Biospecimen Research Network (BRN) National Meeting: Biospecimen Issues in the Genomics and Postgenomics Era

Overview

The National Cancer Institute Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research (OBBR)
and the National Institutes of Health Office of Rare Diseases present the
Biospecimen Research Network (BRN) Symposium:
Advancing Cancer Research Through Biospecimen Science
March 13–14, 2008
Renaissance M Street Hotel
Washington, D.C.

The BRN Symposium was held at the Renaissance M Street Hotel on March 13–14, 2008, in Washington, D.C. The primary goal of the symposium was to highlight the significant impact of pre-analytical biospecimen variables on cancer research and molecular medicine. The agenda for this meeting included over 23 expert speakers, 300 on-site registrants, and 100 webcast viewers. For more information about this meeting, please see the agenda and presentations, the archived webcasts, and the poster presentations.

Please check back soon to learn about our upcoming 2009 symposium. For suggestions and recommendations please contact biospecimens@mail.nih.gov.