Core Facilities
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Abramson Cancer Center Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Shared Resource
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Biomedical Imaging Core Laboratory (BMI)
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Biomedical Informatics Core
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Biosensor Shared Resource Facility
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Clinical Cell and Vaccine Production Facility (CVPF)
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Human Immunology Core
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Microarray Core Facility
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Molecular Diagnosis and Genotyping Facility
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Tumor Tissue Bank
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The Clinical Cell and Vaccine Production Facility (CVPF)
The Clinical Cell and Vaccine Production Facility (CVPF) is a core facility within the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania that can perform processing of a variety of cell types in support of adoptive cell therapy clinical trials. Here, a variety of cell–based therapies involving bone marrow derived cells, such as lymphocytes, dendritic and stem cells are currently ongoing or in development. In addition, non-marrow derived cells such as neural stem cells, islet cells and myoblasts can be processed in the CVPF. Processing includes isolation/enrichment of particular cell lineages, cryopreservation and storage of cells and tissues, RNA isolation from tumor, growth and expansion of cells, and transduction (insertion) of experimental therapeutic genes into cells. The Facility’s overall mission is to help translate insights into novel cellular therapies.
Main location:
6 Maloney
Services:
- Direct cell and processing services
- Consultation
- Education and training
Contact:Bruce Levine, PhD, Scientific Director
215-573-6788
levinebl@mail.med.upenn.edu
Link:www.uphs.upenn.edu/abramson/clinicalFacility.html
www.med.upenn.edu/bmcrc/CCVPF/?CCVPF
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