Qualification in Biorepository Science - QBRS

Journals

• Biopreservation and Biobanking. Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Texts

• Garza, D., & Becan-McBride, K. (2018). Phlebotomy Handbook: Blood Specimen Collection from Basic to Advanced (10^th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Health Science.
• Hansel, D. E., & Jewell, S. D. (Eds.). (2014). Developing and Organizing an Institutional Biospecimen Repository. CAP Press.
• Snapes, E., et al. (Eds.). (2023). ISBER Best Practices: Recommendations for Repositories (5^th ed.). ISBER.
• ISO Standard 20387:2018. (2018). Biotechnology – Biobanking – General Requirements for Biobanking.
• Mendy, M., et al. (2017). Common Minimum Technical Standards and Protocols for Biobanks Dedicated to Cancer Research. WHO: IARC Technical Publications.
• National Cancer Institute. (2016). NCI Best Practices for Biospecimen Resources.

Online

• BBMRI-ERIC
• Canadian Tissue Repository Network (CTRNet)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• College of American Pathologists (CAP)
• Essentials of Biobanking Course
• General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
• Summary of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule
• International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations
• International Conference on Harmonisation – Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP)
• International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)

Reviewed February 2025