OMB #: 0925-0476 									                     Exp. Date: 07/31/2009

Survey Questions for Attendees at Relevant Scientific Meetings and Non-Users of the Molecular Libraries Screening/Probes Production Centers Network

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A.	Network Customer Satisfaction: How well is the network serving the needs of the community?
1.	What is the satisfaction level of assay & compound providers with the MLSCN/MLPCN?
a)	What level of interest has the broader community (non-network users) demonstrated in the MLSCN/MLPCN data & probes?

2.	What are the challenges for entering assays and/or compounds into the ML?
a)	Are you familiar with the MLSCN/MLPCN?
b)	What are the core features of the MLSCN/MLPCN that must be maintained or enhanced?
c)	What are the challenges (or your thoughts) with the intellectual property (IP) & data sharing policy?
d)	What are the challenges (or your thoughts) with the requirement for assays to be HTS-ready or nearly ready?
e)	What are the challenges (or your thoughts) with the availability of funding for reagent production/secondary screening?
f)	What are the challenges (or your thoughts) with the amount of time & effort required to write an application for access to the MLSCN/MLPCN?
g)	What are the challenges (or your thoughts) with the amount of time/compensation to prepare compounds and datafiles for submission to the compound repository? 
h)	What are the challenges (or your thoughts) with the amount of time from submission of compounds until results are obtained from screening center?
i)	What are the challenges (or your thoughts) with the amount of time from submission of application until results are obtained from screening center? 
j)	What specific approaches or concepts would address any of the challenges above?

3.	What capabilities would you like the network to offer that it does not?
a)	What area(s) of biology do you feel have not been adequately explored with small molecules (target classes or cellular phenotypes)?
b)	Are there other capabilities that you would like the network to offer that it does not have?

B.	Data Dissemination: Has data dissemination been effective?
1.	Do biologists actively use & value PubChem?
a)	Have there been improvements in the retrieval & browsing tools for PubChem?
b)	What is your level of satisfaction with PubChem?

2.	Do biologists actively use & value MICAD?
a)	Have there been improvements in retrieval & browsing tools for MICAD?
b)	What is the user community's level of satisfaction with MICAD?

C.	Probes & Probe Reports: What is the usefulness of the probes produced?
1.	Do the probes produced reflect the state of the art in probe development/production?
a)	What is the current or potential application of MLSCN/MLPCN data and probes to your research? 
b)	What is the current or potential application of MLSCN/MLPCN data and probes to the broader research community? 

2.	What number of produced probes is available to the broader user community?  

3.	What number of produced probes has been made commercially available?

4.	What number of compounds/probes identified through the MLI has been requested by users?

D.	Respondent’s Background Information
1.	Scientific Background
 Biology      Chemistry       Informatics

2.	Affiliation
a)	Type of Institution
Academic
 Private
 State
 Research Institute
 Foundation
Government Agency
 NIH
 FDA
 CDC
 DOE
 VA
Private Entity
 Small Business
 Pharmaceutical Company
 Hospital
 Biotechnology Company
 Non-Profit
Other (please specify) ________________________________________

b)	If you are replying on behalf of a group (department, network, society, etc.), please specify the group you are representing: _________________

3.	Funding Sources
a)	NIH Grantee:
 Current      Past	      Not a NIH Grantee

b)	Other Funding Sources (check all that apply):
 Research Institute 
 Foundation
 Pharmaceutical Company
 Biotechnology Company
		Government Agency Other Than NIH: 
			 FDA	 CDC 	 DOE	 VA
		 Other (please specify) _______________________________

4.	Contact Information 
(Note: This is optional and not essential for the survey, and will be used only if NIH staff needs to contact a respondent to clarify any responses.)

Name (first, last): _____________________________________
Phone: (______) ______ - __________
Email: ______________________________________________
Institution: ___________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________
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