Subject: Your help is needed: Please Give us Input on Comparative Histone Modification Data and Analysis Dear Evolutionary Colleagues, What do you think are important tools and reagents needed for investigating histone biology across species and populations? We're eager to gather your insights. Our team has developed a 10-question survey to understand how the chromatin community can benefit from new technologies to advance our understanding of histone and histone modification landscapes. We intend to use this data to help us write a NIH grant that aims to bring new technologies (e.g., automatic CUT&RUN) to the wider research field, including capabilities for non-model or emerging model systems. Your input would be extremely valuable, and they would help us to determine what the community needs. The survey should take less than 8 minutes to complete. A few additional details are below Link to Survey: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ewYvikjQ2gHtzHE Best regards, UNC AIxB Histone Biology Group (Brian, Sam, Bob, and Corbin) PS. Want to learn more about histone biology at UNC? https://www.med.unc.edu/epigenetics/ As there is a link to a survey, please see below if you want to participate in the survey. Important Details Voluntary Participation Your participation in this study is entirely voluntary. Deciding not to participate will not affect your relationship with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), whether as a student, employee, or community member. Privacy and Confidentiality To protect your identity as a research subject, the research team will implement measures to ensure that your personal information is kept confidential. Any data collected during the study will be stored securely and only accessible to the research team. No identifying information will be included in published findings or reports. Risks There are minimal risks associated with this study. All reasonable measures will be taken to protect your data. Conflict of Interest Disclosure Who is sponsoring this study? This research is supported by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (the sponsor). This means that the research team is being compensated by the sponsor for conducting the study. Additionally, Dr. Samantha Pattenden, a co-investigator on this study, has an inventorship interest in an epigenetic technology that could be enhanced by the outcomes of this research. If the approach proves beneficial, Dr. Pattenden may receive financial benefits in the future. If you would like more information about the study or its potential implications, please contact cdjones@unc.edu or kkenmogn@unc.edu. Thank you for considering this opportunity to contribute to our understanding of histone modifications. We look forward to your participation! Cheers, Corbin Jones UNC Biology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill cdjones@email.unc.edu "Jones, Corbin D" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)