Tissue Procurement Facility

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Costs To Researchers

The TPF was initially funded in 2003 by start-up funds from the SIU Cancer Institute. A minimal processing/preparation fee will be assessed for services provided by the tissue procurement core in order to secure continued support for the facility. These fees will be used to help support the salaries of the personnel, the purchase of required service agreements on major equipment and supplies.

On the TPF request for services form, there is a space for investigators to supply information on accounts to be charged for these services.

To cover expenses for the services we provide, a minimal charge is assessed for each of the following:
* Fresh tissue
* Snap frozen tissue
* O.C.T embedded frozen tissue
* Paraffin embedded tissue
* Whole blood or serum sample
* Urine sample
* Saliva sample
* Ascites sample
* Slides from tissue blocks
* Patients Questionnaire or survey form
* Shipping specimens
* Rental of storage space in liquid nitrogen freezer
* Rental of storage space in -80 C freezer
* Rental of cryostat on an hourly basis
* Rental of microtome on an hourly basis
* Rental of light microscope and digital camera with image analysis software on an hourly basis