{"id":337,"date":"2020-10-27T17:26:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T17:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/core-shell\/?page_id=337"},"modified":"2026-04-04T01:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:26:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/biospecimen-core\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The Biospecimen and Translational Genomics Core Laboratory provides consultations and custom services for UT San Antonio investigators, outside academic investigators and commercial entities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biospecimen Collection and Processing<\/li>\n<li>Biospecimen Banking<\/li>\n<li>Regulatory Document Preparation and Submission<\/li>\n<li>Biospecimen Distribution<\/li>\n<li>Tissue Microarray Construction- Standard Size<\/li>\n<li>DNA\/RNA Isolation<\/li>\n<li>Genomic Analysis\n<ul>\n<li>Gene Expression &#8211; 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