Client and Colleague Testimonials
“Helena has proven to be one of our most valuable assets during planning of the National Cancer Institute’s Moonshot Biobank. I'm amazed at Helena’s deep expertise in seemingly every aspect of biobanking and her dedication to the highest quality standards in everything she does. Aside from her technical knowledge in governance, biobanking protocols and informatics, she has been an important contributor to development of our participant and provider engagement strategies and matters involving ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI). Helena has demonstrated passion and commitment in her work with patient advocates as they've given input into building the Biobank and has prioritized their voice and perspectives when developing documents such as consent forms, educational videos and development of our website. Helena's positive and collaborative nature has made it an absolute pleasure to work with her!”
Esmeralda Casas‑Silva, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute
“Helena’s up-to-date, extensive knowledge of biobanking best practices was a real asset to the Human Heart Repository at Duke. She provided realistic, easy to implement steps to raise the quality of our biobanking program, especially related to data management.”
“Helena knows how to ‘talk the talk’ when it comes to biobanking informatics. Although she may say that she is not an “IT person” she is adept at bridging the gap between the end user and the technical team. The fact that she is a subject matter expert in biobanking is a valuable asset when working with diverse biobanking entities.”
“Helena’s support in obtaining funding for our centralized cancer tissue bank was invaluable. She is a champion for high quality biobanking practices and advocates tirelessly in support of strong ethics and community engagement.”
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guiding principles
Biobanking would not be possible without the valuable donations from participants. All of my work is guided by that statement. We owe it to participants to communicate with them clearly, respect their choices and use their valuable donation in a responsible and ethical manner.
About Me
helena ellis
I began my career in human subjects research nearly 30 years ago when there were no published 'biobanking best practices' to guide our work. I'm proud to say that I have been part of the International Society of Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) community since it's inception and have contributed to all of ISBER’s published Repository Best Practices . I’m served as a member of the College of American Pathologist’s Biorepository Accreditation Program Committee for six years and have conducted peer biorepostory inspections.