Please contact us in advance if you have any research reagents of significant value to the malaria research community.  We are particularly interested in acquiring malaria parasite isolates, lines and clones, associated molecular reagents and established, characterized anopheline vector colonies.  Although we encourage Depositors to register with the MR4 program, registration is NOT a prerequisite for depositing materials with the MR4 collection.  Registration is required to receive any reagent shipments from the MR4 repository, however.  Still unsure whether to deposit your materials?  Please review the Depositor Benefits section of our program information to review the importance and benefits of depositing materials into the MR4 collection. 

Depositors must complete the MR4 Reagent Deposit Form and obtain appropriate institutional approval.  The Deposit Form serves as a Material Exchange Agreement in conjunction with the MR4 Material Transfer Agreement (MTA).  The MTA, required of all MR4 registrants, governs the intellectual property and material rights for each reagent deposited with and distributed from MR4.  Commercial use of a reagent will require prior approval from the Depositor and his/her institute as specified on the Deposit Form.  To facilitate the use of the reagent and assurance of quality measurements, depositors are also requested to provide relevant technical and scientific information on the reagent, including appropriate citations, by completing a Reagent Information Form.  Depending on type of reagent, one of the following forms should be used:

• Polyclonal Antibody Information Form
• Monoclonal Antibody Information Form
• Human Endemic Serum Information Form
• Hybridoma Information Form
• Cell Line Information Form
• Plasmid Vector and DNA Clone Information Form
• DNA Library Information Form
• Genomic DNA Information Form
• Oligonucleotide Information Form
• Malaria Parasite Information Form
• Genetically Manipulated Malaria Parasite Information Form
• Mosquito Information Form
• Protein and Peptide Information Form

 Helpful Tips for Depositors

• Please contact MR4 for review and approval of your planned deposit BEFORE sending any Forms or Reagents. 
• One MR4 Reagent Deposit Form may be used for multiple reagents. 
• Please list all reagents to be covered/deposited at one time on the MR4 Reagent Deposit Form and attach the relevant Reagent Information form(s) to it.
• Be sure to obtain appropriate institutional approval signatures for material transfer. 
• One Reagent Information Form should be completed for EACH reagent to be deposited.
• Please fill out only fields relevant or known on the reagent information form for each reagent to be deposited, but provide as much information as possible to assist our accession and database records.  Please include appropriate literature citations.
• MR4 can assist you with packaging and shipping requirements and, in some cases, associated expenditures.  Please contact us at malaria@atcc.org.

The reagent(s) and completed forms should be sent to:

MR4 - ATCC 
10801 University Blvd.
Manassas, Virginia 20110-2209 USA