Biorepository Coordinating Committee (BCC)

Mission & Goals

Based on the findings of an NCI analysis of NCI-supported biorepositories, the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB) approved in November 2004 the formation of a trans-NCI committee, called the NCI Biorepository Coordinating Committee (BCC).

The mission of the BCC is to help develop a plan of action for improving the harmonization of policies and procedures for NCI-supported biorepositories. The BCC has been charged with recommending harmonized policies and procedures for NCI-supported biorepositories that will enable the highest quality research while ensuring ethical integrity of the process and fostering public trust.

The BCC includes senior program managers who oversee biorepository-related programs across NCI intramural and extramural divisions.

Membership

Anna D. Barker, Ph.D.
Deputy Director and
Deputy Director for Advanced
     Technologies and Strategic
     Partnerships
National Cancer Institute

L. Michelle Bennett, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Science
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute

Christine D. Berg, M.D.
Chief
Early Detection Research Group
Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute

Carolyn C. Compton, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
Office of Biorepositories
     and Biospecimen Research
National Cancer Institute

Heidi Erickson, M.S., Ph.D.
NIH Cancer Research Training Award Fellow
Pathogenetics Unit,
    Laboratory of Pathology &
     Urologic Oncology Branch
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute

Ian Fore, D. Phil.
Director
Biorepository and Pathology
    Informatics
Center for Bioinformatics
National Cancer Institute

Daniela S. Gerhard, Ph.D.
(ad hoc advisor)
Director
Office of Cancer Genomics

John Gillespie, M.D.
(Contractor)
Senior Principal Scientist
SAIC-Frederick
National Cancer Institute

Marianne K. Henderson, M.S.
Chief
Office of Division
    Operations and Analysis
Division of Cancer
    Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute

Andrew Hruszkewycz, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director
Organ Systems Branch
National Cancer Institute

John M Jessup, M.D.
Chief
Diagnostics Evaluation Branch
Cancer Diagnosis Program
Division of Cancer
    Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute

Paula Kim
(ad hoc advisor)
President
TRAC-Translating Research
    Across Communities

Shannon M. Lemrow, Ph.D.
Program Director
Cancer Training Branch
National Cancer Institute

Jason Levine, M.D.
Staff Clinician
Pediatric Oncology Branch and
     Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute

Nicole C. Lockhart, Ph.D.
Biospecimen Technology Program Specialist
Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research
National Cancer Institute

Irina A. Lubensky, M.D.
Chief
Resources Development Branch
Cancer Diagnosis Program
Division of Cancer
    Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute

Helen M. Moore, Ph.D.
Administrative Director
Biospecimen Research Network
Office of Biorepositories
    and Biospecimen Research
National Cancer Institute

Karen Pitt, Ph.D.
Special Assistant for Biological Resources
Office of the Director
Division of Cancer
    Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute

Julie A. Schneider, D. Phil.
Technology Program Manager
Office of the Director
National Cancer Institute

Daniela Seminara, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Program Director
Division of Cancer Control
    and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute

Sheila E. Taube, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Cancer Diagnosis Program
Division of Cancer
    Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute

Jeffrey W. Thomas, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor
Technology Transfer Branch
National Cancer Institute at Frederick

Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Acting Chief
Gastrointestinal and Other
    Cancers Research Group
Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute

Jim Vaught, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Office of Biorepositories
    and Biospecimen Research
National Cancer Institute

Linda Weiss, Ph.D.
Chief
Cancer Centers Branch
National Cancer Institute

Rihab Yassin, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Cancer Biology
National Cancer Institute

 

 

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