The Neonatal Biorepository charges for the various services offered (see fees listed below for). Quotes will be provided to recipient PI after a meeting with the Biorepository PI and Biorepository Administrator. Recipient PIs who are early career/junior investigators or who are conducting a pilot study may be eligible for a discount if they have insufficient funds to cover the full cost and the Biorepository has sufficient funds to provide the requested services. Recipient investigators will not be charged if the Biorepository PI is going to be included on resulting publications.

Base Fees

Biorepository Sample Usage: $1000 fee for using biorepository samples that supports freezers, general lab supplies, etc.) This fee does not apply to projects that are only using existing phenotype/genotype data.

Biorepository Administrator Fee: $100 fee to complete necessary paperwork (UA, MTA, etc).

Sample Fees

Existing DNA samples: $50 per sample for samples already processed into DNA.

Processing of existing biological samples: $20/hour processing (RA time) plus cost of processing kits. Recipient PI may choose to purchase processing kit and ship to Biorepository.

Collection & processing of additional samples: $20/hour spent collecting and processing samples, cost of collection kit, and cost of processing kit. Recipient PI may choose to purchase collection and processing kits and ship to Biorepository.

Other services: Sample quantity/quality testing (nanodrop, Qubit, gel), XY genotyping, Taqman genotyping, and sequencing PCR can be provided as necessary. Quotes will be provided per Recipient PI request.

Consent Fees

Approaching additional patients: $25 per patient enrolled if patient is not included in established and ongoing recruitment efforts.

Approaching additional family members: $25 per family member enrolled who requires additional effort from consenting team (e.g., returning to room at another time, contacting via mail, email, or phone).

Data Fees

Chart review: $25/hour for time spent extracting additional data from medical records.

Data preparation: $200 fee to prepare data files that include already existing phenotype and genotype data. This cost only applies to studies that are solely using existing data.

Click the link to download a copy of Neonatal Biorepository Fees.