Research Facilities
Research Histology and Tissue Imaging Core (RHTIC) Facility
The Research Tissue Imaging Core (RTIC), established in 2011, provides advanced imaging services to investigators both on and off campus. By emphasizing close integration between slide preparation and digital imaging, the facility effectively addresses a wide range of challenges involving single or multiplex stains. The core performs automated whole-slide scanning utilizing the Evident SlideView VS200, Leica Aperio AT2, and Quanterix Akoya Biosciences PhenoImager HT. This infrastructure combines machine learning with multispectral color unmixing to analyze multiple molecular targets within a single tissue sample. Image analysis is supported by a comprehensive suite of HALO® programs (Indica Labs), alongside Phenochart and phenoptr packages for evaluating spatial relationships in tissue sections. Peter Gann, MD, ScD serves as the Academic Director of the RTIC, and consultation from faculty pathologists with specialized expertise is available upon request.
Biorepository
The UI Biorespository is co-managed by the UIC Department of Pathology and the Research Resources Center. The mission of the Biorepository is to develop a collection of biospecimens as a research tool to advance clinical and translational research at UI and improve public health. It acquires, stores, catalogues, and provides tissue and other biological samples for investigators at UI.