We are committed to making a difference by acting as advocates for thinking, sharing, and understanding NORMAL.
Just one mission: An end to breast cancer
Think Normal
We are transforming breast cancer research by offering NORMAL, high-quality, richly annotated tissue samples to scientists worldwide.
Share Normal
We are passionate about sharing our research resources. Through NORMAL, we offer opportunities to influence ongoing treatment and prevention discovery.
Understand Normal
We understand the impact of collecting normal breast tissue and are driven to increase knowledge and awareness in the fight against breast cancer.
I am donating today for my mother, a breast cancer survivor! And my daughter who is only 13. The three of us together can make an impact on research and awareness. My mother who has conquered cancer and for my daughter in hopes we can prevent it for her or find a cure!
Katie — Tissue Donor
KTB Sample Science
From October 2022: Director Michele Côté, PhD, shares info about the KTB, current news, and upcoming events.
Research Spotlight: Recruiting Minority Women
The findings from a recent research study conducted by the KTB’s Kathi Ridley-Merriweather pave the way for future communication and minority recruitment efforts for clinical research projects:
Ridley-Merriweather KE, et al. A novel qualitative approach for identifying effective communication for recruitment of minority women to a breast cancer prevention study. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2022 Mar 18;27:100910. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2022.100910. PMID: 35369402; PMCID: PMC8968002.
About the Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank
The Komen Tissue Bank is the only repository in the world for normal breast tissue and matched serum, plasma, and DNA. We are transforming breast cancer research by offering normal, high-quality, richly annotated tissue samples to scientists worldwide.
