Empowering Your Research
The CCTS Biospecimen Core facilitates access to biological specimens, provides responsive biobanking services, and trains investigators in biospecimen-related research.
More than 60,000 patients have consented to participated in the University of Kentucky Research Registry and Specimen Bank.
The following specimens are available:
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Buffy Coat: 1,124 samples
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Plasma: 2,670 samples
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Serum: 1,968samples
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Red Blood: 214 samples
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Whole Blood: 419 samples
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CSF: 129 samples
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Fat: 181 samples
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Muscle: 28 samples
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Arterial Plaque (fixed): 17 samples
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Veins: 14
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Tissues: 833 samples
Including stomach, small Intestine, colon, sigmoid, rectum, liver, pancreas, tonsils, lung, heart, spleen, skin, kidney, adrenal gland, lymph nodes
*Last updated July 2026
We can also work with you to obtain other types specimens needed for your research. To inquire, please submit a service request.
CCTS Biobank Impact
60,000
Enrolled Biobank Patients
82%
Consent Rate for Biobank Enrollment
6,588
Biospecimen Samples Dispersed
Learn more about CCTS and UK biospecimen resources:
CCTS Biobank FAQs
How to Use i2b2 to Search for Biospecimen Availability
Additional Biospecimen Resources at UK
Contact Us
Marietta Barton-Baxter, CCRC
- Project Manager, Biospecimens Core
- mbart00@email.uky.edu
- (859) 257-6462
