Friday, March 2, 2012

Community Roundtable, April 9: Biobanking 101: What are they and how can the public participate?

If you're in central Indiana this coming April, you might want to attend a community event on biobanks. PredictER's Eric M. Meslin will be directing a roundtable discussion on biobanks on April 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Indiana Historical Society, 450 W. Ohio St.

This event is sponsored by The Fairbanks Institute for Healthy Communities and the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Community Health Engagement Program.

Eric M. Meslin, PhD, is director of IU Center for Bioethics and associate dean for bioethics at the IU School of Medicine. He also co-directs the IU Center for Law, Ethics and Applied Research in Health Information and directs the Indiana CTSI Bioethics and Subject Advocacy Program.

Parking is free and lunch will be provided. To register, visit redcap.uits.iu.edu/surveys/?s=g6M4FP.

For more information, see the event flier.