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Last Updated: 07/25/14

Biorepository Coordinating Committee (BCC)

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 was 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 was charged with recommending harmonized policies and procedures for NCI-supported biorepositories to enable the highest quality research while ensuring the ethical integrity of the process and fostering public trust.

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

Membership

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

Latarsha Carithers, Ph.D. [C]
Project Manager
Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
11400 Rockville Pike, Suite 700
North Bethesda, MD 20852
(301) 435-8437
(301) 480-4814 Fax
latarsha.carithers@nih.gov

Ian Fore, D. Phil.
Director
Biorepository and Pathology InformaticsCenter for Bioinformatics
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 705
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
6120 Executive Boulevard, Rm 8060
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
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 7013
Rockville, MD 20892
(301) 496-8528
(301) 402-5319 Fax
ah5x@nih.gov

John M. Jessup, M.D.
Chief
Diagnostics Evaluation
BranchCancer 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)
PresidentTRAC-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
Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
11400 Rockville Pike, Suite 700
North Bethesda, MD 20852
(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 BlvdRockville, MD 20892-7420
(301) 496-7147
(301) 402-7819 Fax
lubenskyi@mail.nih.gov

Leah Mechanic, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Program Director
Host Susceptibility Factors Branch
Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
6130 Executive Blvd., Rm. 5126
MSC 7393
Bethesda, MD 20892-7393
(301) 496-8105
(301) 435-6609 Fax
mechanil@mail.nih.gov

Helen M. Moore, Ph.D.
Administrative Director
Biospecimen Research Network
Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
11400 Rockville Pike, Suite 700
North Bethesda, MD 20852
(301) 496-0206
(301) 480-4814 Fax
moorehe@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 BoulevardBethesda, MD 20892-7242
(301) 402-7750
(301) 496-1854
Faxpittk@mail.nih.gov

Krzysztof Ptak
Program Director
Office of Cancer Centers
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
6116 Executive Blvd, Rm 7004
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 435-9035
krzysztofptak@ninds.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
Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
11400 Rockville Pike, Suite 700
North Bethesda, MD 20852
(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 20892301.435.4911
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
(301) 594-7671
(301) 435-6344 Fax
asad.umar@nih.gov

Jim Vaught, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
11400 Rockville Pike, Suite 700
North Bethesda, MD 20852
(301) 451-7314 (OBBR)
(301) 480-4814 Fax (OBBR)
vaughtj@mail.nih.gov

Elizabeth Wagner
Scientific Program Coordinator
Transfusion Medicine & Cellular Therapeutics
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
Rockledge Building 2, Rm 9152
6701 Rockledge Dr.
Bethesda, MD 20817
(301) 451-9491
(301) 480-0868 Fax
ew45p@nih.gov

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