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Hi Fellow ABRF members, I'm the director of the CHTN (Eastern Division). This is a research resource that collects and prepares human tissue samples to investigators. It is an NCI supported resource and available to researchers nationally. I was intrigued by Natasha's question about staff retention, ...

Hi Ryan, I don't wish to seem vague in responding, but answers to your questions can be widely different based on what you are storing and what is the anticipated use. Tied to those factors is also your mission and/or goals. For instance, our program is primarily a 'prospective procurement service' ...

Hi Sara, Yes. Our facility, the CHTN Eastern Division at UPenn is a biobank. I would be happy to see if there are more of us in this community. Thanks for opening the discussion. Dee ------------------------------ Diane McGarvey CHTN Director Perelman School of Medicine Biomedical Research Core Facilities ...