The Biorepository Program offers banked frozen tissues to research investigators so they can contribute to medical discoveries. The repository is located in the Department of Pathology at Tufts Medical Center. For questions, contact the department at 617-636-5831 or Biorepository@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.

How it works

A tissue bank coordinator and an anatomic pathologist manage the repository, and a Tissue Banking Committee creates the policies for allocation of tissues to qualified investigators.

The decision to provide specimens to investigators is based on the scientific merit of the proposed project and the perceived benefit of the study to enhancing the goals of Tufts Medical Center research and clinical programs. Tissue samples to be used for research purposes are available to investigators that have obtained Tufts University Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval. The IRB and the Tissue Banking Committee must approve requests for tissues before any tissues are released to investigators.