# Cancer and Tissue Pathology

> **NIH NIH P30** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $169,563

## Abstract

CANCER TISSUE AND PATHOLOGY SHARED RESOURCE 
PROJECT SUMMARY/ ABSTRACT 
The Cancer Tissue and Pathology Shared Resource (Tissue SR; Category 4.06) facilitates tissue-based 
investigation through the procurement of human cancer specimens and comprehensive histopathologic services. 
The resource is highly integrated, serving individual and team projects in Winship’s four research programs and 
interfacing directly with Winship’s other shared resources. The tissue procurement and banking component 
consists of an IRB-approved Human Tissue Procurement Service (HTPS) located within the Emory University 
Hospital (EUH) and Winship Building C, with affiliated banking sites at Grady Memorial Hospital (Grady), Emory 
University Hospital Midtown (EUHM), Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital (ESJH), and Aflac Cancer and Blood 
Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Aflac). Procurement personnel are highly experienced in 
anatomic pathology and tissue banking protocols, with quality assurance provided by Department of Pathology 
faculty members. Tumor, adjacent non-tumor tissues, blood, and other biospecimens on specialized protocols 
are procured according to standardized operating procedures as frozen, fresh, fixed, or other specified 
preparation and inventoried and tracked using the Nautilus LIMS™ system. Over 75,000 specimens are stored 
and available for use. Tissues are distributed to Winship investigators with IRB-approved protocols to support 
clinical, translational, basic, and epidemiologic research. Pathology services are provided by the Research 
Pathology Laboratory (RPL) component, a full service lab located in Winship Building C with experienced 
personnel and equipment for tissue processing, histological and immunohistochemical staining, laser capture 
microscopy, tissue microarrays, whole slide scanning for digital pathology, and standard and advanced 
capabilities for pathology image analytics. The lab processes large volumes of samples derived from human 
disease and animal models and works in close collaboration with the other shared resources and with Winship’s 
research programs, as demonstrated by research productivity and support of group science grants. The success 
of this shared resource is highlighted by its national leadership in several NCI-driven initiatives, including The 
Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Cancer Human Biobank (caHUB), and Minority Biospecimen/Biobanking 
Geographic Management Program (BMaP). This shared resource provides centralized, efficient, and high quality 
services that are not duplicated by other Emory University facilities.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10595760
- **Project number:** 3P30CA138292-13S3
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Frank Schneider
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $169,563
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2009-04-07 → 2023-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10595760

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10595760, Cancer and Tissue Pathology (3P30CA138292-13S3). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10595760. Licensed CC0.

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