time: 12:00-13:00 (Central European Time)

About: The webinar is free of charge and will be live-streamed.

How do I participate?

Use this link:

https://umu.zoom.us/j/67412168741

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Previous webinars

EP4: Proteomics at Population Scale: Early findings from the UK Biobank Pharma Proteomics Project

In our fourth episode, we focus on early findings from the UK Biobank Pharma Proteomics Project and the possibilities for proteomics research using large population cohorts.

Speakers

Cynthia Lawley, Director of Population Health at Olink
Dr. Chris D. Whelan, Director, Data Science, Neuropsychiatry at Johnson & Johnson

EP2: Harmonizing research data: what should we keep in mind?

In this episode of the Biobank Cohort Forum, Dr. Isabel Fortier who is leading the Maelstrom Research Platform shares some of her knowledge regarding harmonization of research data.

Speakers

Dr. Isabel Fortier, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

EP1: The new Swedish National Biobank Registry:
What’s there? Can any human study now be turned into a biobank study?

In this episode of the Biobank Cohort Forum, Hanna Fransson presents the Swedish National Biobank Registry (SBR) and Dr. Andrea Ganna shares some of his experiences of biobank research in Finland.

Speakers

Hanna Fransson, Regional Biobank Centre (RBC) Mellansverige
Dr. Andrea Ganna, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, University of Helsinki

Latest update: 2024-03-18