Last update: October 31st, 2022, 4:00 PM 

Our goal is to ensure that our staff, and the researchers who interact with us, remain as safe possible, while at the same time doing our best to continue to serve those of you who rely on our services to push forward your research programs.

The Core lab will be staffed during regular hours, however some staff will be working from home.  Please follow OSU's current masks, distancing, personnel space requirements, and protocols.

The main office is currently not staffed.

CQLS facilities can now be used without a research resumption plan. Please follow OSU's current masks, distancing, personnel space requirements, and protocols.

  • We are now allowing self-serve sample drop off during our open hours without an appointment. Typically, we are open between 9am-4pm but not guaranteed.
  • All samples can be dropped off only in the -20C freezer/refrigerator just inside the front door of ALS 3012.  There are marked shelves for each service in this freezer. If your samples need to be transferred to the -80C freezer, send an email to that effect.
  • Please note that we are a BSL2 lab and access is only for the very front of the lab.  If you need to discuss anything about your samples when dropping them off, please make an appointment ahead of time with the relevant person.
  • Use of any of our equipment in ALS 3012 is still by appointment only with the appropriate PPE. You can make an appointment with an individual person or at https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eb9Mhwxr0K8OXuC
  • Training is now available for multiuser equipment upon request. Please continue to use the calendar system to reserve time on the instruments.

Multi-user room

The multi-user room, ALS 2156, is available for use for trained users of essential or approved resumed research.

  1. Follow OSU masks and distancing policy and other appropriate PPE.
  2. Sign up on the calendar for your instrument as usual in a time spot that doesn't conflict with others. You may need training before access is granted.
  3. Locks have been replaced. Door codes won't work anymore and an OSU encrypted ID is necessary. Contact Anne-Marie Girard, girarda@cqls.oregonstate.edu

General Core Lab contact: lab@cqls.oregonstate.edu or 541-737-3413
Illumina MiSeq, NextSeq – Mark Dasenko, dasenkom@cqls.oregonstate.edu
Sanger Sequencing, Capillary Genotyping, RNA Extractions, – Liz Zepeda, Elizabeth@cqls.oregonstate.edu
GBS, PacBio Sequencing, DNA Extractions, Blue Pippin, Bioanalyzer, TapeStation – Katie Carter, Katie.Carter@cqls.oregonstate.edu
ddPCR, Microscopy and Multiuser equipment and access – Anne-Marie Girard, girarda@cqls.oregonstate.edu

All staff will be working from home. Where possible, please contact staff via email. If you do call, please leave a message with your name and phone number, as all staff have voicemail to email turned on, but may not have access to the phone. Face-to-face conversations will be via Zoom where possible.

Our goal is to keep all servers operational, but there may be delays in service, as staff will be partially working from home. Again, where possible, please contact staff via email. If you do call, please leave a message with your name and phone number, as all staff have voicemail to email turned on, but may not have access to the phone.

Beginning Fall 2021 we will begin transition to in-person seminars. For further updates see https://cqls.oregonstate.edu/cqls-seminar-series

BUG meets bi-weekly on Wednesdays (from noon-1pm) via Zoom AND in-person.  Additional information will be provided closer to each date. For updates see https://cqls.oregonstate.edu/training/bioinformatics-users-group-bug

Our training workshops are being offered remotely.


Visit Our Training Workshop page for more details.