Dr. Peter Watson is Director of the Biobanking and Biospecimen Research Services program at BC Cancer. He is a Staff Pathologist and Professor of Pathology at BC Cancer and the University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist at the BC Cancer Victoria an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) in British Columbia. He is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology University of Victoria. He is the Director of Biobanking and Biospecimen Research Services (BBRS) which is a research infrastructure group that encompasses an active biobank (Tumour Tissue Repository) at and a biobanking support unit (Office of Biobank Education and Research). He also leads the Canadian Tissue Repository Network (CTRNet) that maintains and operates biobank quality platforms including the CTRNet biobank registration and certification programs that are accessible nationally and internationally.