Blood Processing & Leukocyte Isolation

- Cryopreservation of serum
- Isolation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) using Leucosep tubes and cryopreservation.
- Isolation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and granulocytes using a Ficoll gradient and subsequent cryopreservation.
  - Note that the granulocytes are not viable after this technique but they are suitable for analysis of RNA/DNA
- Phlebotomy