Specimen Processing Service Line

Specimen processing services provide researchers with access to world-class biorepositories, including highly curated and annotated Mayo Clinic Biobank specimens.

Histology Core

Mayo Clinic's Histology Core specializes in processing, embedding, sectioning and staining animal tissues.

The Histology Core works with investigators to process nonhuman animal tissues based on project requirements. The core serves internal discovery and translational scientists and external clients. The Histology Core strives for continual customer satisfaction and confidence by upholding a high level of quality and communication in a fast-paced environment. We aim for continual team education and improvement to meet the demands of an evolving healthcare climate.

Read more about the Histology Core.

Mayo Clinic Biorepositories

Mayo Clinic Biorepositories resources are available to investigators in industry and academia. Biorepositories are essential resources for personalized medicine research, as they enable the study of both health and disease over long periods of time.

The Biorepositories Program:

  • Provides pre-analytic laboratory services, including:
    • State-of-the-art services to collect, process, store, distribute and manage all types of biospecimens.
    • Histology-related services include immunohistochemistry, tissue microarray construction, digital imaging and laser capture microdissection.
  • Maintains several biospecimen collections, including the Mayo Clinic Biobank, which is:
    • A collection of samples and information from 50,000 participants, regardless of health history, across all campuses and various health system sites.
    • Increasing its research efforts in the Latino population by collaborating with Mountain Park Health Center to oversee the Sangre por Salud Biobank in Phoenix, Arizona.
  • Facilitates research by providing access to laboratory resources, collections and expertise in biobanking.

Bioservices

Mayo Clinic Bioservices offers access to cutting-edge biomedical research through the Biorepository laboratories, providing state-of-the-art biospecimen processing, storage and shipping services.

Mayo Clinic Bioservices also offers access to specimens from the Mayo Clinic Biobank and Cancer Serum Biobank.

Read more about Mayo Clinic Bioservices.

Biospecimens Accessioning and Processing Core

The Biospecimens Accessioning and Processing Core offers services for basic, translational and epidemiological research specimens, including:

  • Accessioning.
  • Processing.
  • Nucleic acid extraction.
  • Kit-building.
  • Storage.
  • Shipping.

Read more about the Biospecimens Accessioning and Processing Core.

Pathology Research Core

The Pathology Research Core provides investigators with advanced histology-related services, including:

  • Immunohistochemistry.
  • Tissue microarray construction.
  • Digital imaging.
  • Laser capture microdissection.

Read more about the Pathology Research Core.