Biopathology Center Processing and Banking Core

The Processing and Banking Core provides outstanding biospecimen processing and banking services, utilizing the best technologies for current and future research.

The Processing and Banking Core provides a variety of services to institutional investigators to support discovery and innovation. Services provided include:

  • Support for the planning and development of project specific logistics`, detailing biospecimen collection, processing, distribution and storage specific to the needs of the project or study
  • Animal or human biospecimen accessioning and processing, including but not limited to: blood, tissue, body fluids, bone marrow, CSF, sputum
  • CLIA-certified nucleic acid extractions (DNA and/or RNA or DNA/RNA co-extractions)
  • Mononuclear cell isolation and cryopreservation (buffy coat and Ficoll)
  • Digital pathology and whole slide imaging
  • Distribution of specimens (internal or external)
  • Short- and long-term biospecimen banking
  • Coordination of biospecimen procurement and/or clinical laboratory testing through the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine or the Institute for Genomic Medicine

The Processing and Banking Core is equipped with the expertise and infrastructure provided through the Biopathology Center (BPC), creating an ability to handle a wide variety of biospecimen types and maintain the flexibility needed to accommodate the unique needs of each project.

The Processing and Banking Core is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Biorepository Accreditation Program

The Processing and Banking Core provides 24 hour/7 days a week temperature-monitored storage solutions, including -20°, -80°, and liquid nitrogen (LN2) vapor phase, to provide optimal banking conditions for each biospecimen.  Electronic documentation of processes throughout the biospecimen life cycle within the Core is tracked for future project reporting.

For additional information or to discuss potential services not listed above. Please contact the Processing and Banking Core.