Poster Number

Abstract Title

Authors & Affiliation

1

Génome Québec: Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire Régional de Chicoutimi Biobank

S. Arsenault^1,2, K. McWeeny³, M.E. Hogan³,D. Bilodeau¹, D. Gaudet^1,2,4,5

¹Genome Quebec, ²Chicoutime Hospital, ³GenVault, ⁴Cartagene, ⁵Universite de Montreal

2

Assessing and Qualifying Biospecimen Quality: Global Collaboration on Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissue Samples for the HIV/AIDS Cancer-Related Research Biorepository

Leona W. Ayers, The Ohio State University

3

The Search for Cancer Biomarkers Using Biospecimens

Hirendra N. Banerjee, Tiffany Smith, July Mulhern, Jennae Pettis, Eleina Riddick

Elizabeth City State University/University of North Carolina

4

Analysis of Fundamental RNA Quality Factors in Archival Formalin-Fixed and Paraffin-Embedded Tissue

Joon-Yong Chung, Kris Ylaya, Reginald Williams, Mikiko Takikita, Stephen M. Hewitt

National Cancer Institute

5

The Komen Tissue Bank: A Prelude to Understanding the Biology and Developmental Genetics of the Normal Mammary Gland

Susan Elizabeth Clare¹, Anna Maria Storniolo², Connie Rufenbarger³, Jill Henry⁴, Jin Sun, Sunil Badve⁵, Bryan Schneider², Suzanne Lemler⁶, Casey Allen⁴, Debra Putt⁴

¹ Indiana University School of Medicine, ²Indiana University School of Medicine, ³Catherine Peachey Fund, Inc., ⁴Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, ⁵Indiana University School of Medicine, ⁶Indiana University School of Medicine

6

Cryo Bio System: Straw-Based Biospecimen Banking

Laurent Cohen, Cryo Bio System

7

The NCI Biospecimen Research Network (BRN): The Influence of Warm Ischemic Time on Gene Expression Profiles for Colon Cancer

Hien T. Dang¹, Helen Moore¹, Audrey Player¹, Yonghong Wang¹, Ernie Kawasaki¹, Kerstin David², Joerg Spangenberg², Hartmut Juhl², Jim Vaught¹, Anna Barker¹, John Gillespie³, Carolyn Compton¹

¹National Cancer Institute, ²INDIVUMED GmbH, ³SAIC-Frederick, Inc.

8

High-Quality Tissue Biobanking: A Major Challenge for Improving Target Discovery and Drug Development

Kerstin A. David¹, Jörg Spangenberg¹, Annika Sprüssel¹, Kevin Sullivan¹, Heinz Joachim List¹, Carsten Zornig², Hartmut Juhl¹

¹Indivumed GmbH, ²Israelitisches Krankenhaus

9

Clinical Pathology Prostate Tissue Relational Database

Heidi S. Erickson¹, John W. Gillespie ², Jeremiah Asante¹, Jaime Rodriguez-Canales¹, John W. Josephson¹, Gallya Gannot¹, Peter A. Pinto¹, W. Marston Linehan³, Peter L. Choyke¹, Rodrigo F. Chuaqui¹, Stephen M. Hewitt¹, Michael R. Emmert-Buck¹

¹National Cancer Institute, ²SAIC-Frederick, Inc.

10

The Clinical Breast Care Project Biospecimen Repository: A Unique Resource for Breast Cancer Research

Jeffrey A. Hooke, Leigh Campbell, Craig D. Shriver

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

11

Five-Year, Multi-Institution Validation Studies of Archived Amplified Genomic DNA, Methylated DNA, and RNA: Which Research Applications Are Better Served by Archived Nucleic Acids Than by Archived Tissues?

John P. Langmore, Vladimir Makarov, Takao Kurihara, Emmanuel Kamberov, Eric Bruening, Tim Tesmer, Joseph M’Mwirichia

Rubicon Genomics

12

Impact of Ischemia and Tissue Procurement Conditions on Gene and Protein Expression in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Nick W. Liu, Kiranpreet Khurana, Robert Worrell, Jack L. Liu, John Gillespie, Youfeng Yang, Ramaprasad Srinivasan, Maria Merino, Peter A. Pinto, W. Marston Linehan, Gennady Bratslavsky

National Cancer Institute

13

Hydrogel Particles Perform One-Step, In-Solution Sequestration and Protection From Degradation of Low-Molecular-Weight, Low-Abundance Cancer Biomarkers in Blood

Alessandra Luchini, David H. Geho, Barney Bishop, Caterina Long, Virginia Espina, Alexi Patanarut, Weidong Zhou, Mark Ross, Emanuel F. Petricoin III, Lance A. Liotta

