Sample Processing Lab
The GCRC provides a Sample Processing Laboratory to accommodate investigator needs. This laboratory is located on the A3 South unit and is used for immediate processing needs. This laboratory includes a refrigerated centrifuge for specimen processing, a -20°C freezer and refrigerator for specimen storage, and a YSI glucose analyzer for protocols that need immediate glucose results. Samples of blood, urine, stool, bile, etc. are processed and stored according to the protocol.
The GCRC Sample Processing Laboratory also has three -70°C freezers that are located close to the A3 South unit and can be used by investigators for sample storage. Freezers in both areas are alarmed.
Samples can be processed 24 hours a day. The GCRC has a full-time lab assistant who processes all incoming samples during normal business hours. The GCRC nursing staff is also trained in processing to cover the lab during off-hours.
For more information about the General Clinical Research Center Sample Processing Laboratory at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, please contact Carrie Keininger (513-636-7581 or Carrie.Keininger@cchmc.org ); Becca Harper (513-636-8750 or Rebecca.Harper@cchmc.org ); or Rachel Baker (513-636-6905 or Rachel.Baker@cchmc.org ).
