Hi all.
At the meeting, I talked to many folks who are solving their
information management challenges in dna sequencing facilities in
diverse and creative ways (office products, various databases and
server configs, commercial solutions etc..). It seems like many
people are eager to help others with the same issue. I thought it
would be nice to put together a clearinghouse of information on such
solutions. It is clear that sequencing cores are diverse in terms of
technology, sample volume, staffing, financial means and that is
reflected in the diversity of solutions. For a growing lab or one
that is sick and tired of paper trails, this could be a starting
point to see what similar labs are doing and what might be a good fit
for them.
I'd be happy to include information on the commercial products, but
I think I would keep it to a link and let the vendors deal with
marketing their product. in other words, I'm not interested in being
a marketing tool and would hesitate to put any "testimonials" or
"horror stories" in this forum. I could list commercial system users
who volunteer to be contacted by folks who are shopping and they
could give out private opinions independently. what do you all think?
am I being too careful here?
This is just kind of an idea now, but if I get some submissions and
mine previous info from our list archives, I'll put something
together as time permits.
I guess I'd be looking for information like:
contact info
facility description (technology/instruments/computer platforms,
volume, staffing)
the problems your system addresses well
(a partial off the top of my head list of problems:
sample/request submission
billing,
sample tracking,
system integration (robot worklists)
quality control
results distribution
neat network tricks
and on and on...
)
the problems still unsolved
a description of how the system is put together
how portable the system is and how willing or possible it is for you
to help others adopt a similar system
any other relevant reference or information (posters, web sites,
lessons or anecdotes)
-James
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BioResource Center
Computing Facilty
170/171 Biotech Bldg Fax: (607) 254-4847
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853 www: http://brcweb.bio.cornell.edu
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