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Tissue and Blood Repository

Director: William G. Richards, Ph.D.

Location: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Thorn Research Building 403, 408, 410, 413; Boston, MA 02115

Core Summary:

This Tissue and Blood Repository Core provides specimen acquisition, processing and storage services, and access to archived frozen tissue specimens to the BWH/MGH/DFCI research community.

Categories and Institutions:
  • Categories
  • Clinical Research Samples and Support
  • Institutions
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
Personnel/Contact Information:

Director: William G. Richards, Ph.D.
Phone: (617) 732-6837
Fax: (617) 264-6810
Email

Facilities and Equipment:

Location of Core: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Thorn Research Building 403, 408, 410, 413; Boston, MA 02115

Major Equipment:

  • Protected cryo-storage at -80C, -140C, histology, cell culture
Services:
  • 'General Holdings' are anonymous specimens accrued by the bank, not associated with a particular account, and generally available to investigators for a fee

  • An 'Account' is a collection of specimens related to a protocol-based, contracted agreement to collect, process and/or store specimens on behalf of an investigator, group or program.


Getting Started:

To access the core, request specimens or establish an account, please contact Kathleen Kee at (617) 732-6780 or by email.


Departmental Web Link:

http://www.partners.org/researchcores/clinical/tissue_blood_BWH.html

Last updated: 2009-07-17T14:51:58Z