BRCF Core Closures for the 4th of July Holiday 2026
Several cores within the Biomedical Research Core Facilities (BRCF) will be closed or have adjusted hours for the upcoming July 4 holiday.
- Advanced Genomics Core (AGC): Closed on Friday, July 3. The last sample submission is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, July 1.
- Bioinformatics Core: Closed on Friday, July 3.
- Flow Cytometry Core: Closed on Friday, July 3.
- Epigenomics Core: Closed on Friday, July 3.
- Metabolomics Core: Closed on Friday, July 3.
- Microscopy Core: Closed on Friday, July 3.
- Proteomics Resource Facility: Closed on Friday, July 3.
- Research Store: All BRCF Research Store locations will be closed Thursday, July 2, and Friday, July 3. They will reopen on Monday, July 6. Special orders submitted after 8:45 am on Monday, June 29, will not be placed until Monday, July 6.
- Transgenic Animal Model Core: Closed on Friday, July 3.
- Vector Core: Closed on Friday, July 3.
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