BioF:GREAT

Glycoscience Research, Education and Training — democratizing glycoscience by increasing accessibility to research, education and training

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User flow chart

There are two routes into BioF:GREAT. Straightforward analytical work is handled as a service request and needs no proposal. Larger or more open-ended work goes through a user proposal, which is reviewed and may carry funding. Both routes begin with a conversation.

BioF:GREAT user flow chart
The BioF:GREAT user flow chart, showing both access routes.

Route 1 — Service request

For defined glycoanalytic work: glycomics profiling, glycoproteomics, monosaccharide composition, linkage analysis, and the other services listed under glycoanalytics.

  1. Contact BioF:GREAT through the contact page describing the analysis you need.
  2. Suitability confirmed. If the request fits the service catalogue, no proposal is required.
  3. Submit through the portal. Complete the service request form.
  4. Work with a technician. An assigned technician from the Glycoanalytics User Facility runs the analysis and returns the data.

Route 2 — User proposal

For larger projects: method development, extended sample series, collaborative research and work that may require allocated funding.

  1. Contact BioF:GREAT through the contact page to discuss the project.
  2. Initial consultation. A virtual consultation establishes scope and feasibility.
  3. Submit a proposal. A short 1–2 page user proposal; the BioF:GREAT team will help you write it.
  4. Internal and external review. All proposals are reviewed by BioF:GREAT’s internal and external reviewers.
  5. Approval and funding. If approved, the project proceeds and funding is allocated where applicable.
Not sure which route applies? Start with a service request. A service request can be upgraded to a user proposal at any point if the work grows beyond routine analysis. Questions can go to any BioF:GREAT PI or co-PI, or through the contact page.