The Center for Clinical Investigation provides Phlebotomy services, Specimen Processing, Routine Lab support, and Research Lab support.
Specimen Processing locations:
Tower-9A/B (open 24hrs/day, 7 days/week)
221 Longwood Ave. (open 7:30am to 4:00pm), PBB A4
Laboratory Resources
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Routine Labs will be sent to LabCorp to be analyzed:
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LabCorp will pick up samples daily and results will return within 24 hours
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Contract allows for uniformity across institutions and lower prices to investigators
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Please go to HCCL website or contact Resource Facilitators for applicable costs.
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STAT labs (needed in less than 24 hours) will be sent to BWH clinical lab processing
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Research Assays will be sent to the HCCL located at 221 Longwood Avenue
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Investigator only has to pay for kit costs, all overhead is covered by Harvard Catalyst
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Investigators may ask for additional tests to be added to HCCL assay list
Please click here to see the Harvard Catalyst Central Laboratory website.
If there is an assay you would like to see on the list, please download and fill out the new assay request form.
For more information regarding Laboratory and Specimen Processing resources, please contact:
Bharti Thakkar, CASCP, MBA
Laboratory Manager, HCCL
Phone: 617-732-5389
Email: bthakkar@partners.org
For scientific questions, please contact:
Vincent Ricchiuti, PhD
Director HCCL
Phone: 617-732-6692
Email: vricchiuti@partners.org