The Harvard Chan Freezer Core is a centralized Chan School resource that assists research groups in multiple ways including:

• storing and retrieving research samples from a large, automated -80°C freezer
• processing and aliquoting samples with an automated liquid handler
• assisting with sample transfers and freezer consolidations
• data management and organization for samples stored with the Freezer Core

When storing samples in the automated freezer

Required	Not allowed
stored in a standard SBS footprint rack	Stored in wider cryobox
stored in tubes suitable for cryogenic storage	breakable or fragile tubes
closed firmly (screw cap preferred)	unsealed or leaking stored in a pop top sample tube
categorized as biosafety level 1 or 2	categorized as biohazard level 3 or above radioactive
associated with a COMS ID	samples without COMS review and approval

Looking for more information?

• Contact the Freezer Core staff
• Submit a service request or ask a question
• Get started with some template grant text