Biorepository

Director: Susan L. Uprichard, Ph.D.

Email: suprichard@luc.edu

The Loyola University Medical Center's Clinical Research Office (CRO) IRB approved Biospecimen Repository is under the direction of Susan L. Uprichard, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology.  The primary goal of the CRO-Biorepository is to collect a variety of valuable biological specimens from investigator initiated studies to support clinical research.  Demographic and phenotypic data is available for all samples stored in the CRO-Biorepository.  All data and specimens are de-identified, coded and confidentiality is protected under an NIH Certificate of Confidentiality.  The CRO-Biorepository is part of the CRO-Biobank which contains the equipment necessary and provides a variety of services related to clinical sample procurement, processing, storage, and distribution.

CRO-Biobank equipment:

  • -20°C and -80°C freezers hooked up to CObackup
  • Smart-Vue freezer temperature monitoring system
  • Sample management software, Freezerworks
  • Centrifuge
  • Semi-Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction System
  • Spectrophotometer

CRO-Biobank services:

  • Specimen procurement and storage
  • Specimen processing
  • Specimen retrieval/distribution
  • Nucleic Acid or Protein Extraction
  • Fee List:
Service CategoryItemPriceUnit
Sample Storage   Monthly Storage $11.25 /Rack (or $0.45/Box)
Labels $0.15 /Tube
Sample Processing    DNA from Blood $40.00 /Sample
DNA from Cells/Tissue $30.00 /Sample
Serum/Plasma/BAL

$19.00

$2.50

First Sample

/Each Additional Sample (up to 8)

Sample Distribution 

(Based on: Personnel Time PLUS Sample Costs) 

Personnel Time $24.00 /Hour (15 min. Intervals)
Serum/Plasma/BAL $2.00 /Sample
DNA from Blood $3.00 /Sample
DNA from Tissue $5.00 /Sample

 

  • New services can be added as needed, and prices are based on actual expenses.
  • Biobank budget drafts can be provided for grants as needed.
  • Fees updated as of October 2017.