Core Unit Cell Harvesting
The BCRT Cell Harvesting Lab (BCRT-CH) provides access to fully-characterized human tissue, which has been harvested during orthopaedic or trauma surgery in a standardized fashion:
- Primary tissue: blood, bone marrow, bone, cartilage, hematoma, fat etc.
- Clinical information: age, sex, medication, risk factors, co-morbidities, healing outcome etc.
The BCRT-CH maintains a high-level of quality by:
- Supervision of ethical approval process
- Close interaction with surgeons of the CMSC
- Tissue sampling by trained technical staff
- Implementation of quality assurance protocols
The BCRT-CH facilitates cooperations between:
- BCRT groups and platforms
- Surgeons and scientists
Organizational matters
- New users should contact Simon Reinke to schedule an initial meeting to discuss details of the registration process and the user's needs regarding primary tissue, patient information, service and training.
- All users must complete and sign the "User Registration Form" and agree to the "User Guidelines" of the Multiuser Unit Cell Harvesting.
- All users must have ethical approval for their research projects prior to receiving primary tissue. Users can ask for advice on how to apply for ethical approval – contact Simon Reinke for details.
Service
- Consulting: study design, statistics, ethical approval, choice of tissue, clinical information
- Supplying primary tissue: blood, bone marrow, bone, cartilage, hematoma, fat etc.
- Providing clinical information: age, sex, medication, risk factors, co-morbidities, healing outcome etc.
- Advising on MSC cultivation (FCS testing, standard protocols)
- Networking between surgeons and scientists to foster clinically relevant research projects
Team
Prof. Dr. Carsten Perka
Clinical Head of Multiuser Unit Cell Harvesting
Phone: +49 (0)30 450 515 062
Fax: +49 (0)30 450 515 900
E-Mail: carsten.perka@charite.de
Dr. rer. medic. Simon Reinke
Scientific and Technical Head of Multiuser Unit Cell Harvesting
Phone: +49 (0)30 450 659 617
Fax: +49 (0)30 450 559 969
E-Mail: simon.reinke@charite.de
Antje Blankenstein
Technical Assistant
Phone: +49 (0)30 450 559 599
Fax: +49 (0)30 450 559 969
E-Mail: antje.blankenstein@charite.de