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BCBA Network Member Triples Collection Rate

July 2018

The South Australian Neurological Tumour Bank is set to triple its tumour collection rate through a new partnership with the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The tumour bank will soon receive neurological tumour tissue from the hospital, adding to the Flinders Medical Centre collection.

“We currently have approximately 180 brain and spinal cord tumour specimens” explains tumour bank coordinator Dr Rebecca Ormsby, “but this new link provides us a fantastic opportunities to expand the available resources for researchers”.

The tumour bank has also received a grant from the Neurosurgical Research Foundation to set up a comprehensive specimen and clinical information database for the tumour and blood specimens collected.

For more information contact Dr Rebecca Ormsby: SANTB@flinders.edu.au


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BCBA Consortium Meeting – Save the Date!

7th October 2018

The annual BCBA Consortium Meeting will once again be held in conjunction with the COGNO Annual Scientific Meeting. This year the meeting venue is the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Cnr Merivale and Glenelg Streets, South Brisbane. We look forward to seeing you there.

Time: 2:15pm - 4:15pm

Australasian Biospecimen Network Association (ABNA) – Save The Date!

18-19 October 2018

"The Art of BioBanking" is the title of this year’s ABNA conference to be held in Melbourne. Further information will follow.

Bike Ride for Brain Cancer – Register your Interest

March 2019

We would like to invite you to support brain cancer research by joining us on the next BCBA Bike Ride for Brain Cancer in 2019. Register your interest to ride and stay in touch through our Facebook page @BCBAustralia