Cooperative Human Tissue Network, Western Division at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

RNA Integrity Levels

The charts shown below are examples of how important biospecimen quality is to the CHTN Western team. As seen through the diagrams, CHTN Western is proud to maintain high levels of RNA integrity.

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Electrophoresis File Run Summaries

Biospecimen Training

The CHTN Western team has been trained on liquid nitrogen handling, as described in the excerpt below from the "Guidelines for Safe Work Practices in Human and Animal Medical Diagnostic Laboratories".

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/other/su6101.pdf