Access
CRI’s Metabolomics Facility provides services through a cost-sharing approach in which users are charged according to instrument time. Our staff consults with potential users to discuss experimental design and costs. Users then submit a sample form to estimate costs of the experiment. Staff is also available to discuss data interpretation after the experiment. To get started, please contact Lauren Zacharias.
GC-MS/LC-MS Sample Submission Instructions
New Users
You will need to log in and create an account by filling out the user account creation request. Once your account has been approved you will log back in to order your samples.
All Users
All users must submit requests through PPMS. Please contact the Core for consultation PRIOR to placing orders.
- Login to PPMS. Choose ‘Metabolomics Facility (Metabolic) details’ from the drop down menu in the top right corner of the screen and sign in with the appropriate credentials.
- For LC-MS Submissions ONLY:
- Choose the ‘Documents’ tab and open the ‘Document #5: Service Form’.
- Fill out the template for the samples to be submitted and save it to your computer.
- For LC-MS Submissions ONLY:
- Choose the ‘Order’ tab.
- Enter the number of samples you will be submitting into the appropriate line for the assay you want to run. You may create a quote at this step, if you need one.
- Hit ‘Order.’
- For LC-MS Submissions ONLY:
- Type in your project name and upload your ‘Service Form.’
- For LC-MS Submissions ONLY:
When your samples have been run and your data analyzed, you will receive an email with your TIC normalized data, statistical analyses, and plots based on the experimental conditions provided in your ‘Service Form.’
Sample Submission
For CRI and UTSW collaborators: Bring your samples on ice or dry ice to NL 11.120.
For external collaborators, please have your samples shipped to:
Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Attn: Lauren Zacharias
6000 Harry Hines Blvd
Room NL 11.120G
Dallas, TX 75390-8502
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