In accordance with UConn OVPR directives, COR²E-managed facilities are beginning to ramp up research capabilities after the extended closure that resulted from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  PMF is currently beginning the ramp up procedure and will only provide services to UConn laboratories that already have documented OVPR approval.  It is unknown when full functionality in PMF will be restored due to occupancy limitations put in place to assure health and safety, plus the likelihood of some reagent unavailability and/or shipping delays.

To initiate new projects, please send a copy of your OVPR approval letter to the Facility Director, along with a description of the intended project.  Full details on new safety procedures and sample submission will be provided upon initiation of the new project.  Do not come to Biology/Physics Room G05 or Pharmacy/Biology Room 511 to discuss new projects, previous results, or to drop off samples without permission.  All correspondence will occur via email, phone, or scheduled Webex sessions.

Thank you in advance for your patience during this period.  Stay safe and healthy everyone!

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The following post below was originally posted at core.uconn.edu/news on Wednesday, June 3, 2020:

In conjunction with the ramped reopening of UConn research, our COR²E managed facilities have officially reopened.  Due to unique operational differences between facilities, however, the degree of service provided will differ from one facility to another.  In an effort to maintain the safety of our users and staff (particularly because our facilities are utilized by hundreds of students and faculty across UConn), it is imperative that users adhere to safety policies outlined by the institution/state (logging presence, PPE, maintaining distance, etc.) as well as those procedures that have been created by the specific facility.

If your lab has received approval from the OVPR to resume research activity, and you wish to utilize one of the COR²E managed facilities, please reach out to the respective facility director who can provide guidance on policies/procedures and scheduling (contact information can be found in the resources section of this website).

There will undoubtedly be challenges associated with reopening the facilities, and it is conceivable that they will not be back to providing 100% of their former services for some time.  That said, the facilities are committed to supporting the UConn research community in its important work, and are striving to accommodate the varying research needs of our faculty.  Please try to bear with them.

Finally, as always, if there are ever any non facility-specific questions that arise, please do not hesitate to reach out to Dan Schwartz (daniel.schwartz@uconn.edu).

We look forward to working with everyone again.