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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I hope everyone is doing well and please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. I’m happy to continue helping on everyone’s projects where I can. I’m learning a lot about Qiagen products
and services and have ideas on how some may benefit different researchers I’ve worked with on campus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Attached is a flyer for Qiagen’s RNAseq grant program. The winner with be awarded $20K in RNAseq reagents and services plus 16 hours of my time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best Wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Matt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"FuturaPT",serif;color:#333333">Apply for the QIAGEN</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"FuturaPT",serif;color:#333333;position:relative;top:-9.0pt;mso-text-raise:9.0pt">®
</span><span style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"FuturaPT",serif;color:#333333">RNA-seq Grant worth up to $20,000
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"FuturaPT",serif;color:white">Apply by
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"FuturaStd",serif;color:white">September 20
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"FuturaPT",serif;color:black">Unlock the potential of our RNA-seq technology by applying for the QIAGEN RNA-seq Grant and you could be
one of seven grant recipients. Grants comprise of QIAseq</span><span style="font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"FuturaPT",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt">®
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"FuturaPT",serif;color:black">RNA-seq and miRNA-seq kits or Genomic Services, with one grant worth $20,000 and six grants worth $10,000 each. QIAGEN RNA-seq Grants also include 16 hours of application specialist
support for your lab. All applicants will have the opportunity to discuss their project needs
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"FuturaPT",serif;color:black">with a QIAGEN specialist and avail of exclusive special offers and significant discounts on QIAGEN solutions
for transcriptome analysis. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"FuturaPT",serif;color:black">Simply complete a 5-minute questionnaire by September 20, 2021, to share your NGS applications and challenges
with us, and you could be selected to receive one of seven QIAGEN RNA-seq Grants.
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</span><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"FuturaPT",serif;color:#0072FF;background:#E0F7FF">www.qiagen.com/rna-seq-grant-2021<br>
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