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Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center

The world's only biobank that collects healthy breast tissue for breast cancer research. The donors to this repository are volunteers.

The KTB is a repository bank of whole blood, DNA, plasma, serum and frozen human breast tissue. What sets the KTB apart from all other tissue and blood repositories is that the vast majority of our donors are without evidence of breast cancer. Each sample is annotated with detailed medical information about the donor. Even though donors will not benefit directly from their donation, they are providing an invaluable resource to enable research to maximize its potential today and in generations to come.

02/05/2026

They say, "diamonds are a girl's best friend," but around here, it's all about the healthy breast tissue, serum, and DNA samples! 💎🧬

Our pockets stay full so that researchers around the world have the "normal" tissue they need to understand how to stop breast cancer before it starts.

We’re just the girls (and team!) making sure the "Resource for the Cure" stays ready for action. 🎗️✨

02/03/2026

It’s February! You know what that means! If your birthday is this month, take a moment to complete your medical follow-up! Contact Alison at alisnide@iu.edu or (317)274-2366 if you need assistance.

02/02/2026

What a Sunday at IU Indy! 🏀💗

The Komen Tissue Bank team had a wonderful time at the Women’s Basketball Pink Out game yesterday. It was inspiring to see The Jungle filled with so much support for breast cancer awareness and research.

We loved meeting so many of you at our info table! Research is a team sport, and every conversation we had helps us get one step closer to understanding how to prevent breast cancer before it starts.

Special thanks to the IU Indy Athletics department for hosting us. We are so proud to be part of this Jaguar community! 🐾

Visit our website to find out more about our mission!

01/29/2026

Thanks to the generosity of tissue donors, DNA samples at the Komen Tissue Bank help researchers deepen their understanding of breast cancer and support future prevention and treatment advances.

Every donation is carefully handled, securely stored, and used to advance research that helps countless others. Your gift to science truly matters.

👉 Like, comment, or share to help us honor the impact of donors and the research they make possible.

01/27/2026

Did you know that our frozen tissue samples are stored in liquid nitrogen tanks to ensure they remain perfectly preserved? This behind the scenes look at our retrieval process shows the care our team puts into managing the world’s only healthy breast tissue repository.

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01/23/2026

Did you know the key to ending breast cancer is found in our own normal biology?

There is only ONE place in the entire world dedicated to collecting and preserving normal breast tissue for research: The Komen Tissue Bank.

By donating a small sample of normal tissue, our volunteers provide the benchmark that scientists around the world use to make life-saving breakthroughs. Your "normal" is the missing piece of the puzzle.

Help us make a difference:
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✅ CLICK HERE to see if you are eligible to become a donor: https://cancer.iu.edu/ktb/index.html

01/22/2026

How does our body’s metabolic health affect our breast cancer risk? A recent study that utilized samples from the Komen Tissue Bank—is providing new answers.

Researchers found that obesity is associated with increased DNA damage in healthy breast tissue. This suggests that metabolic changes can create an environment where DNA breaks are more likely to occur, potentially paving the way for cancer to develop later in life.

At the Komen Tissue Bank, our mission is to provide scientists with the normal tissue they need to make these exact discoveries. When we understand what causes the very first signs of damage, we get one step closer to true prevention.

Visit our website to learn more about this study and how your tissue donations are changing the future of breast cancer research.

https://cancer.iu.edu/ktb/research/publications.html

01/16/2026

Let’s talk about expectations vs. reality!

It’s easy to assume that tissue donation is a long, complicated, or scary ordeal. In reality, our collection events are designed to be efficient, safe, and welcoming.

The process is a straightforward, non-diagnostic biopsy that takes less than an hour and a half of your time. We want to replace the "what-ifs" with facts, showing that contributing to the Komen Tissue Bank is a calm and routine experience. Take a look at these graphics to see how we’re debunking the most common misc

Visit our website to learn more about tissue donation: https://cancer.iu.edu/ktb/index.html

01/14/2026

Serum from healthy donors helps researchers understand how the body communicates through proteins and signals.

It's used to study inflammation, immune response, and early disease markers.
This post shows how your donation is helping scientists build better tools for detection and diagnosis.

Share this to show how serum supports breast cancer research.

01/12/2026

The Biospecimen Collection and Biobanking Core (BC2) is growing!

We recently received an equipment grant to purchase a new Semi-Automated Galileo CK2500 TMA Arrayer. This specialized instrument was handmade in Italy and delivered to our lab in November.

This was a big day as Andrea De Blasio joined our tissue procurement team to lead hands-on installation and training!

The Impact on Research: Tissue Micro Arrays (TMAs) represent a powerful tool that allows scientists to analyze many tissue samples at the same time. This new equipment will allow our core to expand and enhance TMA build services, providing even stronger support to the cancer research investigators working to end breast cancer.

Join us in celebrating this milestone for our lab!

01/02/2026

What if doctors could spot cancer risk years before it starts? Researchers studied normal breast tissue and found DNA clues that may predict future cancer. This discovery could lead to earlier prevention—and it’s possible because of generous donors like you!

Want to help? Follow us, share this post, and learn more on our website.

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550 N University Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN
46202

Telephone

+13172742366

Website

http://www.komentissuebank.iu.edu/

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