Explore the Cores: CHOP Biorepository Houses Specimens & Hope for Pediatric Breakthroughs

Have you ever wondered how, and where, biospecimen samples go after a patient gives consent for its use in research? The latest guest of our Bench to Bedside podcast, David Stokes, PhD, is the Technical Director of the Biorepository Resource Center at CHOP, a core facility that serves all of CHOP’s biobanking needs. With the unique capacity to store 3 million samples and the highly advanced infrastructure to keep the specimens organized, preserved, and accessible to the research community, the BioRC also houses immense hope for breakthroughs in children’s health. Listen in as Dr. Stokes shares how the BioRC has evolved over a decade to become one of CHOP’s most unique and valuable research resources.