Biospecimen Management

Biospecimen requests

 The Biospecimen Request Form is found at

UCCCC Support Portal – Service project (uchicago.edu).

Access to this application is available to anyone with a BSD or UCHAD login account.

Questions? Please email cbrc-admin@bsd.uchicago.edu.

Please read below before placing biospecimen requests:

The access to cancer biospecimens at UChicago Medicine is subject to review by the UCCCC Biospecimen Committee.
Before placing a request, please become familiarized with the Biobanking access and utilization policy | Biospecimen Management (uchicago.edu)
If requesting biospecimens from multiple biobanks, you’ll need to submit one form per biobank. 

Biospecimen Request Checklist

Have you communicated with the PI of the biobank you are requesting samples from? Note that this is not applicable to requests from the YouChicago Biobank; please email (youchicagobiobank@uchicagomedicine.org) instead.

Do you know the current biospecimen availability? You can find this information by contacting the CRC in charge of the biobank.

Specific information needed when placing requests is found below:

 

For submission of NEW sample requests

1. Name of Principal Investigator requesting specimens

2. IRB number of research study describing proposed work. If there’s no IRB, please explain the purpose of the research (i.e., pilot study).

3. Name of Principal Investigator of biobank

4. Biobank IRB Number

5. Withdrawal type (single- or batch-draw)

6. Type and number of biospecimens requested

7. Number of samples available in the biobank

8. Funding source

9. For requests that have been externally peer-reviewed:

    1. Approval date
    2. Organization that provided approval
    3. Research proposal title
    4. Brief explanation

10. For requests that have been internally peer-reviewed by a Scientific Review Committee approved by the UCCCC Biospecimen Review Committee(CBRC)*:

    1. Names of the committee and committee chair
    2. Research proposal title
    3. Brief explanation

    *If unsure about CBRC approval status, please email cbrc-admin@bsd.uchicago.edu.

11. For requests that have not undergone external or internal peer review:

    1. Research proposal title
    2. Research aims or objectives
    3. Research methods
    4. Sample size justification
    5. Expected outcome/future plans
    6. Estimated time to completion

 

For withdrawing a BATCH from a previously approved request
  1. Initial request ticket number (CCCBIO-#)
  2. Type and number of biospecimens requested
  3. Number of batches previously requested
  4. Number of biospecimens available in biobank
For requesting MORE samples from a previously approved request
    1. Initial request ticket number (CCCBIO-#)
    2. Type and number of biospecimens requested
    3. Number of biospecimens available in biobank
    4. Reason for requesting samples
For requesting INFORMATION pertaining to biospecimens withdrawal
  1. Subject
  2. Full name
  3. Telephone number
  4. Question
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