Contact Information

Ellen LW Kittler, PhD
Ellen.Kittler@umassmed.edu

The best way to contact us is by EMAIL to the central mailbox which is always monitored by the staff on duty:
MBCL@umassmed.edu

The Molecular Biology Core Labs Oligo Service is located in the Reed-Rose-Gordon building on the Maple Ave campus in Shrewsbury, a secure facility that does not offer tours. If you need to pick oligos up directly at the building on a business day when the Core is not providing delivery (see our Inclement Weather Policy), our address is Rose-Gordon Bldg., 222 Maple Ave, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545. Please make the pickup request ahead of time to insure it will be placed at the appropriate location, and notify us immediately if you are unable to locate your item(s).

**The old pickup location at Reed-Rose-Gordon has been closed to follow Covid-19 safety protocols. Notify us before oligo pickup and Core Lab staff will attempt to meet you in the parking lot for a transfer. If this is not possible, we will send you instructions on how to access the new pickup location. Please follow all instructions posted at the site and do not enter further into the building. This protocol will remain in place until further notice.

Inclement Weather Policy

In case of extreme and/or inconvenient weather or campus closures, the machines will still be running but we may not be here for sample login or pickup. Please email us to arrange for sample drop-off or oligo pickup if the weather is questionable. The DSCL, MBCL, & PBCE are closed when UMass Chan is closed or on "inclement weather alert".