Cord Blood Units for Research

Cord blood units are made available for research studies intended to improve patient outcomes, as stated in the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, Public Law 109-129.

Cord blood banks providing cord blood units for research vary in their requirements regarding use for studies and cost of the units. Most banks will ship units anywhere within the United States.

To acquire cord blood units for pre-clinical or clinical research, contact one of these banks, which are listed alphabetically by state.

California

• Children's Hospital of Orange County
  E-mail: anourani@choc.org
  Telephone: (714) 289-4154              FAX: (714) 516-4277
• San Diego Blood Bank
  E-mail: mswearingen@sandiegobloodbank.org 
  Telephone: (619) 400-8320              FAX: (619) 220-8416
• StemCyte, Inc.
  E-mail: etrejo@stemcyte.com
  Telephone: (626) 646-2458              FAX: (626) 430-5797 

Colorado

• Bonfils Blood Center
  E-mail: patty_owens@bonfils.org 
• University of Colorado Cord Blood Bank, ClinImmune Labs
  E-mail: Sabine.Stockinger@UCHSC.edu
  Telephone: (303) 724-1247

Florida

• Cryobanks International
  E-mail: labadmin@cryo-intl.com
  Telephone: (407) 834-8333               FAX: (407) 331-3965
• LifeSouth Community Blood Centers
  E-mail: fiskdd@shands.ufl.edu
  Telephone: (352) 265-0232

Illinois

• The Institute For Transfusion Medicine
  E-mail: cordbloodservices@itxm.org
  Telephone: (847) 803-7965               FAX: (847) 803-7940

Michigan

• J.P. McCarthy Cord Stem Cell Bank at the Karmanos Cancer Institute
  E-mail: dorrs@karmanos.org
  Telephone: (313) 576-8863               FAX: (313) 576-8766

Missouri

• St. Louis Cord Blood Bank
  E-mail: research@slcbb.org 
  Telephone: (314) 268-2700 ext 6313  FAX: (314) 268-4089

New Jersey

• New Jersey Cord Blood Bank
  E-mail: anaa@CBSBLOOD.ORG

New York

• New York Blood Center National Cord Blood Program
  E-mail: ncbp@nybloodcenter.org 

North Carolina

• Carolinas Cord Blood Bank at Duke University Medical Center
  E-mail: ellen.tvrdy@duke.edu 
  Telephone: (919) 668-1119               FAX: (919) 668-1183

Texas

• Texas Cord Blood Bank, a division of South Texas Blood & Tissue Center
  E-mail: MFisk@bloodntissue.org
  Telephone: (210) 731-5565 

Washington

• Puget Sound Blood Center
  E-mail: cordblood@psbc.org
  Telephone: (206) 292-2535