ABRC
General Considerations for All Donations
ABRC relies on the donation of resources by the community and appreciates any stocks that you are willing to donate. We welcome seed resources of Arabidopsis and all Brassicas, plasmids and other resources of any plant species, as well as educational modules.
Detailed guidelines regarding suitability of stock for inclusion in the collection are provided in our Stock Acquisition and De-acquisition Policy. The appropriate quantities, format, and forms for donation of different types of stocks are outlined below.
Whenever possible, ABRC will pay the shipping charges for donations of all stocks, including seeds, plasmids and education kits. Please contact ABRC for a prepaid shipping label before sending your donation.
All donations will be released within 2-3 weeks, unless you are notified. If we must amplify your donation, it will take longer to make the stock(s) available for ordering. Stocks may be archived if demand is not sufficient to warrant amplification.
By donating you can earn Points redeemable for free stocks from ABRC with our Stocks for Stocks Rewards Program.
Please read The Ethics of Sharing Resources
Please send all donations to:
The Ohio State University
Attn: Emma Knee
1060 Carmack Road
Rightmire Hall, Room 055
Columbus OH 43210
USA
Seed donation
ABRC accepts all unique Arabidopsis and Brassica seed stocks. Seeds should be sent in tubes with threaded lids to prevent them from opening during transport. Send as much seed as you can spare.
Please download and complete the appropriate seed donation form below, and return to abrc@osu.edu.
Simple donation form for published mutant and transgenic lines:
Detailed donation forms:
Mutant and Transgenic Seed Donation Form
Recombinant Inbred Seed Donation Form
Other stocks donation
ABRC accepts characterized plasmids, libraries, host strains, antibodies, cell cultures and other resources of any species of plant, providing that we have the ability to accommodate them. All non-seed stocks should be donated in a format suitable for long term storage and distribution. For single plasmids, we request that you provide two frozen glycerol stocks. Contact ABRC prior to sending other stock donations.
Please download and complete the non-seed donation form below and return to abrc@osu.edu. If available, please include digital images of plasmid maps.
Education Kit Donation
ABRC welcomes the contribution of new education resources designed to promote the use of Arabidopsis in K-12 and undergraduate instruction. Donated resources will be available to the public via TRAINED (Translating Research on Arabidopsis Into a Network of Educational Resources).
Please download and complete the Education Donation Form below, and return to abrc@osu.edu. We will contact you once your donation has been reviewed.
Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have about donating.
Please read The Ethics of Sharing Resources