Sample Storage

Coriell Institute for Medical Research provides advanced sample storage solutions with a variety of temperature-controlled options to ensure the highest quality and security for biological materials.

Storage Systems and Monitoring:

  • Safe, long term or backup storage of samples
    • Liquid N tanks, Vapor N tanks, -80°C mechanical freezers, -80°C Vario tanks, -20°C, 4°C, ambient options
    • Remote fail-safe and in-house fail-safe storage options
  • 24/7 monitoring
    • All storage units are continuously monitored by a dual system that ensures real-time tracking of temperature conditions, safeguarding sample integrity at all times
  • Daily manual inspections 
  • Biobanking Logistics Inventory Tracking System (BLITS) to monitor and track all the equipment maintenance and calibrations
  • Dedicated biobanking logistics team. Read more about sample integrity from one of our team leads.  

Coriell stores a diverse collection of biological samples, including:

  • Human transformed B-cells 
  • Cultured human fibroblasts  
  • Human PBMCs
  • Tumor cell lines
  • Animal cell lines
  • Mouse/human hybridoma cell lines 
  • Polyclonal & monoclonal antibodies
  • Purified proteins
  • Plasmid “mini-genes”
  • Genomic DNA
  • Total RNA
  • Saliva
  • Frozen whole blood
  • Plasma
  • Serum
  • Urine
  • CSF
  • Normal & Tumor tissue
  • Histology slides
  • Mouse ESCs and human iPSC

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