Project Initiation Instructions
for
Mouse Microsatellite (STRP) Studies

After an application is reviewed by the CIDR Access Committee (CAC) and the Board of Governors (BOG), the Investigator will receive feedback regarding the basis for the recommendation to grant or deny access to CIDR.

CIDR will contact Investigators whose projects are granted access. Each approved project is assigned a primary contact at CIDR who will help guide the project's progress and answer questions. Careful planning for sample receipt helps ensure CIDR's resources are efficiently utilized. Project Initiation is a four-step process.

Step 1 — Schedule a Project
Once a genotyping application has been approved and an Investigator receives formal notice from NIH, CIDR will contact the Investigator to confirm the estimated sample number and submission date. For projects with a submission date far in the future, CIDR will periodically re-contact the Investigator for updated projections.

Step 2 — Submit Documents
CIDR will ask the Investigator to supply several documents. Samples will not be accepted until these documents are received. Documents include:

• Agreement on Genotyping Services This document is the legal agreement between the Investigator and Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
• Material Transfer Agreement (MTA)
  Required from all institutions from which DNA samples will be sent
• Copies of Local Animal Care and Use Approvals
  Required from all institutions involved in care of animals in the project
• Contact Authorization Form
  This document tells us whom we may contact with questions, and to whom we can provide project updates

Step 3 — Prepare & Ship DNA Samples
CIDR will provide the Investigator with specific instructions and supplies to prepare, package and ship DNA samples (10 µg at 25 ng/µl per sample). See Detailed Instructions Page for details.

Step 4 — Verify Project Initiation Steps are Complete
CIDR will provide a checklist to assist Investigators in verifying all necessary steps have been completed before samples are shipped.