March2020 - Nikon A1R BioPipeline LIVE- user survey

The UACC’s developmental organoid core (BioDroid - Biology Development and Research of Organoids) is evaluating the purchase of a high content screening instrument from Nikon called the “BioPipeline LIVE”. This instrument is a robotically controlled confocal microscope with an attached cell culture incubator (37 degrees C, CO2), allowing for automated time lapse imaging of cell cultures, organoids and other cultures in standard sized multiwell plates, chamber slides, as well as 35 or 60mm culture dishes. For additional technical information, see this PDF brochure.

With a major purchase like this, it’s important for us to evaluate the interest and needs of potential users. Please help us by responding to these 4 brief questions:

Yana Zavros, PhD - Director, UACC TACMASR & BioDroid

Doug Cromey, MS - Microscopy core facility manager (SWEHSC, RII, UACC)

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* 1. In your current research, or looking forward 2-3 years, does your research include:

Drug discovery, screening or testing using cultured cells

Drug discovery, screening or testing using organoids or spheroids

Longer-term time lapse of cultured samples to understand mechanisms and/or responses to chemical stimuli

Scratch or wound healing assays

Developmental studies of organisms or tissues using organoids or spheroids

Do you need to image analysis on these types of assays (e.g., cell counts, counting labelled classes of cells, size, shape, etc)

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Would an automated microscopy (confocal fluorescence or transmitted light) platform that could provide high-resolution images of your samples at programmed intervals be of value to your research?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 3. My lab would be interested in using an instrument like this:

Occasionally (1 times per month or less)

Monthly (2-4 times per month)

Weekly (1-2 times per week)

Very frequently (nearly every day)

Heavy user (multiple plates, nearly daily usage)

Other (please specify)

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* 4. If you answered yes to question 2, could we please have your name, department and email address?

First and last name

Department name

Email address

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* 5. Any other comments?

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.
If you have further questions, please contact Dr. Yana Zavros at yzavros@email.arizona.edu