Tumour Bank
Fast paced research activities within the facility highlights the need for a high grade biological store. The Tissue Bank is licensed by the Human tissue Authority (HTA) to collect and distribute human tissue. All tissue is collected with patient consent and tissue is distributed only to ethically approved studies. The purpose of the Tissue Bank is to source, organise, collect, prepare, store and distribute a diverse collection of human tissues and biological products. This valuable core resource is available to all local academics and researchers with ethically approved studies to aid the study of cancer biology and other associated research. The on-site bank allows for rapid access to a plethora of biological materials supported by an informatics system of databases acting as an inventory management system. In addition, the Tissue Bank provides a licensed facility to store surplus tissue when studies close. Tissues currently available include normal and malignant snap frozen blocks, freshly prepared spleen and lymph nodes, fresh biopsy tissues, blood products and biological fluids. Collections can be organized by bank staff or ran in parallel with current research activities and include a wide variety of cancer classifications. We currently hold over 38,000 vials.
Tissue Availability
- Lymphoma - solid tissue and cells - 843
- Breast - solid tissue and cells - 540
- Colon - solid tissue and cells - 238
- Lung - solid tissue and cells - 43
- Upper Gi - BIOPSY tissue - 114
- Pleural fluid and cells - 14
HTA and Removal of Human Tissue
The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) is the regulatory body for implementing The Human Tissue Act and The European Union Tissue and Cells Directives. This regulatory framework ensures codes of practice are followed & inspection requirements are met. All human material for future unspecified research projects must now legally be sourced through a licensed body accompanied by full ethics approval and patient consent. The Cancer Sciences Division Tissue Bank has a current fully approved HTA research License, a copy of which is displayed at the entrance of the division. All licensed activities involving human tissue release are coordinated by the Tissue Bank Manager Dr. Kathleen Potter and Sara Yeats, QA Manager.
For full support in all of the areas specified above please contact:
Kathleen Potter, Ph.D. - Bank Manager ext 5034 Bleep 1260 for all Tissue Bank related matters. kp1@soton.ac.uk
Dr. Anna Tilbury - Tissue Bank Technician Bleep 1456 for general inquiries.
Larissa Buckley- Tissue Bank Technician Bleep 1663 for general inquiries.
Lisa Boulter- Tissue Bank Technician Bleep 1572 for general inquiries.
For HTA regulatory enquiries call:
Kathleen Potter, Ph.D.- ext 5034 HTA Designated Individual kp1@soton.ac.uk
For queries on REC Approvals please call:
Julie Gwilt - ext 4202.
