| The Plasmid Repository was created in response to a need
for plasmid storage and distribution services created in part by the
increase in genome-scale research efforts in DF/HCC member labs.
Are you tired of shipping clones to colleagues? Concerned that
precious resources and information files are being lost? Wasting
valuable research time managing plasmid clones?
The DNA Resource Core offers:
- Archival storage of glycerol stocks in our state-of-the-art, automated
freezer system
- Automated tracking of freeze/thaw cycles and storage time to ensure
viability
- Storage exclusively in T1 phage-resistant host strains
- A storage capacity of over 80,000 individual samples (with plans in
place for expansion)
- Five years of experience storing and distributing tens of thousands of
plasmid clones
- Five years of experience providing high-quality, low cost services
- Scientific curation of information that is then stored in an Oracle
database
- Scientific support for transfer of clones and information to our
repository and database
- Secure on-line ordering and regular back-up of information in the
database
The repository itself is housed in a state-of-the-art, automated freezer
storage system with an automatic picking station and 2D barcode reader, made
possible through a grant from the National Institutes of Health.
The collection already includes more than 30,000 clones, including
sequence-verified cDNAs from humans and other organisms, expression vectors,
and shRNAs.
For more information about the current plasmid clone collection, storing plasmid sets -- large or small -- or if you have other questions related to the
plasmid repository and associated databases, please contact
Jason Kramer.
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