Specimen Bank Core Services
Investigators in the process of preparing a grant proposal requiring repository services should contact Yvonne De Souza (415-476-2513) for budget consultation.
Storage | Processing | Shipping | Returns
Specimen Types
- Anal PAP*
- Anal swab*
- Bacterial vaginosis slides*
- Chlamydia swabs (LCR)*
- Cervical vaginal lavage
- Candida swab - oral
- Candida swab - vaginal
- Cells - PBMCs
- Cell Pellet- PBMCs
- CSF
- Gen-Probe swabs*
- HSV Swabs
- Oral rinse/gargle
- Oral swabs
- PAP slides*
- Plasma
- Purple tops*
- Saliva - parotid
- Saliva - stimulated
- Saliva - whole
- Seminal fluid
- Serum
- Tissue biopsies - tongue, lymph nodes, salivary glands, KS lesions, vaginal tissue, oral mucosal biopsies, and gingiva
- Trichomonas swabs*
- Urine
- Urine LCR
- Whole blood
* sent out for real time testing
Services and Charges
| Services | Rate | Recharge + 26% IDC* |
|---|---|---|
| * This rate is for non-UCSF investigators. Rate includes recharge rate plus 26% indirect costs. | ||
| Labor | $50.79/hour | $63.99/hour |
| Specimen storage ultra-low freezer | $.07/vial/month | $.08/vial/month |
| Specimen storage liquid nitrogen | $.28/vial/month | $.35/vial/month |
| Processing Services # | Rate | Recharge + 26% IDC* |
|---|---|---|
| *This rate is for non-UCSF investigators. Rate includes recharge rate plus 26% indirect costs.
# Includes labor, supplies, and other expenses; does not include storage. ## Specimen handling includes receiving, data entry, inventorying, and tracking of previously processed specimens or blood tubes that require real-time testing. These specimens may remain in the ASB for storage or are shipped for clinical testing. | ||
PBMC Processing
: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) are separated from red blood cells, neutrophils, and granulocytes in whole blood by density gradient centrifugation using Ficoll-hypaque (density 1.077). After separation and multiple cell washings, cells are counted on a Coulter counter and aliquoted in cryopreservation media (90% fetal calf serum and 10% DMSO) for viable recovery.
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| Plasma 1-2 tubes | $42.87 | $54.01 |
| Plasma >2 tubes | $54.79 | $69.04 |
| PBMCs <60 ml | $125.35 | $157.95 |
| PBMCs 60-90 ml | $202.48 | $255.13 |
| PBMCs >90 ml | Call for pricing | |
| Serum 1-2 tubes | $42.56 | $53.63 |
| Saliva, semen, CSF | $41.99 | $52.90 |
| Tissue | $23.89 | $29.15 |
| Urine, CVL | $48.05 | $60.54 |
| Specimen handling ## | $50.79/hour | $63.99/hour |
| Shipping ** | Rate | Recharge + 26% IDC* |
|---|---|---|
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Client must pay for courier, Federal Express or World Courier service, and/or car rental fees.
* This rate is for non-UCSF investigators. Rate includes recharge rate plus 26% indirect costs. | ||
| 1-20 samples | $118.49 | $149.30 |
| 21-100 samples | $185.88 | $234.21 |
| 101-250 samples | $257.04 | $323.87 |
| 251-500 samples | $344.80 | $434.45 |
| >500 samples | Please call | |
| Number of Vials | Rate | Recharge + 26% IDC* |
|---|---|---|
| See Specimen Bank Return Policy | ||
| 21-100 samples | $6.04 per vial + $6.60 per box for storage | $7.61 per vial + $8.32 per box for storage |
| 101-250 samples | $4.00 per vial + $6.60 per box for storage | $5.06 per vial + $8.32 per box for storage |
| 251-500 samples | $3.02 per vial + $6.60 per box for storage | $3.81 per vial + $8.32 per box for storage |
| >500 samples | $1.50 per vial + $6.60 per box for storage | $1.89 per vial + $8.32 per box for storage |