Packaging and Shipping
Instructions for Sample Labeling: Packaging and Shipping
- PLEASE NOTIFY LAB BY PHONE OR E-MAIL BEFORE SHIPPING SAMPLES AND AWAIT CONFIRMATION. This allows us to keep a watch for the delivery of your precious samples.
- Normal operating hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, excluding holidays. It is highly recommended that you ship your samples Monday through Wednesday.SAMPLE LABELING: Please sequentially number the samples. This helps us be more efficient with the samples. Sequential numbering does not always have to start with the number 1. Example: shipment #1 could be samples #1 through #30 and shipment number #2 could be #31 through #60.If you have your own identifying information on the sample from the experiment, please create a table that cross references sequential numbers to your experiment identifiers. Please send a copy of the table with the shipment of samples and keep a copy for your records. Remember to label the samples with the sequential number using a Sharpie marker or adhesive dots that can be used with dry ice.
Example of Cross Referencing
| SEQUENTIAL NUMBER | EXPERIMENT IDENTIFIER |
|---|---|
| 1 | F4 WT |
| 2 | F4 KO |
| 3 | F5 WT |
| 4 | F5 KO |
| 5 | F10-1 KO |
| 6 | F10-1 WT |
| 7 | F10-3 KO |
Sample Packaging
PLEASE do not ship samples in plastic bags (dry ice splits them). PLEASE ship samples in a fiberboard box(es) with removable insert or a plastic box(es) with permanent insert. DO NOT send the fiberboard insert by itself.
Shipping
Send samples packaged on dry ice by Fed-Ex priority overnight delivery.
Shipping Address
University of Virginia
Center for Research in Reproduction
OMS Suhling Bldg., Room 6921
21 Hospital Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Attn: Aleisha Schoenfelder