West Campus Freezer Farm

Located in room 108 of the Advanced Biosciences Center is the West Campus Freezer Farm and Cryogenic Storage.  This space will provide additional freezer support space for each of the five health science institutes (Cancer Biology, Microbial Sciences, Molecular Design & Discovery, Nanobiology, and Systems Biology).

The Revco model UXF40086A with exterior dimensions of 32” (w) x 42” (d) was used as the basis of design.  This allowed us to maximize the space to house enough freezers to satisfy institute needs.  The room is well equipped with emergency power, card reader access, supplemental cooling, and the university temperature monitoring application Aeroscout.   

ABC-108 Freezer Farm Guidelines

- the Freezer Farm is intended for long-term storage; access should be limited to 12 or less visits per year.

- the space is designed exclusively for -80C freezers and (up to) two Research Operations Cryo Dewars

- Freezers should be < 10 years of age

- Freezers must be a on a yearly Preventative Maintenance Servcie Contract

- Supplemental cylinder cooling is prohibited

- Space audits will be performed with reports sent to institure directors as needed

- All freezers must be equipped with Aerosout.  This cost is to be covered by the freezer owner.

- Use and badge access to the space should be approved by Research Operations through ywcresearchops@yale.edu

***Starting October 1, 2024 phaseout of the Smartvue application will begin.  It will be discontinued altogether on February 1, 2025. All freezers housed in ABC-108 must be equipped with the new univeristy-supported freezer monitoring program, Aeroscout.