Tissue and Tumor Types Banked

Availability of Tissue

As a dynamic collection and distribution service, the availability of our tissue changes constantly as we collect new samples and distribute them to internal UMass clients, external academic clients, and commercial interests.

The Biorepository also has access to a large variety of archived samples.

Please fill out our Request Specimens Form to inquire about your specific study needs.

Frequently Requested Tissue Types

Tissue from the following organs is usually readily available but please contact us for specific study needs.

Adrenal	Kidney	Skin
Appendix	Liver	Small Intestine
Bladder	Lung	Soft Tissue
Brain	Lymph Node	Spinal Cord
Breast	Ovary	Stomach
Cervix	Pancreas	Testis
Colon	Peritoneum	Thyroid
Endometrium	Prostate	Ureter
Fallopian Tubes	Rectum	Uterus
Gallbladder	Renal Pelvis	Vulva

Specimen User Agreement

Investigators receiving specimens from the UMCCTS Biorepository hereby agree to acknowledge the contributions of the Biorepository in all publications resulting from the use of these specimens (NIH Grant #UL1TR001453). Investigators agree to assume all risks and responsibility in connection with the receipt, handling, storage and use of specimens. Investigators further agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Biorepository for costs, damages or expenses resulting from the use of the tissues provided.

Tissues are provided as a service to the research community without warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any other warranty, express or implied. The UMass Tissue Bank operates on a fee for service model and all fees reflect the actual expenses of cost recovery in providing services.

REQUEST SPECIMEN

Please use our Request Specimens Form for all general inquiries and sample requests.

Request Specimens Form

RESOURCES

For more information on IBC, IRB approval, HIPAA compliance, and use of human specimens in research, please visit the following links: