Here are a few things you should know:

• We use QReserve for our project management.
  • If you are new to QReserve, create an account on https://my.qreserve.com/login.
  • Email Adam or Denis to add you as a user of our QReserve site. Include the contact info and billing information of your PI or company in your email.
  • Navigate in QReserve to our site “AFBM and SPARC BioCentre – Molecular Analysis” and make a service request under Resources. External users should leave account info blank; internal SickKids users should list their cost centre number.
• Please note, that if you are submitting samples of human origin, you are required to provide your REB number and upload a copy of the approval letter on your QReserve request. Please see our Policies.
• Samples should be submitted:
  • on dry ice;
  • in tubes >500uL (not PCR tubes);
  • labelled with black permanent ink; and
  • samples of human origin MUST be de-identified.
• Shipping address is on our Contact page.

The facility operates on a first come first served basis. For routine extractions/analysis, the turnaround time should be between two to four weeks from completion of the following:

1. QReserve submission completed; and
2. samples delivered to the AFBM;

For new projects requesting method development, extraction, and analysis, the turnaround could take between three to six months depending on the complexity of the assay to develop.

There is an additional fee for rush service (1-2 weeks within sample drop off).

Note: For past/new clients, please make sure you notify a member of the AFBM team (once a QReserve request has been made) for sample drop off.