Eastern and Midwestern Division Directors for the Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN) Diane McGarvey and Randy Mandt join us on the podcast to discuss the ins and outs of human tissue collection, storage, and dissemination for research purposes. We cover the process of biobanking generally, touching on best practices and patient protections. Dee and Randy share the history, values and infrastructure of CHTN specifically, as well as how they conduct consultations with researchers and perform prospective tissue collection to best suit individual research projects. We wrap up the conversation with some practical advice for those looking to start their own biobank and an encouragement to scientists to make use of biobanks like CHTN for their research!

CHTN Website

ISBER Best Practices

NIH NCI Biospecimen Research Database SOPs

The effects of frozen tissue storage conditions on the integrity of RNA and protein