Biopathology Center

The Biopathology Center (BPC) is a biorepository with the primary objective of long-term acquisition and storage of a large number of cancer, normal and diseased biospecimens obtained from patients with Informed Consent, and related data for the purpose of supporting cutting edge research.

The BPC operates under the guidance of The Research Institute of Nationwide Children's Hospital, in collaboration with The Ohio State University Medical Center. The research investigators supported by the BPC are not localized to one city, state, region, or even country - investigators worldwide look to the BPC to meet their needs. The broad diversity in age, geographic origin, sex, etc, of our specimen donors and the large number of specimens on hand constitute a large, statistically significant collection suitable for plausible research conclusions. While acquiring pediatric and gynecologic cancer tissues is our primary focus, virtually any non-infectious tissue is accepted into our inventory.

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Publications

View a list of recent publications by Biopathology Center faculty

Processing Cancer

Learn how the sophisticated, high-quality biobanking effort at Nationwide Children's came to be and how the Biopathology Center receives and distributes cancer samples world wide
Read more :: Processing Cancer

Anatomy of a Tumor Bank

Nationwide Children's Hospital was awarded an initial $5.5 million contract to serve as a Biospecimen Core Resource (BCR) for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) of the National Cancer Institute.

TCGA was launched to create a comprehensive catalog of the genomic changes involved in more than 20 common types of cancer. This large-scale effort is being carried out by a network of more than 100 researchers at organizations across the nation.

As a Biospecimen Core Resource for TCGA, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital will be central to the process of acquiring both tumor and normal tissue samples and their accompanying clinical information from contributing medical and research centers.

Read more about Nationwide Children's Being Chosen as a Biospecimen Core Resource for The Cancer Genome Atlas