Biorepository Coordinating Committee (BCC)

About OBBR

Mission & Goals

Based on the findings of an NCI analysis of NCI-supported biorepositories, the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB) approved in November 2004 the formation of a trans-NCI committee, called the NCI Biorepository Coordinating Committee (BCC).

The mission of the BCC is to coordinate efforts to improve the availability and quality of human specimens needed for research supported by the NCI throughout all its programs. The BCC has been charged with recommending harmonized policies and procedures for NCI-supported biorepositories that will enable the highest quality research while ensuring the ethical integrity of the process and fostering public trust.

The BCC includes senior program managers who oversee biorepository-related programs across NCI intramural and extramural divisions.

Membership

LeeAnn Bailey, Ph.D.
Program Director
Diversity Training Branch (formerly CMBB)
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Blvd., Suite 602, Rm 6032
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 496-7344 phone
(301) 435-9225 fax
baileyl@mail.nih.gov

Anna D. Barker, Ph.D.
Deputy Director and
Deputy Director for Advanced Technologies and Strategic Partnerships
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 11A30
MSC 2580
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
(301) 496-1045
(301) 480-2889 Fax
barkera@mail.nih.gov

L. Michelle Bennett, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Science
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 3A-11
MSC 2440
31 Center Drive
Bethesda MD 20892-2440
(301) 496-4345
(301) 496-0775 Fax
lmbennett@nih.gov

Christine D. Berg, M.D.
Chief
Early Detection Research Group
Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Executive Plaza North
Suite 3100
6130 Executive Boulevard
MSC 7346
Bethesda, MD 20892-7346
(301) 496-1071
(301) 480-0465 Fax
bergc@mail.nih.gov

Jaswant S. Bhorjee, Ph.D.
Program Director
Cancer Centers Branch
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Room 700
6116 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20892
(301) 435-9035
(301) 402-0181 Fax
bhoreej@mail.nih.gov

Carolyn C. Compton, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 10A03
MSC 2580
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
(301) 496-1550
(301) 480-4814 Fax
comptcar@mail.nih.gov

Ian Fore, D. Phil.
Director
Biorepository and Pathology Informatics
Center for Bioinformatics
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Suite 705
6116 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20892
(301) 496-3355
(301) 480-4222 Fax
forei@mail.nih.gov

Daniela S. Gerhard, Ph.D.
(ad hoc advisor)
Director
Office of Cancer Genomics
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 10A07
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 451-8027
(301) 480-4368 Fax
gerhardd@mail.nih.gov

Marianne K. Henderson, M.S.
Chief
Office of Division Operations and Analysis
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Room 8060
6120 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20892
(301) 496-8672
(301) 402-3256 Fax
hendersm@mail.nih.gov

Andrew Hruszkewycz, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director
Organ Systems Branch
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Suite 7013
6116 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20892
(301) 496-8528
(301) 402-5319 Fax
ah5x@nih.gov

John M. Jessup, M.D.
Chief
Diagnostics Evaluation Branch
Cancer Diagnosis Program
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Executive Plaza North, Room 6040
6130 Executive Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 435-9010
(301) 402-7819 Fax
jessupj@mail.nih.gov

Paula Kim
(ad hoc advisor)
President
TRAC-Translating Research Across Communities
411 Walnut St., # 3213
Green Cove Springs, FL 32043
(310) 704-5260
(904) 294-7829
(310) 388-1524 Fax
paula@paulakim.net

Jason Levine, M.D.
Staff Clinician
Pediatric Oncology Branch and Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
6116 Executive Boulevard
Suite 702
Rockville, MD 20892-8325
(301) 594-2938
(301) 402-1259 Fax
levineja@mail.nih.gov

Nicole C. Lockhart, Ph.D.
Biospecimen Technology Program Specialist
Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 10A03
MSC 2580
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
(301) 496-0556
(301) 480-4814 Fax
lockhani@mail.nih.gov

Irina A. Lubensky, M.D.
Chief
Resources Development Branch
Cancer Diagnosis Program
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
EPN, Room 6032
6130 Executive Blvd
Rockville, MD 20892-7420
(301) 496-7147
(301) 402-7819 Fax
lubenskyi@mail.nih.gov

Helen M. Moore, Ph.D.
Administrative Director
Biospecimen Research Network
Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 10A03
MSC 2580
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
(301) 496-0206
(301) 480-4814 Fax
moorehe@mail.nih.gov

Kimberly Myers, Ph.D.
Biospecimen Technology Program Manager
Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research
Innovative Molecular Analysis Technology Program
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 10A03
MSC 2580
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
(301) 496-0436
(301) 480-4814 Fax
myersk@mail.nih.gov

Karen Pitt, Ph.D.
Special Assistant for Biological Resources
Office of the Director
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Executive Plaza South, Room 7034
MSC 7242
6120 Executive Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892-7242
(301) 402-7750
(301) 496-1854 Fax
pittk@mail.nih.gov

Marsha E. Reichman, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor on Biospecimens and Bioinformatics
Office of the Director
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
(301) 594-7032
ReichmaM@mail.nih.gov

Yaffa Rubinstein, Ph.D.
Program Director
Office of Rare Diseases Research
National Institutes of Health
6100 Executive Blvd Suite 3B01
Rockville, MD 20892
(301) 489-9655
rubinsty@od.nih.gov

Sherilyn Sawyer, Ph.D.
Biospecimen Technology Program Manager
Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 10A03
MSC 2580
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
301-451-2880
(301) 480-4814 Fax
sawyers@mail.nih.gov

Sheri Dixon Schully, Ph.D.
Program Director
Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
6130 Executive Plaza Suite 5115
Bethesda, MD 20892
301.435.4911
schullys@mail.nih.gov

Daniela Seminara, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Consortia Coordinator and Program Director
Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Executive Plaza North, Room 5142
6130 Executive Blvd
Rockville, MD 20892-7393
(301) 496-9600
(301) 435-5477 Fax
seminard@mail.nih.gov

Jeffrey W. Thomas, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor
Technology Transfer Branch
National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Fairview Center, Suite 500
1003 W. 7th Street
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 846-5465
(301) 846-6820 Fax
jeffreyt@mail.nih.gov

Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Acting Chief
Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers Research Group
Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Executive Plaza North, Room 2141
6130 Executive Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892-7317
(for FedEx delivery use Rockville, MD 20852)
(301) 594-7671
(301) 435-6344 Fax
asad.umar@nih.gov

Jim Vaught, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 10A03
MSC 2580
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
(301) 451-7314 (OBBR)
(301) 480-4814 Fax (OBBR)
vaughtj@mail.nih.gov

Rihab Yassin, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Cancer Biology
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Suite 5000
6130 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20892-7393
(301) 496-7028
(301) 402-1037 Fax
yassinr@mail.nih.gov