Tissue and Organ Types
Diseased tissues are available as part of surgical resections as well as via our partner whole body donor program.
Normal /healthy/ control biosamples are available as
- Normal-adjacent to diseased tissue, removed during surgical treatments for diseases or malignancies)
- Normal tissue removed for other purposes, such as skin and adipose tissue removed during panniculectomies, abdominoplasties, breast/face/neck/arm/thigh skin removal and other purposes
- Normal organs and tissues made available for research and education from whole body donors
- Normal organs and tissues made available for research from transplant donors, where the organs or tissues in question were not suitable for transplantation or were not required for transplantation for any reason.
In all cases, we will work through the available options in detail with you in order to
optimize your collection in terms of relevance, speed, data availability and preferred format
(eg fresh tissues/organs/blood/biofluids, frozen tissues/organs/biofluids, tissue samples or organs
that have been fixed in 10% NBF, FFPE blocks or slides or other formats).
Shipping is available worldwide; flexibility regarding timelines may be required if you are looking for fresh tissues to be shipped outside the US, as all of our specimen sources are US-based.
The following is a list of the organs and tissues that may be available, depending on the source you require, and your flexibility as regards sample formats.
Digestive System
- Nose samples / whole
- Pharynx whole
- Larynx whole
- Trachea whole
- Bronchi samples / whole
- Lungs samples / lobe / whole
- Diaphragm
Respiratory System
- Nose samples / whole
- Pharynx whole
- Larynx whole
- Trachea whole
- Bronchi samples / whole
- Lungs samples / lobe / whole
- Diaphragm
Urinary Tract
- Kidney samples / renal samples
- Ureters samples / whole
- Bladder samples / whole
- Urethra samples / whole
Endocrine Glands
- Pituitary gland whole
- Pineal gland whole
- Thyroid gland samples / whole
- Parathyroid glands whole
- Adrenal glands whole
- Pancreas samples / whole
Lymphatic System
- Lymphatic vessel samples / whole
- Lymph node samples / whole
- Bone marrow samples
- Thymus samples / whole
- Spleen samples / whole
Sensory Organs
- Eye
- Ear
- Cornea
- Eardrum
- Iris
- Middle ear
- Ciliary body
- Ossicles
- Lens
- Lens
- Retina
- Cochlea
- Vestibule of the ear
- Vestibule of the ear
Integumentary System
- Skin
- Subcutaneous tissue
- Blood, serum, plasma, buffy coat samples
Musculoskeletal Tissue System
- Muscle tissue samples / whole
- Tendons samples / whole
- Ligaments samples / whole
- Joints samples / whole
- Bones samples / whole
- Skull
- Spine samples / whole
Female Reproductive Tract
- Ovaries whole / ovarian samples
- Fallopian tubes
- Uterus samples / whole
- Vagina
- Vulva
- Clitoris
- Placenta samples / whole: only available from living, clinical donors
- Semicircular canals
Male Reproductive Tract
- Testes samples / whole
- Epididymis
- Vas deferens
- Seminal vesicles
- Prostate samples / whole
- Bulbourethral glands
- External sex organs
- Penis
- Scrotum
- Mammary glands
