Fay Betsou

Fay Betsou is a prominent researcher at the Institut Pasteur, serving as Principal Investigator for multiple significant projects related to biobanking and clinical sample management. She leads the Pasteur Institute Biological Resource Center (CRBIP) team, which specializes in sample analysis and banking.

Her research interests span biobanking methodologies, pre-analytical variables in sample processing, microbial collections, and clinical research infrastructure. Dr. Betsou has made substantial contributions to developing standardized protocols for biobanking, including tools like SPREC v3.0 and Findmyassay.com that help researchers qualify clinical samples for downstream applications.

Her publication record shows a strong focus on quality assurance in biobanking, with recent work examining blood collection techniques, microbial resource governance, and virtual biobank networking. Her research demonstrates increasing emphasis on practical applications of biobanking standards in clinical settings.

• 2021, ISBER Pioneer Award
• 2018, ILNAS Standardization National Delegate Award
• 2013, ISBER Outstanding Leadership and Training Award

Dr. Betsou actively contributes to major collaborative projects including Project COMFORT, which aims to develop patient-centric blood microsampling techniques, and the ECDC Temporary Strain Collection for Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. Her work bridges the gap between biobanking standards and clinical applications, with particular attention to practical implementation challenges.

She is involved with the INVOLvE platform (Investigation and volunteers in human health) at the Institut Pasteur, contributing to ethical frameworks for research involving human participants. Her leadership extends to developing external quality assurance programs that provide evidence on the impact of preanalytical variables in clinical biobanking.