George Mason University

14

Development of the Pfizer-Canine Comparative Oncology and Genomics Consortium Biospecimen Repository

Christina Noel Mazcko, Chand Khanna

National Cancer Institute

15

Reduction and Assessment of Preanalytical Variables for Biological Specimens in a Large Prospective Cohort

Leah E. Mechanic, Lori Merrill, Arti Varanasi, Carrie Boyce, Danielle Carrick, Barbara O’Brien

Westat

16

Exploring the Effects of Different Blood Collection and Processing Protocols on Molecular Profiles

Helen M. Moore¹, Mark D. Lim², Mark Cosentino³, Jim Vaught¹, John Gillespie³, Carolyn C. Compton¹, Steve Skates⁴, and the CPTAC Biospecimen Collection Working Group

¹National Cancer Institute, ²American Association for the Advancement of Science, ³SAIC-Frederick, Inc., ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital

17

Molecular-Friendly Paraffin-Embedded Tissue: University of Miami Experience

Mehdi Nassiri, Mehrdad Nadji, Valdimir Vincek, Azorides R. Morales

University of Miami

18

Effects of Formalin Fixation and Individual Steps in Tissue Processing on Immuno-Recognition

Dennis Otali¹, Cecil R. Stockard¹, Denise K. Oelschlager¹, Wen Wan¹, Upender Manne¹, Stephen A. Watts², William E. Grizzle¹

¹Makerere University, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham

19

Heteerogeneity and Power in Clinical Biomarker Studies

Melania Pintilie, Vladimir Iakovlev, Michael Milosevic, David Hedley, Anthony Fyles, Richard P. Hill

University of Toronto

20

Microaliquoting for Quality Control and Cell Content Optimization in Frozen Specimens of Heterogeneous Solid Tumors

William G. Richards¹, Jonathan N. Glickman¹, Lucian R. Chirieac¹, Beow Yeap², Gavin J. Gordon¹, Raphael Bueno¹, David Sugarbaker¹

¹Brigham and Women’s Hospital,²³Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital

21

Analysis of RNA Quality From Human Breast Tissue After Surgical Removal

A. Shoemaker¹, C. Heckman¹, Y. Zhang¹, A. Colledge¹, B. DeyarminB¹, J. Kane¹, J. Hooke², C. Shriver², R. Mural¹, S. Somiari¹

 ¹Windber Research Institute, ²Walter Reed Army Medical Center

22

Paraffin Blocks Can Substitute for Frozen Tissue in Analysis of Gene Expression by Matrix-Assisted, Real-Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (MA-RT-Q-PCR)

Adam Steg¹, Selwyn M. Vickers², Mohamad Eloubeidi³, John D. Christei¹, Juan P. Arnoletti¹, Wenquan Wang¹, Isam-Eldin Eltoum¹, William E. Grizzle¹, M. Wasif Saif³, Al F. Lobugli¹, Andra R. Frost¹, Martin R. Johnson¹

¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, ²University of Minnesota, ³Yale University School of Medicine

23

Peptidomics Analysis of Biological Specimens To Elucidate Preanalytical Biases

Harald Tammen

Digilab Peptidomics

24

Victorian Cancer Biobank: Providing Cancer Biospecimens to Researchers in Industry and Academia

A. Thompson¹, L. Devereux², P. Mamers³, C. Murone⁴, A. Partanen⁵, G. Lindeman⁵

¹Victorian Cancer Biobank, The Cancer Council, ²Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, ³Monash Medical Centre, ⁴Austin Hospital, ⁵Royal Melbourne Hospital

25

Predicting Breast Carcinoma Behavior Using Gene Expression Profiles From Tissue Biopsies

James L. Wittliff, D. Alan Kerr II, Sarah A. Andres

University of Louisville

26

Human Tumor Cell Lines Repository With Clinical and Molecular Characterization for Urologic Oncology Research

Y. Yang¹, C.D. Vocke¹, J. Peterson¹, L. Middelton¹, K. Khurana¹, G. Bratslavsky¹, M.J. Merino², P. Pinto¹,
R. Worrell¹, W.M. Linehan¹

¹Urology Oncology Branch, ²National Cancer Institute

27

Ultrasound-Facilitated, Formalin-Fixed, and Paraffin-Embedded Tissue Specimen Preparation Technology

Zengfeng Wang, Nianxiang Zou, Wei-Sing Chu, Jilan Liu

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

28

On-Slide Extraction of Biomolecules From Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissue Specimens

Nianxiang Zou

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

29

The Biospecimen Research Database: An Online Resource for Biospecimen Science

Asha S. Collins^1,2, Ian Fore², Elisa Eiseman³, Jim B. Vaught², Helen Moore²

¹American Association for the Advancement of Science, ²National Cancer Institute ³RAND Corporation