Biorepository and Registry at the Center for Childhood Cancer Research
The Center for Childhood Cancer Research (CCCR) Biorepository and Registry investigators collect and store a variety of human samples in order to aid researchers in finding causes of and cutting-edge treatments for pediatric cancers and related conditions. As one of few existing repositories focused on the collection of pediatric tissues, the CCCR Biorepository and Registry plays a critical role in the advancement of scientific research and personalized medicine at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Selected Publications
Patel T, Fraone J, Patel M. The quality advantage of using CryoXtract’s CXT350 to core frozen pediatric thyroid tissues.
Krause EM, Patel M, Felmeister AS. Enhancing annotations of an institutional pediatric cancer biorepository through automated association of pathology reports with longitudinal collection of biospecimens.
Patel T, Patel M. Creating an oncology-specific biorepository at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Collaborators
Edward Krause, MS
Data Integration Analyst
krausee@email.chop.edu
330-671-5201
Patrick Sicilia
Project Manager
siciliap@email.chop.edu
267-425-2475
Tasleema Patel, BA
Clinical Research Coordinator
patelt6@email.chop.edu
267-425-6607
Victoria Pereira, BA
Research Tech
pereirav@email.chop.edu
267-425-4702
Or contact us at CCCRbiobank@email.chop.edu