OSTR/STARS Subsidies

NCI CCR investigators are eligible for support on select technologies provided by the Core. Visit the OSTR/STARS website for details.

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New policies for subsidies are detailed on the STARS guidelines page. If you have questions about eligibility or available technologies, contact the Core ncilecdnacore@mail.nih.gov.

Core Acknowledgement

Please acknowledge the CCR Genomics Core in publications, posters, and presentations to support continued funding.

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Proper acknowledgement provides a visible measure of the Core’s impact and helps secure leadership support. When possible, include a PDF of any publications in which the CCR Genomics Core is acknowledged.

Suggested acknowledgement language and submission instructions:

  • Include the CCR Genomics Core name and a short description of the services used.
  • Send a PDF of the published article to the Core for tracking and reporting.

iLab Website

The Core uses iLab to manage requests, reservations, and billing. Log in with your NIH credentials.

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Users must be registered under their PI as a member on iLab. You cannot register unless your PI has an active CAN number. If your PI is not listed, contact the Core.

For assistance, email the Core at ncilecdnacore@mail.nih.gov.

Core Billing

Billing requires a valid CAN number and occurs three times per year: December, April, and August.

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During each billing cycle, the Principal Investigator (PI) or designated financial contact will receive an iLab-generated invoice summarizing service requests and financial details for the period.

  • NCI Investigators: Charges are automatically deducted from your budget through BMS; you will see a line item or note in your BMS report.
  • Non-NCI Investigators: In August, NCI initiates the Direct CAN Citation (DCC) process for charges accrued during the fiscal year. After DCC paperwork is signed, CAN flips will be submitted via OFM SharePoint.

For any questions or concerns regarding this process, please contact: Ashley Jorde, Administrative Research Center, CCR/NCI.

You may log into iLab at any time to monitor services, costs, and billing summaries, or you can contact the Core Manager directly to send a report. You can also name your AO or anyone else a financial contact who can track spending in iLab and who will also receive the summaries generated at billing. If you would like your AO or other financial contact to receive this billing report and can track spending, please contact the Core ncilecdnacore@mail.nih.gov.

NCI CCR investigators can track core expenses using the Core Expense Dashboard, available on the OSTR/STARS website.

Next-Generation Sequencing Data Delivery and Retention Policies

Next Gen Sequencing data will be delivered via pre-signed URLs in the form of a .tar or .zip archive containing all fastq files as well as a package containing QC metrics. A .tar archive of the entire run directory can also be delivered upon request. All preassigned-URLs are valid for one week from the delivery date.

For more information about the NCI Data Vault visit NCI Data Vault documentation or email ncidatavault@mail.nih.gov.

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Delivery: URLs are typically valid for one week from delivery. If a link expires, contact the Core at ncilecdnacore@mail.nih.gov.

Retention: All project data (both raw and processed) will be stored for a period of two years from the run completion date. Please backup and store your project data within this timeframe. While it is possible that project data may retrieved after this time frame, we cannot guarantee that all raw files will be available.