CTSL Standard Operating Procedures

General policies and procedures

• Organization-Directorship-and-Staffing
• Facility Commissioning, Validation and Revalidation
• Maintenance of Work Areas
• Out of Specification Condition and Notification Management
• Alarm System Management and Response

Safety

• General Safety
• Radiation Safety Oversight
• Contamination and Spill Clean-up Procedure

Protocol and Sample Management

• Management of Requests for Sample Processing Support
• Protocol Visit Set up and Labeling
• Unlabeled-Mislabeled Specimens
• Data Sample Management System
• Shipment of Specimens
• Specimen Receipt, Tracking and Distribution
• Transport and Storage of Biological Samples

Lab Procedures

• Ficol Separation of Mononuclear or Total White Cell Fraction from Peripheral Blood
• Viable Cell Cryopreservation
• General Sample Processing

Equipment Procedures and Maintenance

• Mechanical Refrigeration Units
• Pipette Operation and Maintenance
• Centrifuges – Operation and Maintenance
• Biological Safety Cabinet Operation and Maintenance
• Timers Operation and Maintenance
• Thermometers
• Use of Vortex Mixer
• Waterbath Operation and Maintenance
• Pneumatic Tube System