University of Massachusetts Medical School: BioServe Network Member
A Dynamic Tissue Collection and Procurement Service
The goal of the UMass Cancer Center Tissue and Tumor Bank is to facilitate basic science, clinical research and translational studies by providing researchers with the ability to obtain and study human tissues using a dynamic collection, storage, annotation, and distribution service.
Fresh, diseased tissue is collected and processed immediately after surgery. When possible, surrounding healthy tissue is collected as a matched normal control. Anonymous, de-identified clinical and pathologic data are linked to the specimens in a secure database.
In addition to routine histology, fresh tissue for cell culture, frozen sections, as well as DNA and RNA extractions are available. Bone marrow and blood specimens are collected and available as fresh cell isolates, frozen cell isolates or unprocessed.
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About University of Massachusetts Medical School
The University of Massachusetts Medical School, one of the fastest growing academic health centers in the country, has built a reputation as a world-class research institution, consistently producing noteworthy advances in clinical and basic research. The Medical School attracts more than $240 million in research funding annually, 80 percent of which comes from federal funding sources. The mission of the Medical School is to advance the health and well-being of the people of the commonwealth and the world through pioneering education, research, public service and health care delivery with its clinical partner, UMass Memorial Health Care. For more information, visit www.umassmed.edu.