Free event on biobanking and personalised medicine

03 Jan 2012

On Wednesday 7 March 2012 (9am - 4pm) at The Nowgen Centre, 29 Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9WU.

The Age of Personalised Medicine: How Manchester’s biobanking experience will make a difference

The power of genomic knowledge is being harnessed to develop new medical approaches such as personalised medicine. Authenticated samples are at the heart of this revolution and will inform the development of future therapies.

Manchester is at the forefront, developing a “hub and spoke” model to provide efficient banking and access for human samples gathered from across the region. The Manchester biobanking network will provide a national platform for researchers to gain access to high quality samples for research. This event is designed to inform you on the developments of this work and to learn more about this valuable resource.

Overview

Keynote: Ian Jacobs, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC)
Manchester biobanking partnership: Martin Yuille, MAHSC
Manchester Cancer Research Centre Biobank: Jane Rogan
AstraZeneca Biobank: Chris Womack
Case Studies from Manchester biobanks: CIGMR, University Hospital Of South, Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, BRC Biobank, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, UK DNA Banking Network
Public engagement: Bella Starling, Nowgen
UK Biobank: Tim Peakman

Who should attend?

Scientists, Researchers, Clinical Academics, Lab Managers, Divisional Research Managers, Lecturers, Investigators, Students, Post-Doctoral Fellows.

You should attend if you are involved in biomedical research and need to use tissue samples.

email mbrc@cmft.nhs.uk

Lunch and refreshments included.

For further information:

Tel: 0161 901 2679 or 0161 276 6614
Web: Manchester Biomedical Research Centre
Email: penny.johnson@cmft.nhs.uk or zoe.talks@cmft.nhs.uk