Sheila O'Donoghue

Sheila O'Donoghue serves as Leader of the Biobanking and Biospecimen Research Services (BBRS) unit at BC Cancer, where she directs national biobank certification and education initiatives through the Canadian Tissue Repository Network (CTRNet). Her expertise spans clinical research management and biobank operations, with over 15 years of experience managing national and local clinical research trials. Beyond her operational leadership, she contributes to research ethics and governance through her roles on the BC Cancer Research Ethics Board, the BC Children's Hospital Biobank executive committee, and the Cascadia Specimen Access Network governance committee. Her impact on international biobanking standards is evidenced by her past chairmanship of the Education and Training Committee for the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER). As project manager for the BC BioLibrary, she has played a crucial role in advancing biospecimen research quality and standardization across Canada while maintaining her commitment to ethical research practices and professional education in biobanking