CRC Sample Processing Core

The CRC Receiving Laboratory/Sample Processing Core draws blood and processes blood and urine for distribution and relevant core facilities for analysis.  This core lab also is available to clinical investigators for sample processing, and has 2 bench top centrifuges, a microhematocrit, and two blood-drawing chairs. An additional laboratory is available to process 24-hour urine samples for shipping. There are also two refrigerators and an ultra-low freezer available for storing biological samples.

Additional shared laboratory equipment and space is available in the nearby Pediatric Research Laboratory (PRL).

Equipment

• Centrifuges (Beckman Coulter – Allegra X-22 and X-22R)
• Enterprise Refrigerator
• Ultra-low Freeze (VWR Signature Model 5606)
• American Scientific Products Biofuge A Microhematocrit
• Cell-Dyn 3500 Hemoglobin Analyzer (Pediatric Research Laboratory)
• Dupont Super-Speed Centrifuge (Pediatric Research Laboratory)
• Waters HPLC (Pediatric Research Laboratory).