Biology Receiving
Joe Iantomasi
Office: Stewart Biology Building, Room N3/17 | Phone: 514-398-6432
Card Access & Room Keys
Please contact Carole Smith for building access and keys to labs or offices in the Stewart Biology Building and Bellini Life Sciences Complex.
5th Floor Access - Please Contact carole.smith [at] mcgill.ca (Carole Smith)Ìýfor access.
Office: Stewart Biology Building, Room N8/15 | Phone: 514-398-6406 | Email: carole.smith [at] mcgill.ca
Please fill out the following forms (also available outside the office door):
The following documents are also handed out with keys:
- Laboratory Safety Orientation Checklist
- Asbestos Incident Response Protocol
- Safety Information for Biology
Conference Room/Events Booking
For PI's who require a small conference room for less than 20 people, please note that we do have some rooms available for lab meetings, Supervisory Committee meetings or other ad hoc meetings. These rooms do have projectors and screens.
Stewart Biology Building |ÌýBellini Life Sciences Complex 230
See available rooms and how to book them here.Ìý
Goodman Cancer Institute & McIntyre Medical Building
Please contactÌýroombooking.med [at] mcgill.caÌýor view theÌý
Booking Events:
1. Event booking requests for student groups or associations must be submitted and processed by the Central Scheduling or Event Booking offices.
2. Units are not permitted to schedule or reserve rooms for student groups or associations even when taking place within their assigned areas or rooms.
3. For student groups and associations that do not include food and/or beverages, alcohol, and are notintended to generate revenue, we ask that you forward the request or direct them to submit their request to Central Scheduling at Timetableproject.es [at] mcgill.ca
4. All event requests that do include food and/or beverages, alcohol, are revenue-generating, or occur during building silent hours, must submit their request with Event Booking and Alcohol Permits:Ìýevent.permits [at] mcgill.ca
Printing, Mailing, Fax, Courier Service
Printing
uPrint machines are available in Stewart Building Rm. N8/11 and in Bellini Life Sciences Complex Rm 276. The uPrint coordinator in the Department is laura.testa [at] mcgill.ca (Laura Testa). Please contact Laura to assign a FOAPAL to your Â鶹Çø ID or to request a blank uPrint card. The department checks on stock of paper in each room on a regular basis. If you notice low stock please contact the uPrint coordinator.
Exam Printing Requests
Exam printing requests must be sent a minimum of a week in advance of the exam. Please send all printing requests to Laura Testa atÌýlaura.testa [at] mcgill.ca
Any duplication requiring more than 40 copies is cheaper if processed through Â鶹Çø’s Printing Services. They offer high quality printing from business cards to flyers and posters. You may contact them directly to request a quote.
Please note that in some cases, copyright clearance may be necessary before your printing work can be undertaken.
Mailing Services
The Department mailroom is located in the Stewart Biology Building, Room N8/11. Staff and graduate students have individual mail slots allocated to them. The incoming mail is delivered and sorted on Thursdays. Large incoming parcels are placed on the table to be picked up. Only official departmental correspondence and stamped personal correspondence, with complete return address including name of sender, may be placed in the outgoing external mail bag. The outgoing mail is removed by the Building Porter at 7:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. daily.
Send Fax from Email or uPrint Machine
Â鶹Çø faculty and staff members can send faxes at no charge from a Â鶹Çø email account or from a uPrint machine, whether to a local or long distance fax number.
For instructions on how to send faxes, please read the following .
Courier Services
The department uses the services of Federal Express and charges will be made to the users PCard. The user must make arrangements to send large packages through the Receiving in Room N3/17, and envelopes and small packages through the Coordinator in Room N8/17.
Renting a Vehicle
To rent a vehicle for university-related travel, please follow the instructions provided by Travel Services.
The Lounge
The lounge in the Stewart Biology Building, Rm. N8/1, is open to all members of the Biology Department. There areÌýmicrowave ovens, a fridge, books, and a single-serve coffee machine, with compostable K-cups available.Ìý
Autoclave Booking: Stewart Bio N5/14 + Bellini 247
Autoclaves/dishwasher need to be reserved, using the online Google calendar.
Requests for access to the online booking system should be emailed to carole.smith [at] mcgill.ca.
A gmail address is required to view the Calendar and reserve a slot.
Please refer to the SOP before use:Ìý>> Download SOP
Submitting Autoclave Monitoring results
Use this webform to submit autoclave monitoring results.
Autoclave Monitoring - Procedure
*Please read if you are not familiar with the SOP for Autoclave Monitoring
Biological Indicators are available from:
Joe Iantomasi
Biology Receiving
Room N3/17
Tel: 514-398-6432
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