Empowering Your Research
The CCTS Biospecimen Core facilitates access to biological specimens, provides responsive biobanking services, and trains investigators in biospecimen-related research.
The University of Kentucky Research Registry and Specimen Bank currently includes more than 35,700 patients who've consented to participate, with the following specimens available*:
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Buffy Coat: 1,149 samples
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Plasma: 1,419 samples
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Serum: 2,061 samples
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Red Blood: 221 samples
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Whole Blood: 259 samples
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CSF: 134 samples
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Fat: 217 samples
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Muscle: 14 samples
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Arterial Plaque (fixed): 17 samples
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Tissues: 588 samples
Including lung, stomach, liver, large and small intestine, aortic tissue, and spleen
*Last updated March 1, 2023
We can also work with you to obtain other types specimens needed for your research. To inquire, please submit a service request through the link below.
Request Biospecimen Services »
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
CCTS Biobank Impact
35,227
Enrolled Biobank Patients
83.9%
Consent Rate for Biobank Enrollment
3,000
Biospecimen Samples Dispersed
Contact Us
Marietta Barton-Baxter, CCRC
- Project Manager, Biospecimens Core
- mbart00@email.uky.edu
- (859) 257-6462
