# Droplet Digital PCR System

> **NIH VA IS1** · JAMES H QUILLEN VA MEDICAL CENTER · 2021 · —

## Abstract

Abstract
This request is for a Biorad QX200 Droplet Digital PCR System which will function as a
multiuser instrument in a core facility at the Mountain Home Medical Center. The system will
significantly enhance the research of major users who are conducting VA funded research and
multiple minor users. While this instrument will primarily be used for VA funded research,
instrument time will also be provided to new investigators and investigators seeking to obtain
preliminary data for submission of VA grants. The Mountain Home VA Medical Center currently
has no digital droplet PCR instrument, and currently relies upon commercial assays. Our
investigators access biorepositories with precious samples that must be handled expeditiously
and explored maximally. VA researchers are not a priority for these assays and the charges for
commercial assays are steep. We are clearly at the point where our current approach does not
meet the needs of VA funded investigators, with multiple VA Merit- and DOD-funded studies
relying on precise gene expression assays. There are no other droplet digital PCR systems for
use within a 200 mile radius of our VA. Therefore, this application addresses a significant
research need. The Mountain Home VA has a strong institutional commitment to the acquisition
and maintenance of the instrument. A 500 sq. ft. room that functions as a core facility for VA
researchers has been allocated to house this system. Provisions have been made to underwrite
the service contract once the initial warranty period has expired. An advisory committee has
been established. A doctoral level scientist, with experience in gene expression technology, will
supervise the facility with the assistance of an experienced research technician. This
instrument will significantly improve the research efforts at Mountain Home VA aimed at
improving veterans’ health.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10174297
- **Project number:** 1IS1BX005519-01
- **Recipient organization:** JAMES H QUILLEN VA MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Zhi Q. Yao
- **Activity code:** IS1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** VA
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** —
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10174297

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10174297, Droplet Digital PCR System (1IS1BX005519-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10174297. Licensed CC0.

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