GRCF Cell Center & Johns Hopkins BioBank

 

Overview of Services

The Genetic Resources Core Facility (GRCF) Cell Center & Johns Hopkins BioBank was established in 1989 as a core resource to produce immortalized cell lines from human blood (EBV transformations). Continued success has enabled the lab to open its doors to the Hopkins community at large and to expand its services to include cryogenic storage in an on-site biorepository, bioprocessing such as mammalian cell culture and blood processing and domestic / international bioshipping. In 2013 the GRCF Cell Center & Johns Hopkins BioBank proudly received the international recognition of CAP (the College of American Pathologist) Accreditation. This voluntary program demands that a laboratory go well beyond acceptable quality and regulatory compliance measures to help achieve the highest standards of excellence in our services. Our mission in the GRCF is to bring high quality, cost effective services to investigators throughout the Johns Hopkins scientific community.

 


 

Meet Our Team

 Director of the GRCF :  Melissa V. Olson, Ph.D.

 

Dr. Melissa Olson, Director of the GRCF  and Director of the GRCF Cell Center & Johns Hopkins BioBank has more than 25 years of cell culture and biorepository experience.  She oversees the activities of all the divisions of GRCF.  She oversees the GRCF staff and ensures that long-term cryogenic storage are handled in a timely and expert manner. In addition, she offers assistance to faculty in the design and implementation of projects involving maintenance or storage of cultured cells.

 

Sr. Bioprocessing Coordinator: Caryn Dearstine

 

Sr. BioBank Coordinator: Patrick Catterson

  

Bioprocessing & BioBank Expert Staff: Daniel Coleman, Jonathan Juba, Evan Ciapura, Daniel Coleman

 

 

Location and hours of operation

Hours: Mon - Thurs: 8:30am - 6pm, Same day processing drop off by 3:00pm

            Fri: 8:30am - 5:30pm, Same day processing drop off by 2pm

 

Service Location: Blalock 1001A

 

Mailing Address:  GRCF Cell Center & Johns Hopkins BioBank

                               Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes

                               600 N. Wolfe Street

                               Blalock 1017

                               Baltimore, MD 21287

 

General Phone:   410-614-5201

                            410-955-3320

 

Email Contacts:    biorepository@jhmi.edu

                             bioprocessing@jhmi.edu

                             bioshipping@jhmi.edu

 

www.grcf.jhmi.edu

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Melissa Olson, PhD
Director of the GRCF
 
410-955-6327
 
mvolson@jhu.edu
 

 
Patrick Catterson
BioBank Coordinator
 
410-955-3320
 
biorepository@jhmi.edu
 

 
Caryn Dearstine
Bioprocessing Coordinator
 
410-614-5201
 
bioprocessing@jhmi.edu
 

 
Jonathan Juba
BioBank & Bioprocessing Staff
 
410-955-3320
 
bioprocessing@jhmi.edu
 

 
Daniel Coleman
BioBank & Bioprocessing Staff
 
410-955-3320
 
bioprocessing@jhmi.edu
 

 

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