Clinic Services Update (1/1/24)
Visit our Digital Diagnosis page to submit photos for a digital diagnosis. A $20 fee applies. Visit our Sample Collection and Submission page for details on the clinic’s current physical sample submission process. Prices vary for this service. For a complete list of fees, visit our Fees page.
If you are from outside Wisconsin, please contact the PDDC *before* you submit a sample.
Mailing Address
Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC)
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1598
Questions?
If you have questions, please contact us at:
Hours
- Sample Drop-Off Hours (Russell Labs Hours)
~6:00 am – ~6:00 pm, Monday – Friday
(excluding UW-Madison holidays) - Clinic Staff Hours
8:30 am – 4:00 pm, Monday – Friday
(excluding UW-Madison holidays) - Special Hours
Saturdays (by appointment)
Campus Map
Aerial Building Map:
Directions – From the West
- From U.S. Hwy. 12 or U.S. Hwy. 14, take University Avenue east onto campus.
- Turn left (north) onto Charter Street.
- Turn left (west) onto Linden Drive.
- Travel west to the intersection of Linden Drive and Babcock Drive. Russell Labs is the building on the northwest corner of this intersection.
- Parking:
- Parking Meters
There are parking meters available on Linden Drive across the street from Russell Labs, near the Babcock Dairy Store. - Parking Ramp
Longer-term parking is available in the parking ramp (Lot 36) located on the north side of Russell Labs on Observatory Drive (across the street from the Allen Centennial Gardens).
- Parking Meters
- Come in the entrance show above. The Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic (PDDC) is in Room 183, on the right side of the hallway
Directions – From the East
- From Interstate 90, take U.S. Hwy. 14/18 (the “Beltline”) west.
- Take the Park Street exit north into the city.
- Turn left (west) onto University Avenue.
- Turn right (north) onto Charter Street.
- Turn left (west) onto Linden Drive.
- At the third stop sign you will be at the intersection of Linden Drive and Babcock Drive. Russell Labs is the building on the northwest corner of this intersection.
- Parking:
- Parking Meters
There are parking meters available on Linden Drive across the street from Russell Labs, near the Babcock Dairy Store. - Parking Ramp
Longer-term parking is available in the parking ramp (Lot 36) located on the north side of Russell Labs on Observatory Drive (across the street from the Allen Centennial Gardens).
- Parking Meters
- Come in the entrance show above. The Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic (PDDC) is in Room 183, on the right side of the hallway.
Special Notes
- Due to construction, call the PDDC for up-to-the-minute driving and parking information.
- Clinic staff often may be out doing outreach work or may be working on samples in other rooms in Russell Labs. If you would like to talk with a PDDC staff member when you submit your sample, please call or email ahead to verify staff availability.