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Biospecimen & Histology 
Histology Resources
Histology & Micro-Imaging Core (HMC)Carlos A Castro
High quality, rapid tissue processing and imaging services. “Tissue to image” approach allows investigators to request services, drop off samples, and receive interpretation, images, or image analyses of their processed samples according to their needs. Oakland, MWRI
Histology Lab Services CoreJulia Hart
Prepares and mounts tissue sections from fixed or frozen tissue. Human tissue must be fixed. A variety of tissue staining methods are supported, including some custom work. Riverside, BRDG2
Pitt Biospecimen Core (PBC)Christina Kline
Human sample procurement, processing,banking, Pathology consultation, and research histology. Multiple hospital locations.
Rangos Histology CoreMichele Mulkeen
High quality individualized histological services including tissue processing and embedding, sectioning, routine stains and novel antibody workup. Lawrenceville, RANCH
Tissue Culture and Histology Core FacilityKatherine Davoli
Histology support from tissue processing to H&E staining for FFPE or fresh frozen specimens. Basic and advanced tissue culture techniques available. Open to all researchers with a vision related project regardless of department or institutional affiliation. Training is available for user operated access to all equipment or services can be performed by facility staff.
Specimen Acquisition
Brain Bank, NeuropathologyContact
Biorepository specializing in brain tissue. Predominantly deceased adults with neurodegenerative diseases. Limited number of pediatric cases involving genetic disorders. Oakland, SCAIF
Magee Obstetric Medical and Infant (MOMI) Database and BiobankJeanette Wellman
Obstetric biological materials from prenatal visits through delivery along with annotated clinical information. Study design assistance is available. Oakland, Magee Hospital
Pitt BioRepository DatabasePaul Wood
Online: Searchable database of biorepositories at Pitt with collaborator contact information. Online.
Pitt Biospecimen Core (PBC)Christina Kline
Human sample procurement, processing,banking, Pathology consultation, and research histology. Multiple hospital locations.
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