Hollings Home  Contact Us  Find a Doctor  Researcher Directory  Clinical Trials  Parking, Maps & Directions

National Cancer Institute Designated Cancer Center


MUSC Hollings Cancer Center logo

Researcher in lab

Research Programs

Clinical Trials
Shared Resources
Cancer Registry
Research Events
Funding Opportunities
Home > Research > Shared Resources > Tissue Biorepository
Tissue Biorepositoryprinter iconprint

Director:
Angen Liu, MD, PhD

Contact Information:
Name: Laura Columbo
Phone: 843-792-8165
Location: HCC 311 Lab HCC 351

Description:

The Tissue Biorepository Shared Resource facility banks excess tissue and bodily fluids collected at the time of biopsy or resection. Patient linked data can be retrieved for all banked specimens while maintaining patients’ rights and confidentiality. Specimens are only banked with appropriate informed consent.

Staff:
Laura Columbo - Laboratory Technologist III
Cynthia McCabe - Administrative Coordinator
Phone: Office (843) 792-8165* Lab (843) 792-8124
E-mail: tissuebank@musc.edu
Location: Office HCC311, Lab HCC351

Services:
Important Links:      Order Form
                                    Patient Consent Form
                                    IRB Policies and Procedures                            

Retrieval, processing, and banking of tissue (tumor and corresponding normal as 
   available) and bodily fluids including those for protocol driven studies.

 Retrieval of banked specimens for research use.

Referral to pathologist and researcher consultants for protocol development 
    and tissue evaluation.

Technical support and expertise for routine histological paraffin and frozen
   section analyses of research specimens.

Personalized patient data retrieval and spreadsheet compilation.



 Medical University of South Carolina
 86 Jonathan Lucas Street
 Charleston, SC  29425
 (843)-792-0700
Page Last Updated:08/13/2008
© 2009 Medical University of South Carolina
All Rights Reserved
Twitter iconOur University  Our Hospital   Disclaimer  Privacy  Accessibility  Hollings Intranet  Careers  Site Map