Where to Bring Submitted Samples

DNA Sequencing Core Office
2560 MSRB II

* Main Office (not far from the Restriction Enzyme store)

Hours: Monday-Friday
8:15AM - 12:15PM
1:15PM - 4:45 PM
(Closed for Lunch 12:15 to 1:15)

LSI Submission Desk
3266 Life Sciences Institute

* Secondary Drop-Off Location (Opened February 2004)

Hours: Monday-Friday
1:30PM - 3:30PM

New hours as of JUNE 1, 2005

Off-campus Investigators: Please read our Mailing Instructions

Street Directions to 2560 MSRB II:

Entering via the front door of the Medical Sciences Research Building II:

  1. From the corner of Huron St. and Washtenaw Avenue, go North on Zina Pitcher Drive until it curves left to become Catherine St.
  2. Just before the intersection with Glen St., turn right onto West Medical Center Drive.
  3. About the second or third drive on the right goes up to the Medical Science Research Buildings I, II and III. The furthest of these is II (oddly enough). Parking may sometimes be found in metered spots along the driveway, or you may need to park in a lot back on Washtenaw.
  4. Enter MSRB II, enter the first door on the left, and go up the elevators to the second floor.
  5. Look for 2560. It's in the only 90-degree corner on the floor.

You may also enter the complex through Medical Science Building II on Catherine:

  1. From the corner of Catherine and Zina Pitcher Place (step 1, above), look for a sunken courtyard just north of Catherine (next to the Taubman Medical Library). Go down the steps.
  2. Enter MSII via a door to the right (the left door goes into Furstenburg Ctr).
  3. Continue along the long North/South hallway until you reach a door marked 'to MSRB Buildings'. Enter.
  4. Go down one flight of stairs, exit from the stairs with two right turns, through another door, then turn right yet again.
  5. Watch for a door on your left marked 'To the BRCF Cores' and follow those signs. You'll be on the second floor of MSRB II.
  6. Look for 2560. It's in the only 90-degree corner on the floor.

I know this seems unnecessarily complicated. It is. Blame the architects.

Street Directions to 3266 LSI:

From North University Ave. (Exhibit Museums):
  1. There is a pedestrian walkway that starts at the front of the Exhibit Museums.
  2. Follow the sign that says "Pathway to Medical Center" on your left.
  3. Follow the wooden stockade fence the length of the LSI to the public entrance at the east end, closest to Washtenaw Ave.
From the Medical Center:
  1. Take the pedestrian bridge at Zina Pitcher Drive across Washtenaw Ave.
  2. Proceed past the Commons Building (still under construction) to the front door of the LSI.
From Washtenaw Ave:
  1. Take the staircase up from street level to plaza level.
  2. The entrance is immediately on your left.
Wheelchair Access:
    Follow the pedestrian walkway described above to the West end of the building (nearest Dental School) and call 763-1200 to have someone meet you at the door.

Sample Mailing Instructions:

  • Mailing address: 
    DNA Sequencing Core
    1150 W. Medical Center Dr.
    2560 MSRB II SPC 5674
University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5674

    If you are a non-University client, you probably will be sending samples via mail or a package delivery service. It is NOT necessary to send samples on dry ice or even wet ice, as long as they are not contaminated with nucleases. We receive many samples via standard (non-express) postal service, and they sequence very well. If you want to be extra careful, you might use an express delivery service, but in our experience, it is not necessary.

    Please note, however, that you should NOT send us lyophilized samples or anything requiring dilution or reconstitution. We can not perform any such custom manipulations.

Thank you for your interest in the DNA Sequencing Core.
Please address any comments, questions, or suggestions to: Dr Robert Lyons (boblyons@umich.edu)
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