University of Pittsburgh
HSSC Contact Information
📍 Rangos Research Building
8th Floor Room 8145
4401 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
📧 Email: HSSCCHP@pitt.edu
☎ Phone : (412) 692-3555
💻 Website: https://www.nextgen.pitt.edu/
💲 iLabs Account Registration: https://upmc.corefacilities.org/service_center/show_external/6258/health_sciences_sequencing_core#
*Register using UPITT credentials
Sample Drop-off Directions
📝 Please fill out the sample submission form (below) prior to dropping off samples
🏥 Samples should be dropped off inside of the HSSC's -20C chest freezer in the entryway of the Rangos Research Building
Freezer is located between the sets of sliding doors
Please submit samples between 8:00AM and 4:00PM on Monday - Friday
Freezer is accessible 24-hours a day
📦 All samples should be placed in a secure container that is labelled with:
✔ Principal investigator name
✔ Project contact name
✔ Sample drop-off date
❄ Samples should be dropped off in proper storage conditions:
Sample Type | Storage Conditions |
Tissue / cells | Dry ice 🧊 |
RNA | Dry ice 🧊 |
DNA | Wet ice 💧 |
Library | Wet ice 💧 or directly in freezer 🏥 |
Pooled Library | Wet ice 💧 or directly in freezer 🏥 |
🖊 All samples should be clearly labelled and should correspond to the sample ID form submitted below (drag and drop into the form)
📩 Please email the lab to confirm sample drop-off
It is not required to wait for lab personnel to retrieve samples
🗑 Samples will be held for four weeks following the completion of the project before being discarded (see form below for selection)
Please include any additional pertinent information that is not captured in the submission form in the "comments / special instructions" field