OpenSpecimen Tracking
OpenSpecimen (formerly caTissue) is a bio-bank management tool used to collect, manage, process, annotate and distribute bio-specimens and associated data to selected users. At Johns Hopkins, OpenSpecimen is currently being used in Gastroenterology, Cardiology and Oncology.
OpenSpecimen offers a comprehensive feature set, including:
- Biospecimen collection, inventory, and tracking
- Ability to track specimen events (thaws, spins, etc.)
- Customizable support for storage containers (i.e. freezers, shelves, racks, boxes, position)
- User-definable forms for patient, collection event, and specimen annotations
- Flexible specimen ordering and distribution workflows
- Graphical custom report builder
- Integrated bulk loading capabilities for existing data
- Support for multiple biorepositories and locations
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If interested in using OpenSpecimen at Johns Hopkins, please contact Pam Murray and join the Prospective OpenSpecimen Users Mail List to stay abreast of OpenSpecimen developments at Johns Hopkins: Subscribe
To see a summary of OpenSpecimen statistics and users at Johns Hopkins, click here.