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Tissue Collection

Requirements for Investigator-Initiated Tissue Collections—PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

  1. An IRB-approved protocol, IRB exemption letter, or IRB determination of non-regulatory activity or non-human subject research is required prior to tissue collection set-up.
  2. Email biobank@utmb.edu requesting a Preliminary Study Meeting.
  3. All tissue collection studies require a signed User Agreement and a signed Specification Plan that must be approved and signed by the Biorepository Director and the Principal Investigator.
  4. Obtain the appropriate training, approval, equipment and supplies to work with human tissue and or fluids.
Tissue collection work flow process