The following is a list of many of specialist biobanks on UK's campus:
|
Biobank
|
Access to Samples |
Types of Samples |
Data Linkage |
Information and Inventory |
Markey Cancer Center |
markey.bstp@uky.edu | Cancer and normal tissues, plasma, serum, buffy coat, cryopreserved cells, DNA |
De-identified therapy and outcome data through the Kentucky Cancer Registry |
MCC Biospecimen Inventory |
| Sanders Brown Center on Aging | UK-ADC Tissue Sample Request Form |
Brain specimens (frozen and paraffin), CSF, serum, plasma, buffy coat |
Demographics, family history, neurocognitive testing, MRI images |
UK-ADC Neuropathology Core |
| Center for Muscle Biology Healthy Muscle Bank |
Esther.Dupont@uky.edu | Skeletal muscle, fat, plasma, serum, buffy coat | Demographics, basic health assessment, functional strength assessment | UK Center for Muscle Biology |
| Adipose and Muscle Tissue Bank |
philipkern@uky.edu | Skeletal muscle, fat | Demographics, basic health assessment |
|
| Gill Cardiovascular Biorepository | k.s.campbell@uky.edu | Frozen samples from different heart regions | Linked to medical records |
