Panel for Biobank Assessment
The Panel for Biobank Assessment reviews the applications of candidate biobanks that want to submit their sample information in the RD-Connect Sample Catalogue. The panel considers them against a set of criteria to ensure they meet minimum quality assurance.
- Biobanking;
- IT infrastructure and management;
- Current advances in scientific/clinical research in rare diseases
- Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI)
Panel members will participate in their personal capacity; the turnover will be on a 2- or 3-year basis and may be renewed once for further 2 years.
Members:
María Almeida
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: National DNA Bank-Carlos III. University of Salamanca
Javier Alonso
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Verónica Alonso
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Corrado Angelini
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Telethon Network of Genetic Biobanks
Dorota Badowska
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Newcastle University
Chiara Baldo
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Telethon Network of Genetic Biobanks
Katharina Beier
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University Medical Center Göttingen
Matt Bellgard
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Centre for Comparative Genomics, Murdoch University
Sergi Beltran Agulló
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico
Christophe Béroud
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Aix-Marseille University Medical School
Nenad Blau
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University of Zurich
André Blavier
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Interactive Biosoftware
Niklas Blomberg
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: ELIXIR
Kym Boycott
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: CARE4RARE
Serge Braun
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Association Française contre les Myopathies (AFM)
Elena Bravo
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)
Anthony J Brookes
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University of Leicester
Virginie Bros-Facer
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: EURORDIS – Rare Diseases Europe
Michael Brudno
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: The Centre for Computational Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Kate Bushby
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Newcastle University
Claudio Carta
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)
Jean-Jacques Cassiman
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Jean-Jacques Cassiman
Gwenaëlle Collod-Beroud
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Aix-Marseille University Medical School
Virginia Corrochano
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases
Hugh Dawkins
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Office of Population Health Genomics (OPHG)
John Dawson
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Newcastle University
Stefan Deckert
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Deutsche-Heredo-Ataxie-Gesellschaft (DHAG)
Sébastien Degot
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Finovatis
Andrew Devereau
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: National Genetics Reference Laboratory Manchester
Roseline Favresse
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Fondation Maladies Rares
Alexander Felice
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University of Malta
José María Fernández
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)
Mirella Filocamo
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Telethon Network of Genetic Biobanks
Alexandra Fiott
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University of Malta
Paul Flicek
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: European Bioinformatics Institute
Martin Fransson
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Karolinska Institutet
Sabina Gainotti
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)
Barbara Garavaglia
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Telethon Network of Genetic Biobanks
Andrés García-Montero
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: National DNA Bank-Carlos III. University of Salamanca
Muriel Gevrey
Marta Girdea
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: The Centre for Computational Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Stefano Goldwurm
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Stefano Goldwurm
Caroline Graham
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Office of Population Health Genomics (OPHG)
Tudor Groza
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Ivo Gut
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico
Marc Hanauer
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: INSERM US14 – Orphanet
Mats Hansson
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Uppsala University
Isabel Hermosilla Gimeno
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Kristina Hettne
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Leiden University Medical Center
Peter-Bram ’t Hoen
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Leiden University Medical Center
Eric P Hoffman
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Children’s National Medical Center
Larry Hunter
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University of Colorado Denver
Joseph Irwin
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Lakeside Regulatory Consulting Services Ltd.
Julian Isla
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Dravet Syndrome Foundation
Annika Jacobsen
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Leiden University Medical Center
Sigurður Hólmar Jóhannesson
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: AHC Federation of Europe
Eleni Katsantoni
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Biomedical Research Foundation of Academy of Athens
Theodora Katsila
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University of Patras
Jan Kirschner
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Bartha Knoppers
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: McGill University
Yllka Kodra
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)
David Koubi
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Finovatis
Séverine Lair
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Interactive Biosoftware
Steven Laurie
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico
Yann Le Cam
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: EURORDIS – Rare Diseases Europe
Lydie Lemonnier
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Vaincre la Mucoviscidose
Jan-Eric Litton
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Karolinska Institutet
Hanns Lochmüller
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico
Pedro Lopes
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University of Aveiro
Estrella López Martín
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Dorthe Lykke
Milan Macek
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Charles University
Alex MacKenzie
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: CARE4RARE
Deborah Mascalzoni
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Uppsala University
Pauline McCormack
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Newcastle University
Alexandre Mejat
Roxana Merino Martinez
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Karolinska Institutet
Giuseppe Merla
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Telethon Network of Genetic Biobanks
Clint Mizzi
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University of Malta
Maurizio Moggio
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Telethon Network of Genetic Biobanks
Caron Molster
Lucia Monaco
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Fondazione Telethon
Marina Mora
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Telethon Network of Genetic Biobanks
Per Nilsson
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: unaffiliated
Ichizo Nishino
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: National Center of Neurology & Psychiatry (NCNP)
José Luis Oliveira
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University of Aveiro
Alberto Orfao
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: National DNA Bank-Carlos III. University of Salamanca
Michael Orth
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University Hospital of Ulm
Meral Özgüç
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Hacettepe University
Francesc Palau
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases
Avril Palmeri
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Newcastle University
Samantha Parker
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: LYSOGENE
Kay Parkinson
Justin Paschall
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: European Bioinformatics Institute
George Patrinos
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University of Patras
Sonja Pavlovic
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering University of Belgrade (IMGGE)
Vinciane Pirard
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Genzyme Europe B.V.
Davide Piscia
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico
Luisa Politano
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Telethon Network of Genetic Biobanks
Veronica Popa
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: MCT8-AHDS Foundation
Manuel Posada
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
George Potamias
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)
Maria Ramos
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Maria Ramos
Vanessa Rangel Miller
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: PatientCrossroads
Ana Rath
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: INSERM US14 – Orphanet
Daniel Renault
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: FEDERG Initiative
Alessandra Renieri
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Telethon Network of Genetic Biobanks
Olaf Riess
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
Peter Robinson
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
Marco Roos
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Leiden University Medical Center
Françoise Rouault
Yaffa Rubinstein
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Yaffa Rubinstein
Ulla Rudsander
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Karolinska Institutet
David Salgado
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Aix-Marseille University Medical School
Franz Schaefer
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Inge Schwersenz
Pedro Sernadela
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University of Aveiro
Chris Sotirelis
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: unaffiliated
Lincoln Stein
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Erik Steinfelder
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Erik Steinfelder
Morris Swertz
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Domenica Taruscio
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)
Jan Taylor
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: National Genetics Reference Laboratory Manchester
Rachel Thompson
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Newcastle University
Paola Torreri
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)
Alfonso Valencia
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)
David van Enckevort
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Marieke van Meel
Joanna Vella
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: University of Malta
Jennifer Viberg
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Uppsala University
Ana Villaverde Hueso
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Rainald von Gizycki
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: PRO RETINA Deutschland e.V.
Elizabeth Vroom
Mary Wang
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Fondazione Telethon
Libby Wood
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Newcastle University
Simon Woods
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Newcastle University
Kurt Zatloukal
Position: [types field=’job-title’][/types]
Organisation: Medical University of Graz