Shared Resources

Animal Facility*

Quality, humane animal care and services in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, to support existing and future animal research programs

Biobehavioral Oncology Facility

High-quality laboratory services to assess biological changes associated with stress and other psychological and behavioral factors in health and disease

Biostatistics Facility*

Statistical and computer-related expertise in design, execution, analysis, and reporting of cancer-related basic, translational, and clinical research studies

Cancer Bioinformatics Services*

Analysis of genomics data from RNA Seq, whole genome and whole exome Seq, ChIP Seq and emerging platforms. Collaboration with Department of Biomedical Informatics faculty, the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) and University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Research Computing (CRC) to develop infrastructure for genomics Big Data

Cancer Genomics Facility*

Genomic and transcriptomic platforms to identify diagnostic biomarkers, elucidate underlying mechanisms of tumorigenesis, and delineate novel targets for prospective pharmacological reagents

Cancer Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Facility*

Accessible, economical, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art pharmacology research services that support preclinical and clinical research programs at Hillman and medical institutions nationwide

Cell and Tissue Imaging Facility*

Expertise in the design and implementation of experiments using microscopic techniques and image analysis, including interpretation of morphological data

Cytometry Facility*

Analytical and imaging cytometry and cell sorting, for rapid quantitation of a wide variety of cellular properties

Immunologic Monitoring and Cellular Products Laboratory*

Therapeutic cell product generation, serial monitoring of immunologic functions in patients with cancer who are treated with biologic therapies, and banking of blood and tissues for patients on clinical protocols

Investigational Drug Services

Oversight of all pharmacy procedures and processes for UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and clinical sites where UPMC Hillman Cancer Center-sponsored studies are implemented

In Vivo Imaging Facility*

Oncology Data Services (ODS)

Data management and development services to facilitate access to relevant clinical data sources, and the implementation of custom and REDCap database applications

Translational Oncologic Pathology Services*

Coordinated collection, processing, annotation, distribution, and storage of patient biospecimens