Courses & Educational Events

BBMRI.at, its partners and BBMRI-ERIC offer various courses, workshops and other educational events (live or recorded).

Since sample quality is a major prerequisite for reproducible research and in vitro diagnostics, BBMRI offers education on pre-analytical sample handling according to the state-of-the-art and ISO standards and on sample/data quality.

Another focus is education on biobanking with courses on how to build and how to operate biobanks and a Master of Biobanking at Med Uni Graz.

(1) Upcoming educational activities

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(2) E-education / training

View videos and webinars with BBMRI.at contribution on pre-analytical sample handling, ISO and CEN standard, and the relevance for in vitro diagnostics and research.

E-Learning at BBMRI.QM Academy Master of Biobanking at Med Uni Graz

NEW: E-course and serious game on biobanking for non-biobankers

The Erasmus+ KA project SCIBIOEU has developed two free online tools to support education and science outreach in the field of biobanking:

The SCIBIOEU e-course on biobanking course introduces the fundamentals of biobanking. It can also be used by lecturers as supplementary material in teaching. The lessons include videos, text handouts, and self-assessment quizzes, covering topics such as:

General information about biobanks
How samples and sata ‘get’ into a biobank
Consent and biobanking
The need for sample quality & quality management in biobanking
Access to biobank samples and data
ELSI – Regulatory framework of biobanks
Technoethics – Ethical dilemmas in digital age & biobanking
Introducing biobank communication

In the SCIBIOEU interactive serious game on biobanking players take on the role of an intern learning about key biobanking processes—from patient interaction and informed consent to sample collection, processing, and storage.

BBMRI.at Contribution:

Representatives from Med Uni Graz / BBMRI.at coordination contributed to the development of the tools as SCIBIOEU project partners. Other BBMRI.at members (biobankers, legal experts, etc.) participated as focus group and evaluation partners, providing valuable feedback throughout the process.

Both the SCIBIOEU e-course and serious game are free to use tools and accessible through the SCIOBIOEU website.

Videos to get an overview (in German)

Webinars providing practical details

Uwe Oelmueller
Frozen tissue, FFPE tissue venous whole blood for RNA & Proteins & DNA & ccfDNA
Chapter 1-4: Scope, normative references, terms and definitions, general considerations

Peter Riegman
Standards: Frozen tissue – Isolated RNA, ISO 20184-1; Isolated proteins, ISO 20184-2
Chapter: 5.1 – 5.2 Specimen collection and transport

Kurt Zatloukal, Peter Riegman
Standards: Frozen tissue,- Isolated RNA, ISO 20184-1; Isolated proteins, ISO 20184-2
Chapter: 6.1 – 6.3.2 Specimen reception, evaluation of pathology, sample selection, freezing

Cornelia Stumptner, Andrea Wutte
Standards: Frozen tissue – solated RNA, ISO 20184-1; Isolated proteins, ISO 20184-2
Chapter: 6.3.3 – 6.4 Specimen freezing and storage

Peter Riegman
Standards: Frozen tissue – Isolated RNA, ISO 20184-1
Chapter: 6.5 – 6.7 RNA isolation, quantitiy/quality, storage

Peter Riegman
Standards: Frozen tissue – Isolated proteins, ISO 20184-2
Chapter: 6.5 – 6.7 Protein isolation, quantity/quality, storage

Karl-Friedrich Becker
Standards: FFPE tissue – Isolated RNA, ISO 20166-1; Isolated proteins, ISO 20166-2; Isolated DNA, ISO 20166-3
Chapter: 5.1 – 5.2 Specimen collection and transport

Cornelia Stumptner, Daniel Grölz
Standards: FFPE tissue – Isolated DNA, ISO 20166-3
Chapter: 6.6 – 6.10 Tissue processing, paraffin embedding, DNA isolation, quantitiy/quality, storage

Stefania Gelmini
Standards: Venous whole blood – Isolated cellular RNA, ISO 20186-1; Isolated genomic DNA, ISO 20186-2; Isolated circulating cell free DNA from plasma, ISO 20186-3
Chapter: 5.1 – 5.2 Specimen collection and transport

Stefania Gelmini
Standards: Venous whole blood – Isolated genomic DNA
Chapter: 6.1 – 6.5 Specimen reception, storage, DNA isolation, quantitiy/quality, storage

Kalle Guenther
Standards: Venous whole blood – Isolated cellular RNA, ISO 20186-1
Chapter: 6.1 – 6.5 Specimen reception, storage, RNA isolation, quantitiy/quality, storage

Pamela Pinzani
Standards: Venous whole blood – Isolated circulating cell free DNA from plasma, ISO 20186-3
Chapter: 6.1 – 6.7 Specimen reception, plasma preparation, storage, ccf DNA isolation, quantitiy/quality, storage