TSB – BioBank

Contact Us

Email: BioBank Email

Hours at University Hospital / WIMR: 6:30am-6:00pm M-F

Main University Campus Location: WIMR 2058 Map
WIMR Lab Phone: 608-262-4303
WIMR Office Phone: 608-262-8884

Hours at Eastpark Medical Center: 8:30am-4:30pm M-F

Eastpark Medical Center Phone: 608-914-0502

Services

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Interested in utilizing WiscShare for prospective Human Biospecimen Collections?

“Through close integration with the UW Health enterprise, TSB BioBank utilizes an IRB-approved protocol (2023-1237) to collect, process, store, and distribute a broad array of human-derived biospecimens that meet the varying needs of individual investigators.”

Our biospecimen repository contains thousands of already-existing high-quality tissue specimens with clinical annotations. Paired normal tissue and/or blood is often available to complement tumor samples. In partnership with Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine to pursue consent retroactively on archived clinical remnants, and expert consultation available from pathologist partners.

Available Biospecimens for Collection

Please visit our iLab page for any service, equipment, or consultation requests.

Specimen Type Populations Method of Acquisition Quantity Distribution and/or Preservation
Blood
  • Patients undergoing active treatment
  • Volunteers
  • Patients: Addition to clinical blood draw, research-only venipuncture
  • Volunteers: Research – only venipuncture
  • Patients: Up to 80ml; no more than every 4 weeks for adults, up to 3ml/kg every 4 weeks
  • Volunteers: Up to 200ml every 8 weeks
  • Clinical remnants
  • Extra blood in association with a clinical collection
  • Any of the following components:
    • Whole blood
    • Serum
    • Plasma
    • Buffy coats
    • PBMCs
Solid Tissue Patients
  • Surgical remnants following completion of pathologic examination
  • Dedicated research collections in association with a clinical procedure (e.g. additional pass of a needle core biopsy)
  • Variable, per clinical needs
  • Fresh
  • Snap frozen
  • OCT-embedded
  • FFPE
Bone Marrow Patients
  • Additional pull at time of aspiration at discretion of provider
  • Up to 6ml for adults and 3ml for pediatric patients, otherwise variable according to what remains after clinical use
  • Viable
  • Cryopreservation
Urine Patients or Volunteers
  • Remnant
  • Volunteered specimen
  • Variable
  • Fresh
  • All clinical remnants are eligible, e.g. residual ascites or cerebrospinal fluid
  • Additional volunteered specimens include surface swabs, nail clippings, etc.

Equipment

The Leica CM1950 is a rapid sectioning cryostat for advanced routine diagnostics in histology and clinical histopathology. This Leica cryostat offers extremely rapid specimen freezing and frequent changes in specimen temperature, meeting even the highest demands for smooth operation and enhanced safety.

Rental Pricing

Service Timings UW
(hourly)
External Academic
(hourly)
UWCCC
(hourly)
Industry
(hourly)
Training
(All Customers)
Mon-Tue
8:00AM-5:00PM
$0 $0 $0
Assisted Use
(All Customers)
Mon-Fri
8:00AM-5:00PM
$65 $102.50 $60
Self Use
(Trained & Needs Approval)
Mon-Fri
6:00AM-9:00AM
$30 $51.25 $25 $51.25
Self Use
(Trained & Needs Approval)
Mon-Fri
5:00PM-10:00PM
$30 $51.25 $25 $51.25
Self Use
(Trained)
Mon-Fri
9:00AM-5:00PM
$30 $51.25 $25 $51.15

Section even the largest specimens with unmatched quality by using the electronic Thermo Scientific™ HM 355S Automatic Microtome. It is designed for all applications of paraffin and hard specimens in clinical research and industrial labs.

Rental Pricing

Service Timings UW
(hourly)
External Academic
(hourly)
UWCCC
(hourly)
Training
(All Customers)
Mon-Tue
8:00AM-5:00PM
$0 $0 $0
Assisted Use
(All Customers)
Mon-Fri
8:00AM-5:00PM
$65 $102.50 $60
Self Use
(Trained & Needs Approval)
Mon-Fri
6:00AM-9:00AM
$30 $50 $25
Self Use
(Trained & Needs Approval)
Mon-Fri
5:00PM-10:00PM
$30 $50 $25
Self Use
(Trained)
Mon-Fri
9:00AM-5:00PM
$30 $50 $25

Sectioning fresh tissue specimens with Leica Biosystems VT Series maintains the morphology, enzyme activity and cell viability of the tissue. It also minimizes artifacts, compression distortion, cell destruction and other inherent deleterious effects of sectioning. The vibrating blade microtomes can greatly improve productivity and reduce costs in the laboratory by producing high quality sections with viable cells without the need of replicating experiments.

Rental Pricing

Service Timings UW
(hourly)
External Academic
(hourly)
UWCCC
(hourly)
Industry
(hourly)
Training
(All Customers)
Mon-Tue
8:00AM-5:00PM
$0 $0 $0
Assisted Use
(All Customers)
Mon-Fri
8:00AM-5:00PM
$50 $0 $47.50
Self Use
(Trained & Needs Approval)
Mon-Fri
6:00AM-9:00AM
$15 $0 $12.50 $51.25
Self Use
(Trained & Needs Approval)
Mon-Fri
5:00PM-10:00PM
$15 $0 $12.50 $51.25
Self Use
(Trained)
Mon-Fri
9:00AM-5:00PM
$15 $0 $12.50 $51.25

The Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer is a microfluidics-based platform that integrates sample handling, separation, detection, and data analysis, enabling prompt and accurate sizing, quantification, and quality control. The 2100 is an extremely easy to use analyzer; simply add the sample, start the chip run, and watch real-time data display. Agilent’s 2100 expert software provides qualitative and quantitative digital data for up to 12 samples in 30 minutes with minimal sample consumption. Specific uses of the Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer include RNA/DNA analysis, protein applications, sampling QC in gene expression, and simple flow cytometric analysis of cells.

Rental Pricing

Service Timings UW
(hourly)
External Academic
(hourly)
UWCCC
(hourly)
Training
(All Customers)
Mon-Tue
8:00AM-5:00PM
$0 $0 $0
Assisted Use
(All Customers)
Mon-Fri
8:00AM-5:00PM
$0 $0 $0
Self Use
(Trained & Needs Approval)
Mon-Fri
6:00AM-9:00AM
$30 $50 $25
Self Use
(Trained & Needs Approval)
Mon-Fri
5:00PM-8:00PM
$30 $50 $25
Self Use
(Trained)
Mon-Fri
9:00AM-5:00PM
$30 $50 $25

Lab Staff

Stephanie McGregor

Credentials: MD, PhD

Position title: Faculty Lead - BioBank

Everlyne Nkadori

Credentials: B.S., MPH

Position title: Operations Director - BioBank

Marissa Lehman

Position title: Client-Based Researcher I

Helen Nginga

Position title: Client-Based Researcher I

Samantha Probelsky

Position title: Client-Based Researcher I

Will Suter

Position title: Client-Based Researcher I

Judy Wang

Position title: Client-Based Researcher II

Misbah Zaeem

Position title: Client-Based Researcher I

Acknowledgments

Any published research which received funding from the UWCCC Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG), including the use of UWCCC Shared Resources to generate or analyze data or conduct clinical trials, must reference the UWCCC. See Acknowledging UWCCC in Publications, Posters, and Presentations. Please also acknowledge “UWCCC BioBank” for any work supported by BioBank. Thank you!

Sample Acknowledgment

“The authors thank the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center BioBank supported by P30 CA014520, for use of its facilities and services.”