Biobanking in the 21st Century

Preface. - 1 Integration, Networking, and Global Biobanking in the Age of New Biology. - 2 The Future of Biobanking: A Conceptual Look at How Biobanks Can Respond to the Growing Human Biospecimen Needs of Researchers. - 3 Sustainability of Biobanks in the Future. - 4 Biobanking: The Future of Cell Preservation Strategies. - 5 Biobanking for Personalized Medicine. - 6 A Global View of Breast Tissue Banking. - 7 Biobanking of Cerebrospinal Fluid for Biomarker Analysis in Neurological Diseases. - 8 Biobanking in the 21st Century: Driving Population Metrics into Biobanking Quality. - 9 Challenges in Developing a Cancer Oriented-Biobank: Experience from a 17 year-old Cancer Biobank in Sao Paulo, Brazil. - 10 China Biobanking. - 11 Establishing an Iso-Compliant Modern Cancer-Biobank in a Developing Country: A Model for International Cooperation. - 12 Nursing and Biobanking. - 13 A Data-Centric Strategy for Modern Biobanking. - 14 The Importance of Quality Patient Advocacy to Biobanks: A Lay Perspective from Independent Cancer Patients Voice (ICPV), Based in the United Kingdom. - Index.