Request   

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R1 (data sheet); R2 (Material Transfer Agreement); R3 (Feedback)

Who can request?

Only the Principal Investigator of the project can request for the material (i.e. co-investigators and research associates need PI’s consent. A research student needs the consent of the supervisor/guide). The Repository is responsible for the distribution of the material and hence reserves the right to approve or turn down any request for the material. The decision shall be based on the evaluation of the request by the Repository or any committee, constituted for the purpose. The main factors include genuineness of the request, repute of the researcher, funding source of the project for which material is requested, expected outcome and scope of commercialization.

What can be requested?

•         Cloning vectors, expression vectors, binary vectors, RFLP probes

•         Cloned genes, promoters fused to reporter genes

•         Sub-genomic, cDNA , EST, repeat enriched libraries

•         BAC, YAC, PAC clone set from sequencing projects

•         Genomic, mitochondrial or chloroplast DNA

•         Cloned DNA from wild and weedy species produced exclusively for the repository

 

Quality and quantity of the material

•         Genomic DNA

▫          As submitted by the depositor (The Repository stipulates A260/A280=1.7-2.0; A260/A230>1.5)

▫           A minimum of >50ng/l, > 10l, 10 replications of each sample is maintained at which it is used only for repository and not for distribution. Availability beyond this level can only be supplied.

•         Library

▫          As submitted by the depositor [The Repository stipulates <5% empty vectors, Free from all sorts of contaminations, 384 well plate (BACs), 96 well plate (cDNA, shotgun, EST), 1 library @ 192 plates or @ one filter (36,884 spots), Amplified library @ 10¹⁰ pfu/ml; at least 10⁶ pfu/ml]

▫          Replication as per standard procedures

 

Accompanying data/ Voucher information

•         Genomic DNA. As submitted by the depositor, the Repository stipulates the following:

▫          Name of the plant, Genus, species, common name, Family, TaxID, Genebank Accn. No.

▫          Extraction procedure, DNA dissolved in, Concentration (ng per microL)

▫          Importance of the plant

▫          Reasons for the choice of the variety/landrace/accession

▫          Source of the biological material

▫          Clear from MTA for plant material?

▫          Any info on ITK?

▫          Any publications? (pl. attach a copy)

▫          IP rights/patents etc.

 

•         Cloned DNA/ Library. As submitted by the depositor, the Repository stipulates the following:

▫          Name of the plant, Genus, species, common name, Family, TaxID, Genebank Accn. No.

▫          Vector, antibiotic marker, cloning sites, fragment size (or size range)

▫          Bacterial strain, transformation method, culture conditions, storage conditions

▫          Importance of the plant

▫          Reasons for the choice of the variety/landrace/accession

▫          Source of the biological material

▫          Clear from MTA for plant material?

▫          Any ITK

▫          Any publications? (pl. attach a copy)

▫          IP rights/patents etc.

 

Intellectual property

▫          Even after supply of the material, the intellectual property rights (if any) shall remain with the depositor

▫          However, the Repository is NOT responsible for disputes beyond maintaining transparency of material and information

▫          The recipient shall know all the clauses put forth by the depositor, for the use of material

▫          Intellectual property rights over any significant modifications over the distributed material rest with the subsequent researchers and not with the original depositor; however, the intellectual property rights on the original submitted material shall remain with the depositor

▫          In case of any commercial exploitation, the agreement shall be between the depositor and the actual user (who has generated the said commercial potential) for equitable benefit sharing as governed by the rules and regulations of the respective organizations of the researchers. The Repository shall only be a facilitator of the storage and distribution of the material UNLESS specified otherwise.

 

Material Transfer Agreement (click here to open the electronic form)

The request for the material is incomplete without signing an MTA. This is not only to protect the interests of the depositor but also the sovereignty of the Nation over the genomic resources.

 

Documentation and database

The material in the Repository is identified by a unique accession number. The number shall remain constant in any downstream distribution and in the storage. It is by this number a genomic material deposited shall be accessed, viewed, requested for, and distributed.

 

Research output form (click here to open the electronic form)

It is compulsory to provide the outcome of the research based on the material supplied by the Repository. The feedback facilitates to evaluate the banking efforts in general and the commercial/academic value of the material supplied in particular. The information is added to the database and is believed to be a value addition.