# Cancer and Tissue Pathology

> **NIH NIH P30** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $172,218

## 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:** 9905359
- **Project number:** 5P30CA138292-12
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** DANIEL J BRAT
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $172,218
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9905359

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9905359, Cancer and Tissue Pathology (5P30CA138292-12). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9905359. Licensed CC0.

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