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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">IMPORTANT!! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT!!</span></b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:#242424"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Genomics Core facilities will be closed for the holidays beginning Wednesday Dec 24th through Friday Jan 2nd.</span></b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:#242424"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1f497d;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">T</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">he
following services within the Genomics Core will be unavailable during this break:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">1.Sanger DNA sequencing </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">- <b><u>Please
note that samples received by 3PM Friday Dec 19th will be posted by the 23rd.</u></b>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Samples received after this time cannot be guaranteed to be posted via Google link before the break begins.
Any samples not posted before the break will be processed upon re-opening on the 5th.</span><span style="color:#242424"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">2. Illumina sequencing services –</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> You
may keep submitting samples for QC during the closure, please use the yellow rack in the -20. </span><span style="color:#242424"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">3.</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> <b>Bioanalyzer
and <span>TapeStation</span> services</b>- these services will be processed on a first come, first serve basis up until we leave for break on the 23rd.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">4. Illumina Library prep</span><span style="color:#242424"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Points to keep in mind:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">1. Please plan your experiments in advance.
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">2. Access</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">.
Those with key fobs to the instrumentation labs will have access to instruments (qPCR, Typhoon, Nanodrop, Qubit, plate readers, Blue Pippen, Covaris) during this time. As always, reserve or log your time online prior to instrument use.</span><span style="color:#242424">
</span><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Remember to obtain your Covaris tubes before the break.</span></u><span style="color:#242424"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">3. Please be sure your key fob is current.</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> If
you have not used it in some time, please check it. If in doubt, ask Samantha or Aaliyah (room 1206, 1st floor of Genomics Building), so that you are not locked out during the break.</span><span style="color:#242424"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">4. Security</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">. We
cannot emphasize strongly enough that our security system has two key components: Security zones with individual key fobs and YOU. Security during the break is everyone's responsibility. </span><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Please
never prop open external or internal doors or leave them ajar. NEVER admit anyone who does not have a fob. NEVER admit anyone who you do not recognize!</span></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
Think of the impact on your research and that of your colleagues if we were vandalized or there was a major theft.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">5. Please send an email directly to Wei Zhang (<a href="mailto:wezhang@ucr.edu" target="_blank">wezhang@ucr.edu</a>),
Clay Clark (<a href="mailto:clayc@ucr.edu" target="_blank">clayc@ucr.edu</a>) and/or Holly Clark (<a href="mailto:holly.clark@ucr.edu" target="_blank">holly.clark@ucr.edu</a>) if you notice anything – freezer alarms, propped doors, malfunctioning equipment, etc.
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#0070c0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Thank you for all your support and may you have the very best holiday ever!<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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