External Users

New users must register for an account with the QLMC on PPMS. Be prepared to enter the following information: complete physical billing address, a valid email address and phone number.

Select “Your institution is NOT UT Southwestern Medical School” (or its affiliates):

 

This will bring you to:

• Fill out the required information (Group = laboratory). If your lab is not in the group dropdown menu, click “My group is NOT in the list” and follow the instructions to create a group.
• Please use your PI’s last name and the word Lab as the group name (e.g. Schmid Lab).
• If your Department or Institution/company is not in the dropdown list, type it in. 
• Click "Submit Form" to complete the account creation request.
• After your account has been validated, you can go to your PPMS homepage by logging in with your PPMS user name and password: 

From your PPMS home page, you can submit a new training request or book a given system. Of note: for booking purposes, you can only choose from microscopes you've been trained on.

 

To Book Time on a System:

• On your PPMS home page, select a system from the “Book a system” pulldown menu or click the “Book” tab. You will be taken to the sign-up page for the current week for that system.
• Click and drag to select a time slot.
• At the bottom, click Book the “Selected Sessions to book your time”.

To submit a training request:

• On your Home Page, click the “Request” tab and complete either the general Training request or a request to image live (i.e. non-fixed) BSL2 pathogens.
• Complete the form, then click “Submit Request” at the bottom. We will contact you by email and proceed from there.