The Repository
The PBC contains over 800,000 biological samples from about 80,000 patient visits to UPMC hospitals. Search and access frozen surgical excess tissue and biofluids for cancer, other disease states, and normal.
→ Search the Repository | Access Tissue and Services
Prospective Tissue Collection & Banking
PBC staff will work with you to identify cases and obtain specimens from surgical cases at UPMC hospitals.
→ Tissue Banking
Honest Broker & IRB Services
The PBC operates a full service IRB-approved Honest Broker System (HB015) to ensure research integrity.
→ Honest Broker and IRB Services
Research Histology
Full service histology including tissue processing, staining, immunohistochemistry, imaging, and TMA for frozen and FFPE tissue.
→ Imaging | Histology | TMA
Additional Resources
- Biomedical Research Resource Database
- PBC Project Management Request Tool
- TCGA TMA Resource User Guide
Attribution
Please remember to include the applicable statement in the acknowledgment section of your publications
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.
Work performed in the UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterTissue and Research Pathology Services (TARPS)Shared Resource Facility and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, and the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30CA047904.
ISBER
The University of Pittsburgh Biospecimen Core follows ISBER (International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories) Best Practices and has a robust Quality Program and Quality Manager