BDS handles the data analysis and not the sequencing of samples. To determine the cost of sequencing your samples, please contact the Genomics Core Laboratories.

Time is dependent upon two factors:

1. Queue time from the core - how many others are ahead of your analysis.
2. Analysis time with a minimum of 10 hours. Thus in most cases, this will vary for each study and current core usage. These factors will be discussed during the planning and scope period.

Yes, but it’s charged at our hourly rate or part of % effort.

Yes, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information and to determine the amount of support needed and if any charges might apply.

Yes, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information and to determine the amount of support needed and if any charges might apply, for example use of graphical or other tools with licensing fees.

No, the core shares the results with the investigator via Globus sharepoints or cloud storage and guarantees that it will be kept for 90 days. It is the user/investigator responsibility to back-up all shared results within this time window.

BDS can provide 1-on-1 training for a fee; please fill out an enquiry form or contact Dr. Lara Ianov at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We also provide access to Drop in hours and a data science dedicated Slack channel, where you can find helpful ideas for resources for self-learning and insights from our team of experts. Please see our Training and Outreach page to learn more about these opportunities.

Yes, BDS is always happy to provide a letter of support. Please email us This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the title of the proposal, a description of the types of samples and analyses to be performed, the PI, and the funding agency.

We are happy to discuss these types of projects. There is an institutionally set surcharge for external customers. Please fill out an enquiry form for more information.

It is extremely important for us to be able to document the use of our institutional core by investigators in publications and proposals. This facilitates efforts to obtain funding to our Cores. Please recognize the core’s contribution in the Acknowledgment section of your publications: “We acknowledge support from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Biological Data Science Core, RRID:SCR_021766” (please note the RRID, which should be included to streamline metrics tracking for the core). If our researchers have added scientific value to your project through the various paths outlined in our Authorship policy, then please include them as co-authors in your publications.