• For first time users, complete and submit a Customer Information Form that you can download in the following formats
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• Contact Dr. Sridar Chittur to discuss the specifics of your project.
• After confirmation of project feasibility by e-mail, follow the RNA Quality Assurance Guidelines.
• Complete and submit the RNA submission sheet in the preferred format
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• Complete and submit the DNA submission sheet in the preferred format
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Shipping Instructions

Each sample should be provided in a single 1.5 mL microfuge tube with the initials of the Principle Investigator and a sample number written on the top.

• Purified RNA
  RNA in water should be shipped on enough dry ice to cover the tubes entirely and with enough excess ice to allow for sublimation during shipping. RNA in ethanol should be well-sealed (snap cap with parafilm or screw cap) and can be shipped using gel ice packs or on dry ice.
• Purified DNA
  Gel ice packs can be used for shipping.
• Tissue samples
  Samples treated in RNAlater (Qiagen) can be shipped at room temperature. Otherwise, tissues should be collected with consideration given to the effects of RNAses – i.e. isolation or dissection should be done swiftly with RNAse-free instruments and collection tubes, then flash-frozen to -80°C. Samples thus collected can then be shipped to us on dry ice.
• Cell pellets
  Cell pellets (washed with PBS) can be flash frozen to -80°C and shipped on dry ice, or the pelleted cells can be resuspended in Trizol (2 mL), then flash frozen and shipped on dry ice.For adherent cells, wash plate/flask with PBS, add Trizol directly to plate, coat the surface. The cells will slough off after 2 minutes. Pipette cell in Trizol to RNAse free tube, freeze and ship on dry ice.

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