San Diego Area

SOCRA San Diego Chapter Meeting Announcement

Date: Monday, December 9, 2019 

Time: 6:00 - 7:00PM

Speaker Name: Kerri Bertrand, MPH

Speaker Title: Research Manager, Mommy's Milk: Human Milk Research Biorepository

Speaker Affiliation: UC San Diego, Department of Pediatrics, Center for Better Beginnings

Program Title: Managing a Biorepository: Lessons Learned from Mommy's Milk, the Human Milk Biorepository at UCSD

Description: Mommy's Milk Human Milk Research Biorepository strives to understand the benefits of human milk and how milk influences the health and development of children. The two main efforts of Mommy's Milk are: 1) to establish a clinical research database of human milk indexed samples for medial scientists to query and cull from for independent, IRB approved projects, and 2) to further the understanding of the relationship between human breast milk and infant and child health and development.

A few objectives:

• To understand the study design of Mommy's Milk

• To evaluate the management of biospecimens

• To understand how researchers apply to use biospecimens for independent projects.

 

Location: 7910 Frost Street, Suite 440, San Diego, CA 92123

Parking Information: There is a multi-level parking structure directly next to the Medical Center Building. The 2nd level of the parking structure offers a covered bridge access to the building. Disabled parking is also available. In the main building, you will find Suite 440 across from the elevators once you exit the fourth-floor elevators. Parking is $4 for the first four hours; parking vouchers may be available.

Driving Directions:

  •  From Highway 163 North exit Mesa College Drive/Kearny Villa Road. Turn right on Kearny Villa Road. Turn right on Health Center Drive. Turn left on Frost Street. Entrance will be on your left.
  •  From Highway 163 South exit Genesee. Turn left on Genesee. Turn left on Health Center Drive. Turn right on Frost Street. Entrance will be on your left.
  •  From Interstate 805 North exit Kearny Villa Road. Turn left on Kearny Villa Road. Turn left on Health Center Drive. Turn left on Frost Street. Entrance will be on your left.
  • From Interstate 805 South take Highway 163 South and exit Genesee. Turn left on Genesee. Turn left on Health Center Drive. Turn right on Frost Street. Entrance will be on your left.

Number of SOCRA CEU’s Available:  1 CEU for SOCRA members

 

Contact Person (RSVP & Questions): Jennifer Dier, jdier@health.ucsd.edu

 

Please share this announcement with your colleagues. SOCRA members and non-members welcome!

 

Chapter Chairperson:

Jennifer Dier, CCRP
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