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ALERT UNC core facilities will be closed December 23 through January 2. Please contact specific core facilities or refer to the applicable core site for specific closure information.
For UNC core facilities: Thursday December 19th will be the last day to submit billing events (“Send to UNC”) to ensure they are posted in December.
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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
|
ryan_robinson@med.unc.edu
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Hybrid: 105B MacNider Hall/Remote
|
| Paige Ramon |
Translational Research Manager
|
919-966-2620
|
paige_ramon@med.unc.edu
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Hybrid: 105A MacNider Hall/Remote
|
| Hendrik Dejong |
Data Manager
|
hendrik_dejong@med.unc.edu
|
Fully Remote
|
