Contract Research

PhenoPath's nationally recognized clinical diagnostic service, board certified pathologists and highly skilled technologists create a unique partnership with clinical research investigators, providing expertise and advanced technologies. Our contract research services embrace all aspects of tissue and slide-based methodologies, and can be performed on cultured cells, cryostat sections, or tissue sections cut from fixed, paraffin embedded tissue blocks, including tissue microarrays.

Our extensive experience has allowed us to assist investigators in the academic, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical communities. You can expect excellent communication, rapid turnaround time, and customized clinical research project management.

PhenoPath is a GLP compliant laboratory providing:

Assistance with pre-clinical studies Services for Phase I, II and III clinical trials
Quality assurance unit oversight of all phases
Customized project management and reporting

Our research capabilities include:

Immunohistochemistry
In situ hybridization
PCR-based molecular studies
Flow cytometry

PhenoPath Laboratories also features a full service histology laboratory, offering:

tissue fixation, processing and paraffin embedding
tissue section cutting; snap freezing to OCT and cryostat sections
hematoxylin and eosin staining
a wide range of special stains (e.g., PAS, mucicarmine, methenamine silver, etc.)

Let us address questions such as:

Which cells express the antigen, DNA or mRNA?
What normal tissues express the antigen, DNA or mRNA?
Which tumors express the antigen, DNA or mRNA?
What is the subcellular localization, i.e., nuclear, membranous, cytoplasmic?

For more information, contact:

Marilyn Skelly, MT (ASCP), Research Laboratory Manager
Phone: 206-374-9000
Toll Free: 888.92.PHENO (888.927.4366)
lab@phenopath.com