Goals & Mission

 

The UCLA Translational Pathology Core Laboratory (TPCL) is a research facility in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and the Johnson Comprehensive Cancer Center dedicated to providing a variety of tissue-related services critical for the progress of biomedical research.
The TPCL currently provides the following services:

  • Tissue Procurement (fresh, snap frozen, formalin-fixed)
  • Tissue sectioning of frozen or paraffin-embedded tissue.
  • IHC/ISH
  • Digital slide scanning and image analysis, including quantitative IHC
  • LCM
  • Pathology consultation services
  • Advice on research protocols, safety issues, and IRB application.

PUBLICATION POLICY: we kindly ask you to acknowledge the Core in all the publications derived through the use of the facility or collaboration with the staff.