Thank you for agreeing to take part in the ABRF’s DNA sequencing Research Group’s survey. As part of our research in to the role of DNA and RNA analyzers, we are hoping to capture the prevalence as well as the dynamic ranges of these instruments. Please take a couple minutes to fill out the few questions below. We are also soliciting labs who would be willing to partake in an associated wet lab study that will directly compare these systems across many sites to understand their dynamic ranges and to discover best practices. The email field at the bottom is optional.

The Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) is dedicated to advancing core and research biotechnology laboratories through research, communication, and education. ABRF members include over 650 scientists representing 360 institutions world wide, including those in industry, government, academic and research institutions. The ABRF is not affiliated with any commercial supplier of instruments, services or supplies.

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1. DNA: How often do you utilize each of the following pieces of equipment to determine the quality or amount of DNA in a sample submitted to your lab and what do you consider to be its usable dynamic range. If you use more than one prep type, please enter the cumulative range for all the different methods on the instrument.

  Usage Level Maximum Input Minimum Input Usage Pattern
Agilent BioAnalyzer
Agilent TapeStation
AATI Fragment Analyzer
BioRad Experion
Caliper LabChip
Gemini
Nanodrop
PicoGreen
Qubit
Spectrophotometer
<other>

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2. RNA: How often do you utilize each of the following pieces of equipment to determine the quality or amount of RNA in a sample submitted to your lab and what do you consider to be its usable dynamic range. If you use more than one prep type, please enter the cumulative range for all the different methods on the instrument.

  Usage Level Maximum Input Minimum Input Usage Pattern
Agilent BioAnalyzer
Agilent TapeStation
AATI Fragment Analyzer
BioRad Experion
Caliper LabChip
Gemini
Nanodrop
RiboGreen
Qubit
Spectrophotometer
<other>

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3. Please describe your lab

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4. How large is your lab?

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5. If you are interested in participating in our study to directly compare how these instruments perform across multiple laboratories and to investigate common practices in how they are used, please enter your email address below.

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6. Results from the survey and analysis will be presented at the ABRF annual meeting in Albuquerque, NM in March 2014 as well as on the ABRF website.

If you have any comments about the survey, please enter them below:

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