I am an AP/CP board-certified pathologist with fellowship training specifically in the area of gastrointestinal and liver pathology. My expertise in diagnostic GI and liver pathology, combined with my experience with basic science modalities using human tissue samples (including immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, laser capture microdissection, FISH, CISH, and molecular diagnostics) qualifies me to direct the Duke Biospecimen Repository & Processing Core (BRPC). This is the largest tissue and blood biobank at Duke, housed within the Department of Pathology. I am the Principal Investigator of Duke's first broad-consent protocol for excess tissue and blood donation under which thousands of Duke patients have donated their leftover clinical samples to research. Nationally, I am Vice Chair of the Biorepository Accreditation Program Committee for the College of American Pathologists (CAP), overseeing the CAP accreditation program for biorepositories. I am uniquely qualified to protect patient safety during both biobanking and translational research involving human samples.