Submitting live cultures

Live cultures can be hand-delivered or shipped

Passage cells into two T25 (or similarly sized) flasks and deliver when growth has reached 50-75% confluence.  Cells must be rapidly dividing at the time of delivery.

Include an aliquot of your growth media (enough to feed cultures once).  Please place specimens and media in individually sealed specimen bags.

Confirm that all samples are clearly and descriptively labeled.

When shipping live cultures:  

• Top off flasks with warmed media and seal lids with parafilm
• Place flasks and media in a styrofoam/polystyrene box filled with packing material/bubble wrap
• Place styrofoam box inside a larger cardboard box with additional packing material and seal shut
• Ship overnight at room temperature (do not include dry ice, or cold packs)
• Email genecode@genecodehc.com with tracking information, expected shipment delivery date, and the sample submission form

 Suspension cultures in log phase of growth with actively dividing cells are also accepted.