Thank you for your interest in our services. For a cost estimate or volume requirements, please contact the project manager, Kelly Paglia. To submit samples, please follow the directions below. We do have a minimum sample requirement of 12 samples (per platform) and our current turn around time is ~4-5 months. Once the completed data has been sent, leftover samples will be discarded after one month. Sample submissions with missing information will be immediately returned to the client. An additional 10% QC samples will be added to sample sizes greater than n=100. 

All service requests for the West Coast Metabolomics Core Facility will be made through our billing system - Stratocore PPMS.

To begin using PPMS:

1. Submit your account request here

2. Wait to receive an account confirmation e-mail

It is recommended that you submit your account request as soon as possible.

Link to PPMS: https://ppms.us/ucdavis/

A user help guide is available here. If you encounter any technical issues or have questions about PPMS, please e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Sample list template

Sample Submission Checklist

*Before you submit samples to the Center, you must establish a billing account.

1. Create your billing account at PPMS.

2. Complete the metabolomics service lab information sheet and include a sample list and sample submission checklist in the box with your samples.

3. Email a copy of your sample list (using the WCMC template) to Kelly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

4. Finally, send your samples to:

UC Davis Genome Center

Metabolomics Central Service Core, Room 1212

Attn: Kelly Paglia

451 Health Sciences Drive

Davis, CA 95616

Phone 530-752-8129