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ALERT Welcome to Pitt’s iLab System!
Pitt’s iLab is integrated with our single sign-on and billing systems, linking faculty and staff grants to reserved time and services.
As of January 2026, we have 37 shared research facilities online with more expected to onboard throughout 2026.
Important: The department field for all Pitt employees has been standardized using a naming convention. Please do not modify this field, as it is essential for building templates that enable automated reporting.
Please review our Shared Facilities webpage and the iLab training material available in the “Using Core Facilities” section.
(hide this warning on this page)The Pitt Biospecimen Core (PBC) provides centralized, IRB-compliant support for University of Pittsburgh and external researchers seeking high-quality human tissue, blood products, biofluids and other biological specimens from patients seen at UPMC. The PBC streamlines specimen accrual, processing, banking, and distribution. The PBC contains a repository of more than 800,000 biospecimens collected from approximately 80,000 patient visits spanning cancer, non-cancer disease states, and normal tissue, and offers prospective specimen collection customized to investigator-defined criteria. Services also include research histology services for tissue processing, staining, and immunohistochemistry; and support through an IRB‑approved Honest Broker system to ensure research integrity. Guided by ISBER (International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories) best practices, the PBC upholds rigorous quality control, quality assurance, and quality improvements in all daily operations.
Research Histology services are listed on a separate iLab site.
| Days of the Week | Hours Open |
|
Monday – Friday |
7:30 am – 4:00 pm |
| Location |
Address |
Sq. Ft. |
|
UPMC Shadyside |
Rm WG19, 5230 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 |
3669 |
|
UPMC Magee |
Rm 3528, 300 Halket St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 |
936 |
|
UPMC Presbyterian |
Scaife A914, 3550 Terrace St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 |
1793 |
|
UPMC Children’s |
B247, 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA |
322 |
| Name | Role | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Kline |
Assistant Director (Facility Director)
|
412-624-7454
|
puetc@upmc.edu
|
UPMC Presbyterian, Scaife Hall, RM A918.2
|
| Dr. Rajiv Dhir |
Scientific Director (Faculty Director)
|
412-623-3002
|
dhirr@upmc.edu
|
UPMC Shadyside RM WG2.6
|
| Dr. Nam Tram |
Scientific Director; Associate Dean of Biobanking
|
trannk@upmc.edu
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UPMC Clinical Laboratory Building
|
|
| Adrianne Henry |
Senior Manager of Quality & Compliance
|
412-623-1042
|
henryae@upmc.edu
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UPMC Shadyside RM WG19
|
| Kiersten Kegges |
Senior Project Manager
|
412-641-8625
|
erlansonk@upmc.edu
|
UPMC Magee RM 3528
|
