Background. Minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) is a simplified postmortem examination technique that has shown to be an adequate approach for cause of death investigation in low-resource ...

“We’ve moved to a much more modern lab space that will allow us to better serve our users from all over the world,” Wang says. The PCRL (previously orthopedic research lab/Center for Metabolic Bone ...

Core Needle Biopsies (CNBs) and Fine Needle Aspirates (FNAs) are the primary biopsy techniques utilized for pre-operative diagnosis, in many cases dictating the therapeutic approach for patient care.

In a molecular diagnostic laboratory, having a system for tracking specimens, or assays, is integral to workflow efficiency and accuracy. Although streamlining this process often proves to be ...

As technologies and methodologies advance, so do the potential applications for biospecimens. In this article, we explore seven uses of FFPE, ranging from the common to the cutting-edge.

Patient-derived xenografts offer a platform for basic cancer research and preclinical therapeutic evaluations. Fresh tissue plays a vital role in primary cell functional assays, cell line development, ...

The CARET Biorepository includes biologic material from the 18,314 CARET participants. Participants enrolled in the two pilot studies which preceded CARET (all of whom remain part of CARET) had blood ...