#15_Attach 2_RTR_Invitiation Letter

To: Respondent XX

From: DCCPS Residual Tissue Repository Work Group

Subject: Invitation to Participate in the Residual Tissue Repository Survey

Dear Respondent XX,

The SEER Residual Tissue Repository (RTR) program provides population-based biospecimens to the greater scientific community. The number of requests for RTR biospecimens is increasing, with over 50 peer-reviewed research articles in print and new research using this resource being published monthly.

To maximize the RTR program as a research resource, the SEER RTR online survey is collecting feedback from members of the NIH intramural and extramural community who are experienced with, or who are interested in using, the SEER cancer biospecimen resource. Your input will help us identify improvements that can be made to the SEER RTR program in order to enhance product quality and facilitate future service delivery.

The SEER RTR survey consists of 10 short-answer questions that will only take approximately 5 minutes to complete. To access the survey, simply click the link below, or cut and paste the entire URL into your browser:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9G8NQCV

Please know that your input on the RTR program is very important to us. No personal information will be collected and the information you provide will be kept secure to the extent provided by law. Only aggregated results will be available to Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) personnel and other working groups affiliated with the National Cancer Institute.

For more information about SEER’s RTR program, please visit the RTR program website at http://seer.cancer.gov/biospecimen/index.html.

If you have any questions, please contact the SEER RTR work group at [email protected].

Sincerely,

Sean Altekruse DVM, PhD

SEER RTR Project Officer

Surveillance Research Program

Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

National Cancer Institute

Phone: (301) 402-5331
Email: [email protected]