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SELECTBIO Conferences Liquid Biopsies and Minimally-Invasive Diagnostics 2017

Larry Blocher's Biography



Larry Blocher, Chief Executive Officer, Bio-Options, Inc.

Dr. Blocher is the founder and CEO of Bio-options, Inc. Bio-options was established in 2003 to provide human biospecimens to researchers and scientists. These biospecimens are obtained from hospitals, medical groups and clinical laboratories located within the United States.

Dr. Blocher is the Medical Director for Pacific Bio-Material Management, Inc., a commercial biostorage, transport, management and cold chain logistics company located in El Segundo, CA. Dr. Blocher is a member of the Institutional Review Board for Little Company of Mary Medical Center, Torrance, CA.

Prior to founding Bio-options, Dr. Blocher was a founder and corporate officer of several healthcare related companies. He was an associate lawyer at Davis Wright Tremaine in their healthcare law practice in Los Angeles, CA.

Dr. Blocher received his M.D. from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and completed a surgical internship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, TX. He also obtained his J.D. at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas. He graduated from SUNY at Stony Brook with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in electrical instrumentation.

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Biospecimens for Biomarker Research: How to Work with your Biorepository to get the Specimens you Need

Friday, 6 October 2017 at 09:00

Add to Calendar ▼2017-10-06 09:00:002017-10-06 10:00:00Europe/LondonBiospecimens for Biomarker Research: How to Work with your Biorepository to get the Specimens you NeedLiquid Biopsies and Minimally-Invasive Diagnostics 2017 in Coronado Island, CaliforniaCoronado Island, CaliforniaSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com

Quality biospecimens from the right donor are essential for biomarker research.  The quality of your research is directly related to the quality of your biospecimen.  As the saying goes, "garbage in - garbage out."  I will discuss how a commercial biorepository obtains and distributes biospecimens.  You will understand the differences on how different entities collect biospecimens and identify donors and how that may affect your research.  I will also discuss how to best work with your biospecimen provider, what questions to ask and what information you need to provide.


Add to Calendar ▼2017-10-05 00:00:002017-10-06 00:00:00Europe/LondonLiquid Biopsies and Minimally-Invasive Diagnostics 2017Liquid Biopsies and Minimally-Invasive Diagnostics 2017 in Coronado Island, CaliforniaCoronado Island, CaliforniaSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com