Welcome!
The MSK Biobank Tissue Division and Core Lab is a centralized, comprehensive facility for research involving human tissue designed to facilitate and optimize research use of human tissue samples while protecting patients' interests.
The Tissue Division performs sample procurement while the Core Lab provides histology and immunohistochemistry services.
Contacts:
| Hours | Location |
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Mon-Thurs 9am to 9pm Friday 9am-6pm |
Department of Pathology Biobank Tissue Division(C-573)
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| Hours | Location |
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9am to 5pm |
Department of Pathology Core Lab- histology and IHC (A-543) |
Joachim Silber, PhD / Biobank and Pathology Core Facility Director
silberj@mskcc.org / Ph: 212-639-2495
| Name | Role | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joachim Silber, PhD |
Scientific Director of Operations
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212-639-2495
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silberj@mskcc.org
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H-502
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| Umeshkumar Bhanot, MD, PhD |
Sr. Research Scientist; Histology Service
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212-639-5671
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bhanotu@mskcc.org
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A-543
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| Jordana Ray-Kirton |
Research Project Associate; Histology Service
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212-639-5678
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raykirtj@mskcc.org
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A-523
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| Irina Linkov |
Senior Research Assistant; Immunohistochemistry
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212-639-8564
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linkovi@mskcc.org
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A-543
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| Maria Corazon Mariano |
Laboratory Manager, Biobank
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212 639 2296
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marianom@mskcc.org
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C-573
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| Emily Y Lin |
Senior Research Assistant; Biobank
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212-639-6737
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line1@mskcc.org
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C-573
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| Faye Taylor-Mason |
Research Project Associate; Histology Service
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+1212-639-5672
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taylorf@mskcc.org
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A-543
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| Services to Add to Requests |
| ► Consultation (1) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPBC Pathologist Consultation | Inquire | ||
| ► Embedding and processing (4) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Cell pellet embedding in OCT | Inquire | ||
| Cell pellet embedding in paraffin | Inquire | ||
| Fresh tissue | Inquire | ||
| Paraffin tissue | Inquire | ||
| ► Frozen Tissue (3) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Core punch | Inquire | ||
| Core punch kit (unless provided by requester) | Inquire | ||
| H&E stain (cost of preparing unstained section not included) | Inquire | ||
| ► Histology-Paraffin Tissue (10) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| 10 micron sections (up to 10) in Eppendorf tube | Inquire | ||
| 100 micron section on slide | Inquire | ||
| 4-10 micron section on slide | Inquire | ||
| Core punch | Inquire | ||
| Core punch kit (unless provided by investigator) | Inquire | ||
| H&E stain (cost of preparing unstained section not included) | Inquire | ||
| Level sections at 50micron intervals (up to 10) | Inquire | ||
| Pathologist QC on archival FFPE block and H&E | Inquire | ||
| Pathologist QC on archival FFPE block, if H&E is not available | Inquire | ||
| Retrieval of FFPE block and H&E slide from clinical archive | Inquire | ||
| ► Immunohistochemistry (3) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Novel antibody characterization (starting at) | Inquire | ||
| Special IHC stain | Inquire | ||
| Standard IHC stain | Inquire | ||
| ► Laser Capture Microdissection (4) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Instrument User Fee (per hour) | Inquire | ||
| LCM slide | Inquire | ||
| Microdisessction (per hour) | Inquire | ||
| One-time training | Inquire | ||
| ► Nucleic acid extraction and QC (1) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Nucleic acid extraction and QC | Inquire | ||
| ► Slide scanning (1) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| 20x magnification | Inquire | ||
| ► Tissue Microarray (TMA) (6) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| 5 micron TMA section | Inquire | ||
| Custom made TMA block with 31-40 donor blocks | Inquire | ||
| Custom made TMA block with ?30 donor blocks | Inquire | ||
| Custom made TMA block with ?40 donor blocks | Inquire | ||
| Duplicate TMA block | Inquire | ||
| H&E stain (cost of preparing unstained section not included) | Inquire | ||
| ► Whole Mount (3) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| 4-10 micron section on slide | Inquire | ||
| Dissection and re-embedding | Inquire | ||
| H&E stain (cost of preparing unstained section not included) | Inquire | ||
