Biospecimen Resources Online Form Instructions

  1. Access the online form via the UF Health Cancer Institute Biospecimens Services Page.
  2. Complete required information in the following section: 
    • PI Information
      • Last, First name
      • UFID
      • Email address
      • Best contact phone number with area code
    • Project Information
      • Project title
    • Sample Information
      • Using the linked CTSI Biorepository Inventory, create a list of requested samples that include the following information for each sample. Tip: Simulate your search in the inventory before completing this step.
        • Body Site
        • Histology
        • Pathology Status
        • Specimen Type
        • Race
        • Ethnicity
        • Biological Sex
        • Quantity
  3. IRB Submission Requirements (Questions in this section are not required to submit the request. However, completing this section with as much information as possible will help the Admin team expedite the request.)
    • List of Study Staff needed to add onto IRB submission (if needed)
      • List name and role for staff member
    • Projected number of patients represented by samples/specimens requested.
    • List of funding sources associated with the project. Include as many of the following details as possible:
      • Project name
      • Sponsor
      • Sponsor Reference ID (R01xxxxxxxx)
      • UF project number (P0xxxxxx)
    • Is the study accessing data/records for research
    • List any specific protected health information needed for the research
    • Purpose of the study
    • List the proposed steps of the study
      • Enrollment criteria
      • Data analysis plan
      • Plan for storage and securing data/samples
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