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Streamlining PBMC Isolation with Automation: A Biobank’s Validation Experience

Join us for a live webinar to learn how automation is transforming PBMC isolation. Hear how a biobank improved throughput and achieved reliable validation, making cell isolation more efficient and effective.

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) are of increasing popularity in clinical research due to their broad range of applications, including cell and gene therapy development, biomarker identification, and immune response analysis. While density gradient centrifugation and magnetic cell isolation are two methods commonly used to isolate PBMCs from whole blood, performing these techniques manually can be laborious, time-consuming, and leave room for error, which can delay downstream applications and research progress.

In this webinar, three members of the New South Wales Health Statewide Biobank (NSWHSB) team—Dr. Beth Caruana, Maria Villalva, and Yingshi Li—will share their experience of transitioning to a different PBMC isolation method, adopting automation in their high-throughput workflow, and further explore the benefits and challenges of this transition.

Streamlining PBMC Isolation with Automation: A Biobank’s Validation Experience

Date & Time: :
Tuesday, February 18, 4 p.m. PST | 7 p.m. EST
Wednesday, February 19, 8 a.m. SGT | 11 a.m. AEDT

*If you are unable to attend at this time, please register and a link will be sent to you with the recorded version.

Topics covered include:

Transitioning to a New PBMC Isolation Method: Discover how NSWHSB successfully transitioned to an improved PBMC isolation method, meeting the demands of high-quality biobanking.
Validation and Verification of a High-Throughput Workflow: Understand the validation and verification steps for protocols and equipment in a high-throughput workflow.
Integrating Automation in a Biobank's Workflows: Learn how automation streamlined the biobanking workflow to increase sample volumes.
Operational Benefits and Challenges: Compare manual cell isolation with EasySep™ and automated isolation with RoboSep™, highlighting efficiency gains, scalability, and challenges that may arise during implementation.

Dr. Beth Caruana

Beth Caruana is the Senior Research Scientist at NSWHSB. She has a PhD in cell biology and industry experience in antibody drug discovery. Beth was awarded an ABNA Emerging Biobanking Leader Scholarship in 2024 and is on the Australian Biospecimen Network Association (ABNA Management Committee).

Maria Villalva

Maria is a Research Scientific Officer at NSWHSB and has a Master of Research in Biomedical Sciences.

Yingshi Li

Yingshi is a Research Scientific Officer at NSWHSB, with a Bachelor of Medical Science (Hons) from University of New South Wales (UNSW).