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ALERT ATTENTION ⚠️
In Observance of U.S. Holiday, Independence Day, Agilent Cross Lab/ iLab Operations Software Support Help Desk will be closed during U.S. hours on Monday July 4th, 2022. We will resume regular U.S. support hours on Tuesday July 5th, 2022. EU and APAC Support will remain open during this time. For urgent matters, please add "Urgent" to the ticket/ email subject or press "1", when prompted, to escalate a call on the iLab Support phone and we will prioritize those requests first.
The UMM Biorepository is the foundation for personalized medicine research of the future. It is a resource building effort that includes banking of blood samples from UMMS patients as well as collections of various biospecimens from collaborating UM researchers. State-of-the-art robotic freezer and liquid-handling equipment offers a secure and managed environment for biospecimen processing, storage and distribution. Data connected to the samples is obtained through the electronic health record and/or study-specific data collection, allowing for multi-disciplinary research that can impact a range of health issues.
Please acknowledge our core in your publications when appropriate in the format that follows: “University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Innovative Biomedical Resources, UMM Biorepository– Baltimore, Maryland."
Coleen M. Damcott, PhD - Director, UMM Biorepository
Associate Professor
410-706-8968
cdamcott@som.umaryland.edu
Kathleen Palmer, BSN, RN - Head, Clinical Research Office
Clinical Coordinator
410-706-6525
kpalmer@som.umaryland.edu
| Core Staff | Role | Phone | Location | |
| Jeff Rhyne | Laboratory Manager | 410-706-0453 | jrhyne@som.umaryland.edu | Bressler Building, Rm 7-010 |
| Tameka Alestock | Clinical Coordinator | 410-706-6430 | talestoc@som.umaryland.edu | Medical School Teaching Facility, Rm 314 |
| Tom Fitzgerald | Clinical Coordinator | 410-706-6143 | tfitzger@som.umaryland.edu | Medical School Teaching Facility, Rm 314 |
| Devon Nwaba | Clinical Coordinator | 410-706-1724 | dnwaba@som.umaryland.edu | Medical School Teaching Facility, Rm 314 |
| Hours | Location |
|
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm Staffed 8am-4pm |
655 West Baltimore Street Bressler Research Building, Rm 7-010 Baltimore, MD 21201 |
University of Maryland, School of Medicine - UMM Biorepository
| Name | Role | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleen M. Damcott, Ph.D. |
Director
|
410-706-8968
|
cdamcott@som.umaryland.edu
|
|
| Doug Master |
Core Staff
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| Service list |
| ► Sample Processing (9) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DNA extraction, quantitation & banking - Large |
Automated extraction of DNA from 1 - 10 ml whole blood or buffy coat, quantitation by PicoGreen and banking at -80oC. |
Inquire | |
| DNA quantitation & banking |
Quantitation by PicoGreen, transfer to 2D-barcoded Matrix tube and storage at -80oC (10 years). |
Inquire | |
| Plasma banking (no processing) - Large |
~10 - 12 aliquots banked at -80oC |
Inquire | |
| Plasma banking (no processing) - Small |
~4 - 6 aliquots for banked at -80oC |
Inquire | |
| Serum banking (no processing) - Large |
~10 - 12 aliquots banked at -80oC |
Inquire | |
| Serum banking (no processing) - Small |
~4 - 6 aliquots banked at -80oC |
Inquire | |
| Tissue banking |
Snap frozen or other tissue deposited in 0.5 ml and/or 1.5 ml sample tubes for banking at -80oC. |
Inquire | |
| Urine banking - Large |
Dispensation of 10 urine aliquots in 0.5 ml and/or 1.5 ml volumes for banking at -80oC. |
Inquire | |
| Urine banking - Small |
Dispensation of 6 urine aliquots in 0.5 ml and/or 1.5 ml volumes for banking at -80oC. |
Inquire | |
