The working groups (WGs) and task forces (TFs) of GBN and GBA are central platforms for cooperation and innovation. Long-term areas of work such as quality management or training are continuously monitored in the WGs. The TFs, on the other hand, have a clearly defined remit: they disband as soon as their goal or product has been achieved.
What particularly characterises these groups is their collaborative spirit: representatives of various biobanks and the GBN contribute their expertise, exchange knowledge and jointly develop solutions that benefit the entire community. The range of topics is broad - from stakeholder engagement to financing concepts and data quality. The intensive exchange creates synergies that strengthen biobanks in Germany in the long term.
Call for collaboration
New members welcome: Additional representatives of GBA biobanks, both partners and observers, can join the working groups and task forces at any time. Please contact the GBN office (e-mail: germanbiobanknode@charite.de, phone +49 30 450 - 536 347).
Overview:
- WG Data quality
(Lead: Julian Dörenberg, Tübingen, and Daniel Brucker, Frankfurt) - WG Financing
(Lead: Romy Kirsten, Mannheim) - WG Education and training
(Lead: Sara Nußbeck, Göttingen) - WG Tissue
(Lead: Katja Steiger, Munich, and Alexander Brobeil, Heidelberg) - WG Liquid
(Lead: Michael Kiehntopf, Jena) - WG PBMC
(Lead: Philipp Schöppner, Marburg) - WG Quality programme
(Lead: Nhutuyen Nguyen, GBN) - WG Stakeholder Management
(Lead: Ronny Baber, Leipzig, and Verena Huth, GBN)
- TF Competence matrix
(Lead: Alexandra Stege, Berlin, and Daniel Brucker, Frankfurt) - TF Local hubs
(Lead: Heidi Altmann, Dresden, and Alexandra Nieters, Freiburg)
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