# Tissue Procurement Facility & Biospecimens

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2020 · $412,920

## Abstract

ABSTRACT-Tissue Procurement and Biospecimens Processing (TPFB) Shared Resource 
The mission of the Tissue Procurement and Biospecimens Processing Shared Resource (TPFB) is to support 
and enhance cancer-related translational, clinical, population and basic science research. This is achieved by 
providing UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members with a centralized, coordinated, quality- 
controlled, quality-assured facility for the procurement, processing, storage, and distribution of biologic 
specimens. The facility procures biologic specimens for biobanking purposes utilizing its own IRB-approved 
protocols. In addition, the facility now serves over 75 investigator-initiated IRB approved protocols, with both 
blood and tissue being collected Additional services include consultation on biospecimen collection issues, 
execution of pilot studies, assay development, and help with grant and publication submissions. The facility is 
staffed with experienced personnel with over 30 years of combined tissue procurement, biospecimen 
processing, nucleic acid extraction, and biorepository lab experience. The TPFB shared resource has a long- 
term relationship with the Department of Surgical Pathology, such that most requests for research tissues are 
routed through the core to insure that each project has undergone the appropriate IRB review. This has 
resulted in a smooth and seamless centralized collection process for the banking of solid tissues, both fresh 
and frozen, and blood products. All aspects of sample processing are tracked from the time the technician is 
paged to retrieve the sample to arrival in the lab, through all processing steps, storage location, and ending 
with distribution. In the last funding period, the tumor procurement and biospecimen processing efforts of the 
facility resulted in over 60 high impact cancer-related publications. The total operating budget of the facility is 
$1,001,303 of which we are requesting $299,303 from the CCSG. The previous budget $891,328 for which 
CCSG support was 22% resulted in >200,000 specimens collected from 3600 unique cancer patients.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9834860
- **Project number:** 5P30CA016086-44
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** HONG JIN KIM
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $412,920
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9834860

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9834860, Tissue Procurement Facility & Biospecimens (5P30CA016086-44). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9834860. Licensed CC0.

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