Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx)

Agenda

For additional information, please contact Cathy Ng at GTEXInfo@mail.nih.gov.

Day 1: December 15, Wednesday
8:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Eric Green
Tom Insel
Jeff Struewing

cancer Human Biobank (caHUB)
SAIC-Frederick – Roles and Responsibilities

Carolyn Compton
Mark Cosentino
10:00 a.m. GTEx LDACC (Laboratory, Data Analysis, and Coordinating Center)
Kristin Ardlie
Wendy Winckler
10:15 a.m. Brain Bank
Deborah Mash
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Biospecimen Source Sites (BSS)
John Lonsdale
Barbara Foster
Harold Magazine
11:30 a.m. GTEx Database
Justin Paschal
11:45 a.m. Lunch
“Lessons Learned at the Allen Institute for Brain Science”, Elaine Shen
12:45 p.m. Panel Discussions

  1. Donor issues (Co-leaders: Jeff Struewing, Phil Branton)
  2. Tissue processing and kits (Co-leaders: Mark Cosentino, Jim Robb)
  3. Information Technology (Co-leaders: David Tabor, Sree Nampally)
3:45 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. Working Subgroup Time

IT - Sample tracking, including at Brain Bank & LDACC; BSI-II demo
Human Subjects Issues
SOP Review
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
Day 2: December 16, Thursday
8:00 a.m. Coffee and ad hoc working subgroup time

Detailed review of Pathology SOPs
Detailed review of donor selection criteria and algorithms
Detailed review of GTEx case report form
9:30 a.m. ELSI Sub-study
Laura Siminoff
10:00 a.m. Follow-up to Panel Discussion Topics
Co-leaders: Jeff Struewing, Carolyn Compton
10:30 a.m. Wet Run-Training Plans – Timelines going forward
11:15 a.m. Wrap-up, Action Items, and Select Date/Time for Next Meeting



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