Colloquium
Department of Physics, NCU
Biophysical perspectives of the biobanking enterprise
Dr. Chung-ke Chang (張中科)
Taiwan Biobank, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
Date 2021.12.14 (Tue)
Place S4-625
Time 14:00-16:00
Abstract:
Biobanking is arguably one of the major scientific developments in this century and has become a major driver of biomedical research and the biotech industry. Biophysics as a field has not been traditionally associated with biobanks; however, several biophysical concepts are involved in establishing and running a biobank. Biophysicists are equipped with skill sets that, in hindsight, would be immensely valuable in a biobank setting. In addition, biophysics research could benefit from “big data” and “big sample” biobank infrastructures.
In this presentation, I shall attempt to provide an “outside the box” view of how the biophysics and biobanking community may work together to solve both real-world and scientific questions. I shall also provide an example of how biobank data covering multiple omics modalities may be used for research. At the end, I will provide information on how to tap the resources of the largest biobanking infrastructure in Taiwan, the Taiwan Biobank.