From Central Office
New Working Party on Big Data
Established in 2023
Aim
Our aim is to advance big data research in transfusion medicine, promote public health use of donor data and samples, and raise awareness of emerging technologies relevant to transfusion biology.
The WP was established to provide a dedicated platform for ISBT members engaged in Big Data and omics research. It aims to foster collaboration and share experiences among researchers. The WP seeks to enhance public health research and optimize transfusion practices based on large data sets and insights from omics studies. Ultimately, it was created to advance scientific knowledge and translate discoveries into practical applications that improve patient outcomes.
Please note that you need to be an active ISBT member to join a WP
The Big Data WP brings together ISBT members engaged in Big Data and omics research within transfusion medicine to foster collaboration, share experiences, and raise awareness of technological advancements. Partnering with the ISBT Academy, the Working Party contributes to educational initiatives like webinars and organizes specialized sessions and workshops at ISBT congresses.
By focusing on large-scale studies utilizing donor data and samples, the WP investigates the health effects of blood and plasma donation and the impact of donor characteristics on recipient outcomes through vein-to-vein databases. Additionally, donor studies may be used for general public health research across a range of health and disease conditions. Incorporating high-throughput omics technologies, it aims to gain novel mechanistic insights and translate basic biological discoveries into practical applications. Collaborating with other ISBT working parties and external organizations, the group strives to optimize transfusion practices based on the molecular understanding of donor and recipient biology.
Big Data Workshop, 2023
This workshop was held at the 2023 Gothenburg ISBT congress with the aim to establish the Big Data Working Party. The session included 11 presentations about various large-scale donor studies conducted in recent years. After the presentations, there was a panel discussion about what the focus of the Big Data WP should be on large-scale donor and recipient studies using omics technologies.
Speakers: Angelo D'Alessandro, Nareg Roubinian, Christian Erikstrup, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Antoine Lewin, Gustaf Edgren, Erica Wood, Brian Custer, Simon Stanworth, Pierre Tiberghien, Katja van den Hurk
Published: 18 June 2023
Leadership
Christian Erikstrup and Angelo D'Alessandro will serve as the chairs for the inaugural period of the WP.
Christian Erikstrup
ISBT Regional Director Europe, Chair Professor of Clinical Immunology at Aarhus University, Denmark
Angelo D'Alessandro
Assistant Professor and Director of the Metabolomics Core of the School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Denver
