Bika Biobank at 2016 Stellenbosch University Medical Academic Day

A development team from the NHLS/Stellenbosch University Biobank (NSB), the South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI), University if the Western Cape (UWC), and Bika Lab Systems, exhibits a Bika Biobank alpha installation, customised to NSB requirements, at the Stellenbosch University (SUN) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences' 60th annual academic day this year.

When	Aug 11, 2016 from 08:30 AM to 07:00 PM
Where	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Francie van Zijl avenue Parow, Cape Town
Contact Name	Mari Horn, Project Coordinator
Contact Phone	+27 21 938 9082
Attendees	Campbell Mckellar Basset Hocine Bendou Tim Reid Dr Carmen Swanepoel Lunga Sizani
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Overview. Themes The day showcases the latest research by students and researchers of SUN's Tygerberg medical campus. Researchers from across disciplinary borders come together to discuss issues of importance to South Africa and the rest of the world. Seven parallel themes and poster exhibitions are presented: Infectious Diseases Non-communicable Diseases Mental Health and Neurosciences Violence, Injuries, Trauma and Rehabilitation Maternal and Child Health Health Systems Strengthening, and Perioperative Sciences The themes correspond to the strongest research areas in the Faculty and align with National Department of Health's 'quadruple burden of disease', the conditions that contribute most to morbidity and mortality in South Africa. All sessions include State-of-the-Art lectures, by experts in the themes, including the AJ Brink Presentation, the Dean's address and a guest lecture.	Posters NSB post-graduates will present 4 posters. The Learning Curve for LIMS implementation A case study at the NHLS-Stellenbosch Biobank (NSB) Timothy Reid, Dr Carmen Swanepoel, Catherine Roussouw, Lemoene Smit, Prof Alan Christoffels, Prof Akin Abayomi A LIMS is the heartbeat of any biobank, for without it, biobank is essentially a room full of freezers. We partnered with Bika Lab Systems, in association with SANBI to build a LIMS solution from the ground up. The inital phase focused on standards for LIMS implementation with emphasis on six divisions: sample management, data collection, data query, security and administration management, data integration, and data analysis. The NSB project aims to set up biobanking infrastructure in South Africa, and Africa, streamlining and harmonizing bioinformatics and biobanking infrastructure to support genomic research. Locally, biobanking in South Africa has gained momentum catalyzed by genomic researchers who place increasing emphasis on data and sample quality, a major focus in the modern biobank. The NSB Biorepository The NSB, Tygerberg Hospital, is a registered and operational biobank, initially funded by NIH H3Africa, under Prof Akin Abayomi and Dr. Carmen Swanepoel. The biobank is a collaboration with Stellenbosch University, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), SA National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI) at the University of Western Cape, Rutgers University, the Scripps Research Institute for Regenerative Medicine, as well as other divisions within the Pathology Department. More information soon..

Overview. Themes

The day showcases the latest research by students and researchers of SUN's Tygerberg medical campus. Researchers from across disciplinary borders come together to discuss issues of importance to South Africa and the rest of the world.

Seven parallel themes and poster exhibitions are presented:

Infectious Diseases
Non-communicable Diseases
Mental Health and Neurosciences
Violence, Injuries, Trauma and Rehabilitation
Maternal and Child Health
Health Systems Strengthening, and
Perioperative Sciences

The themes correspond to the strongest research areas in the Faculty and align with National Department of Health's 'quadruple burden of disease', the conditions that contribute most to morbidity and mortality in South Africa.

All sessions include State-of-the-Art lectures, by experts in the themes, including the AJ Brink Presentation, the Dean's address and a guest lecture.

Open Source biobank ans LIMS for bioinformatics

Posters

NSB post-graduates will present 4 posters.

The Learning Curve for LIMS implementation

A case study at the NHLS-Stellenbosch Biobank (NSB)

Timothy Reid, Dr Carmen Swanepoel, Catherine Roussouw, Lemoene Smit, Prof Alan Christoffels, Prof Akin Abayomi

A LIMS is the heartbeat of any biobank, for without it, biobank is essentially a room full of freezers. We partnered with Bika Lab Systems, in association with SANBI to build a LIMS solution from the ground up. The inital phase focused on standards for LIMS implementation with emphasis on six divisions: sample management, data collection, data query, security and administration management, data integration, and data analysis.

The NSB project aims to set up biobanking infrastructure in South Africa, and Africa, streamlining and harmonizing bioinformatics and biobanking infrastructure to support genomic research.

Locally, biobanking in South Africa has gained momentum catalyzed by genomic researchers who place increasing emphasis on data and sample quality, a major focus in the modern biobank.

The NSB Biorepository

The NSB, Tygerberg Hospital, is a registered and operational biobank, initially funded by NIH H3Africa, under Prof Akin Abayomi and Dr. Carmen Swanepoel.

The biobank is a collaboration with Stellenbosch University, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), SA National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI) at the University of Western Cape, Rutgers University, the Scripps Research Institute for Regenerative Medicine, as well as other divisions within the Pathology Department.

More information soon..

South African National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) use Bika Open Source LIS, Bika Health

Maps and directions: Tygerberg Campus . Google

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