Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC)
ALL USERS PLEASE NOTE:
We do not yet have the capacity to provide free replacements.
Shipping continues to be too slow and unreliable for us to absorb all of the replacement costs. We will carefully prepare each stock to give it the best chance of arriving safely, but we will not guarantee viability of the strains considering the risks of delays in shipping, customs clearance, and final delivery to the end user. It is the responsibility of the end user to retrieve packages from Customs in a timely manner.
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Strains obtained from the CGC may not be redistributed outside of the recipient's organization without our written consent. See our Conditions of Use.
About the CGC
The Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC) is supported by the National Institutes of Health - Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (P40 OD010440). The CGC has been in operation since 1978, first at the University of Missouri, Columbia and since 1992 at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Ann Rougvie is the director; Aric Daul is the curator. The CGC collects, maintains, and distributes stocks of C. elegans.
Canadian Users: Due to the cold weather, we highly recommend you provide a Fedex account number during the months of December through February. It may be entered in the Comments section while placing your order.
Please note: The National Institutes of Health mandates that CGC recovers a portion of our costs by charging fees for services.
All users (e.g. a Laboratory or Company) will be charged an annual account fee of $30. In addition, all users shall pay a flat fee per strain. In the case of academic/non-profit organizations, a $10.00 fee per strain shall be paid by the recipient. For commercial organizations, a $150.00 fee per strain shall be paid by the recipient. Additionally, to partially offset the higher costs of sending strains internationally, a small processing charge will be added to each international order:
1-7 strains: $3
8-15 Strains: $5
>15 strains: $8
Although all users of the collection are expected to pay their fees, fees for use in academic research may be waived under certain circumstances. If stocks will be used for academic research and you do not have grant or institutional funds (including start-up) with which to pay your fees, a waiver may be granted. To be considered for a waiver, send your strain request together with a brief explanation of your situation and justification of the waiver request to the CGC Director (Rougvie@umn.edu) prior to submitting your order through our website.
ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: Your instructor must be included on ALL correspondence when requesting strains.
CONTACT US
Funded by:
National Institutes of Health - Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (P40 OD010440)