Biobank Oversight
When you enroll in the Discover Together (DT) Biobank, you can trust that your biospecimens (biological samples) are used in an ethical manner. We have governing bodies in place to ensure all samples are used safely, responsibly and for worthy scientific purposes.
Our two main oversight committees are the Biobank Executive Committee and the Biospecimen & Data Access Committee. Committee members—made up of Cincinnati Children’s physicians, researchers and executives—work together to ensure samples are used in a way that is consistent with Cincinnati Children’s policies and is scientifically ethical and relevant.
Biobank Executive Committee
This committee oversees all biobank operations. For example, we appoint members of the Biospecimen & Data Access Committee and provide guidance related to internal and external research collaborations. We also make sure the DT Biobank complies with all regulatory requirements.
Executive committee members are:
- DT Biobank Executive Committee Chair: Tracy Glauser, MD
- Director, Division of Pathology: Sarangarajan Ranganathan, MD
- DT Biobank Director and Principal Investigator: Mike Pauciulo, MBA
- Chief Research Informatics Officer: Phil Hagedorn, PhD, MBI
- Director, Division of Human Genetics: Anne Slavotinek, PhD, MBBS
- Director, Division of Biomedical Informatics: Eneida Mendonca, MD, PhD
- Shared Facilities Operations Manager: Nicole White, MBA, PhD
- DT Biobank Program Manager: Morgan Tracy, MHA, CCRP
- Pathology Project Manager: Jamie Reuss, BS, HI (ASCP)
Biospecimen & Data Access Committee
This committee’s main job is to ensure biobank samples (and any medical data linked to those samples) are used appropriately. We carefully review each sample or data request to ensure it will be used for credible, well-designed and relevant research.
