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Integration, Networking, and Global Biobanking in the Age of New Biology

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Biobanking in the 21st Century

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 864))

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Scientific revolution is changing the world forever. Many new disciplines and fields have emerged with unlimited possibilities and opportunities. Biobanking is one of many that is benefiting from revolutionary milestones in human genome, post-genomic, and computer and bioinformatics discoveries. The storage, management, and analysis of massive clinical and biological data sets cannot be achieved without a global collaboration and networking. At the same time, biobanking is facing many significant challenges that need to be addressed and solved including dealing with an ever increasing complexity of sample storage and retrieval, data management and integration, and establishing common platforms in a global context. The overall picture of the biobanking of the future, however, is promising. Many population-based biobanks have been formed, and more are under development. It is certain that amazing discoveries will emerge from this large-scale method of preserving and accessing human samples. Signs of a healthy collaboration between industry, academy, and government are encouraging.

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I am sincerely grateful to Drs. Michael Weinfeld and David Murray for their valuable comments on the article.

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  1. Genome and Stem Cell Center (GENKÖK), Erciyes University, Kayseri, 38039, Turkey

    Feridoun Karimi-Busheri Ph.D.

  2. Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Feridoun Karimi-Busheri Ph.D.

  3. Department of Oncology, University of Alberta and Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Aghdass Rasouli-Nia Ph.D.

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Karimi-Busheri, F., Rasouli-Nia, A. (2015). Integration, Networking, and Global Biobanking in the Age of New Biology. In: Karimi-Busheri, F. (eds) Biobanking in the 21st Century. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 864. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20579-3_1

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