Welcome!
The Tissue Procurement Facility (TPF) was established in 2009 to fulfill the needs of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC) for the procurement of biospecimens, a key component of many clinical, translational, and basic research studies. TPF serves a a centralized quality controlled, quality assured faciility for the procurement, processing, storage, and distribution of normal and malignant biospecimens; and houses the Center's solid tumor biorepository (LCCC 9001) and hematologic tumor biorepository (LCCC 0824). As a fully staffed core facility TPF offers standard specimen services from consent and collection for projects reliant on our repositories, long term dessicator and cryostorage, full-service clinical trial collection and processing, and an array of bespoke specimen options for unique project needs.
| Benjamin Calhoun, MD, PhD | Faculty Director |
| Philip Spanheimer, MD | Medical Director, PI LCCC 9001 |
| Paul Armistead | Medical Director, PI LCCC 0824 |
| Ryan Robinson | Facility Director |
| Hours/Days Open | Hours/Days Staffed | Street | Street Continued | City, State, Zip |
| NC Cancer Hospital Clinical Trials Lab | 07:30-20:30, M-F | 101 Manning Drive | 3rd Floor, Room C3141-2 | Chapel Hill, NC, 27599 |
| HMOB Clinical Trials Lab | 07:30-17:30, M-F | 460 Waterstone Drive | Room 17-049 | Hillsborough, NC, 27278 |
| MacNider Hall (Tissue) | 07:30-17:00, M-F | 333 S. Columbia Street | 105 MacNider Hall | Chapel Hill, NC, 27599 |
| MacNider Hall (Liquid) | 08:30-17:30, M-F | 333 S. Columbia Street | 108 MacNider Hall | Chapel Hill, NC, 27599 |
| Name | Role | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Robinson |
Facility Director
|
919-843-8477
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ryan_robinson@med.unc.edu
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Hybrid: 105B MacNider Hall/Remote
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| Paige Ramon |
Translational Research Manager
|
919-966-2620
|
paige_ramon@med.unc.edu
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Hybrid: 105A MacNider Hall/Remote
|
| Jacob Kulp |
Clinical Operations Manager
|
919-966-2620
|
jacob_kulp@med.unc.edu
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Hybrid: 105 MacNider Hall/Remote
|
| Hendrik Dejong |
Data Manager
|
hendrik_dejong@med.unc.edu
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Fully Remote
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