Translational Pathology Core Laboratory (TPCL)

The Translational Pathology Core Laboratory (TPCL) is a CAP certified research facility in the UCLA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and a UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Shared Facility.  Since 1996, the TPCL has provided an array of pathology-related services in support of basic, translational and clinical research at UCLA. Our mission is to provide the highest quality pathology services in an efficient and cost-effective manner.  The TPCL also provides expert consultative services to investigators in pathology-related study design, tissue selection, microscopic interpretation, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, laser capture microdissection, digital image analysis, and IRB-related tissue request questions.