BioSpecimen Processing (BSP) Facility

Room: 3213 Hooker Research Center
Director(s): Andrew Olshan, Ph.D., Faculty Director, James P. Evans M.D., Ph.D., Faculty Director, Patricia V. Basta, Ph.D. Facility Director, Amy Perou, Facility Director

Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Phone: (919) 966-7738
Email: patricia_basta@unc.edu, amyperou@med.unc.edu

Objectives:

• To provide a centralized, cost-effective UNC facility to process biospecimens from population, clinical, and other studies.
• Emphasis on DNA isolation but will also provide blood product separation, and other specimen processing (not tumor tissue).
• Facilitate establishment of UNC-wide DNA Bank.

For additional details please visit our Facility Website: BioSpecimen Processing Facility

Services:

Consultation

• Study set-up, including consent issues, specimen collection, labeling, transport, tracking and reporting
• Advice and assistance with IRB and consent issues

DNA extraction

• Whole blood
• Buffy coats
• Blood spots
• Buccal rinses
• Buccal brushes
• Saliva
• Cell lines
• Tissue
• Other-inquire

DNA Quantitation

• Absorbance
• Real-Time PCR

DNA normalization and aliquoting

Sample Separation and Aliquoting

• Serum
• Plasma
• Clot
• Buffy coat
• Urine
• Toenails
• Other-inquire

Sample preparation and transfer to analytical facilities or collaborators

• Genotyping
• Sequencing
• Tissue Culture Facility (TCF)
• Additional analyte analysis labs
• Multi-institutional collaborators

Storage/Specimen Repository

Future protocols planned

• Whole genome amplification
• RNA isolation

Policies:
The facility is open from 8:30 AM to 5 PM weekdays
To provide the best possible service, we ask that new projects/requests be discussed with one of the Facility Directors prior to biospecimens being accepted into the facility.

Charges:
For pricing and other questions about our facility or to discuss scheduling for biospecimen processing, contact one of the Facility Directors/Laboratory Managers listed below.

Amy Perou, Genetics
Rm 4300I MBRB
CB# 7264 966-8568
amyperou@med.unc.edu

Patricia V. Basta, Ph.D., Epidemiology
Rm 2103A McGavran-Greenberg
CB# 7435 843-3860
patricia_basta@unc.edu

Staff:
Drs. Andrew Olshan and James P. Evans are the Facility Directors and Dr. Patricia Basta and Amy Perou are the Facility Directors. The BSP currently employs two full-time and three part time staff.

Web site:
https://genome.unc.edu/bsp/

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