# Administrative Supplement to Purchase Thermocycler Instruments

> **NIH NIH R35** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2024 · $20,000

## Abstract

Administrative Supplement to Purchase Thermocycler Instruments
ABSTRACT
This supplement requests replacement of thermocycler equipment to support research funded through
NIGMS grant R35 GM122532 (PI: Weeks). Our research program is focused on using genomics methods to
understand the structure, function and ligandability of RNA secondary and tertiary structures. Methods and
technologies invented in our laboratory are extensively adopted by research labs and biotechnology
companies worldwide. RNA genomics methods ultimately all rely on massively parallel sequencing for their
readout, and library preparation for sequencing requires multiple PCR or RT-PCR steps. Two of our
thermocyclers have recently broken and are unrepairable, severely compromising our workflow.
Procurement of these replacement instruments is essential to accomplish the core aims of the parent
project, will accelerate biomedical research, and will enhance sustained biomedical impact by the Weeks
laboratory.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 11031616
- **Project number:** 3R35GM122532-08S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** Kevin M Weeks
- **Activity code:** R35 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $20,000
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2017-06-09 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11031616

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 11031616, Administrative Supplement to Purchase Thermocycler Instruments (3R35GM122532-08S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/11031616. Licensed CC0.

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