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Registration Information
  • Registration is the gateway to all MR4 services. If you want to order reagents from MR4, you must first register.
  • The registration process and the associated MTA are designed to protect the rights and interests of all participating parties including the depositors, the registered user, MR4, and its sponsors.
  • Registration is valid for five years, provided there is no change in institutional affiliation of the investigator.
  • Registration is limited to Principal Investigators or persons in equivalent positions as defined in paragraph 2 below.
  • Please register well in advance of your reagent request. Both Material Transfer Agreement and registration forms duly signed by the PI and their affiliated organization are required, so approval may depend on turnaround time by your institutional official.

How to Register

  1. Access the required forms here (Registration & Material Transfer Agreement). Registration forms and instructions are also available in the annual MR4 catalog.
  2. To apply for registration with the MR4 program, you must be a Principal Investigator, Laboratory Chief, Director of Research, or hold a position minimally equivalent to those levels.  Students, post-doctoral fellows and scientists not at this level are not eligible.
  3. Complete the Registration Form and the Material Transfer Agreement, making sure that you obtain the appropriate institutional signatures (see paragraph 4).
  4. Check that your registration documents contain ORIGINAL signatures. The Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center cannot accept registration forms by FAX. You must MAIL your Registration Form with the original signatures to the address provided. Where the application forms specify "Duly Authorized for Depositor's Institution", signatures must be obtained from an official capable of legally binding your Institution (e.g., president, vice- president, dean, or provost, but NOT a department chairman. Often, the business official who co-signs your grant applications will be the appropriate person)
  5. Attach a Biographical Sketch that includes a listing of three to five representative publications, or a brief curriculum vita. A Biographical Sketch from a recent NIH grant proposal may be submitted instead.
  6. Post original signed forms to MR4 / ATCC, 10801 University Blvd., Manassas, VA 20110-2209 USA
  7. MR4 will review the application and respond to you within 5 - 7 working days. A letter of acceptance sent to you by email will include the MR4 User account number.
  8. You will then be entitled to reagents and resources provided by MR4. For a complete description of available reagents, ordering instructions and policies, visit our web site at www.mr4.org.

Please keep in mind the following MR4 policies:

  • Reagents are supplied in ‘reference’ quantities only
  • For most items, you may order a single vial of each reagent for the cost of shipping and handling only.
  • Registrants are limited to one vial of each reagent per annum, with no limit on the total number of reagents requested. 
  • To ensure prompt delivery, registered user records must be kept up to date, including any changes to the Shipping Address. 
  • Users who change institutions MUST undergo the full registration process at their new institution.

Please call the Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center at (703) 365-2765 or email malaria@atcc.org  if you have questions about registration. Mail your completed registration forms to:

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