The Pitt Biospecimen Core is funded and operated through a partnership between the Department of Pathology within the School of Medicine, the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
The main objectives of the PBC
- To provide a mechanism to simplify and streamline the process of research tissue accrual and disbursement
- To provide efficient research pathology support services.
The tissue accrual and disbursement function of the PBC has been in existence since 1991 when the service focused on genitourinary cancers. The resource has substantially expanded and now procures and disburses tissue materials, as well as other biological specimens from patients with diverse pathology. The PBC provides support to major research projects such as the Lung Specialized Program Of Research Excellence (SPORE), the Early Disease Research Network (EDRN), the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank (NMVB), the Lung Tissue Research Consortium (LTRC), the Gynecological Cancer Center and the Cancer Genome Atlas Project (TCGA) research efforts as well as small programs and everything in between. Please contact us to work with your program to strengthen your research initiatives.
Location & Hours of Operation
UPMC Presbyterian, 3550 Terrace Street, Scaife Hall, 9th floor, RM A918.2 Pittsburgh, PA 15261
| Self-Use | TBD |
| Assisted-Use | M-F 7:30a-4:00p |
Citation Information
Work performed in the Pitt Biospecimen Core (RRID:SCR_025229) and services and instruments used in this project were supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences.