Please contact path-biobank@ucdavis.edu for up-to-date pricing and services.

The Biorepository Shared Resource offers the following services:

Non-UC Davis researchers are charged the approved rate plus 39% (NUD rate).

  • Consultation about the design of experiments and preparation of specimens for analysis
  • Acquisition of specimens on a fee-for-service basis


Biorepository Shared Resource recharge rates

Specimen Section Specimen Fee Description Rate ($)
Tissue (1-01) Fresh tissue (immediate dispersal) 29.00
  (1-02) Frozen tissue (stored in freezer) 47.00
(1-03) Specimen grossing by pathology assistant- large specimen  33.00
(1-04) Specimen grossing by pathology assistant- small specimen 67.00
(1-05) Specimen grossing by pathology assistant (hourly rate) 100.00
Fluids (7-01) Serum (0.5 ml aliquot) 21.00
  (7-02) Plasma (0.5 ml aliquot) 21.00
  (7-03) Whole blood 21.00
  (7-04) Bone marrow aspirates 21.00
  (7-05) Urine 11.00
Consultation/data (10-01) Pathologist consultation (per hour) 151.00
  (10-02) Interpretation by pathologist (per slide) 25.00
  (10-03) Administrative consultation- biorepository manager (per hour) 43.00
(10-04) Administrative consultation- CRC (per hour) 24.00
(10-05) Extensive annotated data (per patient; full diagnosis, age, gender, outcome status and treatment) 27.00
(10-06) APERIO analysis training (one-time fee) 47.00
(10-09) APERIO scanning (per 40X slide, with QC) 14.00
(10-10) APERIO scanning (per 20X slide, with QC) 10.00
(10-11) Cytology onsite evaluation (per visit) 42.00
Other Services (12-07) Fluids- L1 processing (S,P), data entry, storing (per specimen, investigator initiated studies) 11.00
(12-08) Fluids- L2 processing (buffy coat), data entry, storing (per specimen, investigator initiated studies) 19.00
(12-09) Fluids- material, data entry, and storing (per specimen, investigator initiated studies) 4.00
(12-10) Tissue- collection, data entry (no QC, no FFPE process, for investigator initiated studies) 11.00
(12-11) Storage- fluid- annual fee per box (81 slots) in -80 C freezer (for investigator initiated studies) 17.00
(12-12) Storage- tissue- annual fee per box (81 slots) in liquid nitrogen freezer (for investigator initiated studies) 31.00
(12-13) Data entry and storing (no material, no processing, per specimen for investigator initiated studies) 3.00
(12-14) Facilitate specimen collection for investigator initiated studies 15.00
(12-15) Specimen retrieval (per specimen, for investigator initiated studies) 2.00
(13-01) Chem/Hem Biobank (CROC)- review/edit IRB documents (per case) 50.00
(13-02) Chem/Hem Biobank (CROC)- identify/collect samples from ClinLine (per blood tube) 8.00
(13-03) Chem/Hem Biobank (CROC)- collect source documents for clinical trial (per sponsor, per hour) 63.00