Roger Bjugn is a board certified pathologist with a PhD in neuroscience. In addition, he has a master’s degree in management. He has previously held a number of elected positions in the Norwegian Medical Associatian, inluding Chairman of the Norwegian Society of Pathology. His knowledge of biobanking is based on hands-on experience with both ethical, organizational and technical biobank issues. Since 2004, he has been working particularly with administrative systems and technical infrastructure related to diagnostic biobanks, treatment biobanks and research biobanks at Oslo University Hospital in Olso, Norway. He has also been involved in several regional, national and international biobank projects. Roger has been an ISBER-member since 2004 and is currently a member of the working group on hospital integrated biorepositories. He has also been a member of the Marble Arch Working Group since its initiation in 2005.
