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.
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.
