Translational Pathology Shared Resource Core

The Translational Pathology Shared Resource Core (TPSRC) provides collaborative and fee-for service support to enhance basic and translational research efforts for Meharry Medical College (MMC), Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), and Tennessee State University (TSU) investigators. The TPSRC integrates the Human Tissue Acquisition, Histology/Immunohistochemical/Histopathology, and Morphology Cores, centrally located at MMC to provide a comprehensive suite of continually expanding high-quality services including human cancer research tissue banking and distribution, human and animal tissue processing, sectioning, routine and special staining, immune-based cell antigen staining, mRNA and DNA in-situ localization, histological and histopathological review and interpretation, and a variety of state of the art imaging capabilities. The TPSRC will actively engage with the MVTCP Full Project 2 and Pilot Project to provide tissues and pathology services to support their research initiatives.