The CHTN is a unique NCI supported resource that provides human tissues and fluids from routine procedures to investigators who utilize human biospecimens in their research. The CHTN is funded by the National Cancer Institute and provides high quality, well-annotated biospecimens to researchers throughout the United States and Canada. The Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN) operates through a shared networking system which allows investigators greater access to available research specimens.
The Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN) is an NIH/NCI funded resource to provide human tissues and fluids from routine procedures to investigators who utilize human biospecimens in their research. The CHTN is comprised of five adult divisions that manage investigator applications and requests based on geographical regions throughout the United States and Canada. The Eastern Division of the Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN), which has been in existence since 1987, continues its work of providing well-characterized biospecimens to investigators working in the fields of neoplasia, autoimmune disease, degenerative diseases and aging.
