Processing and storing blood samples from patients with pancreatic cancer
Research at the Tumour Immunology and Pathology (TIP) Laboratory depends on blood samples from patients with pancreatic cancer. A laboratory analyst processes these samples so that they can be used safely and consistently across the laboratory’s studies.
More than 1,000 samples from clinical studies have already been processed. Blood cells are either used immediately or stored frozen until needed. The analyst also prepares and carries out parts of the cell analyses, making this role essential to every clinically applicable project within the TIP Laboratory.