Importance of Acknowledgements

  • Acknowledgements are crucial听to ensure the future of the Shared Instruments Pool.听They are an听essential听metric听for听documenting the strong impact of the Shared Instruments Pool on many research projects at CU Boulder and in the听surrounding听areas. They听play an important role in securing funding from external funding organizations like NIH or NSF and through funding opportunities inside CU, such as the Core Facility Assistance Grant Program offered by RIO.听听
  • Acknowledgements听are important to recognize听the organizations that have made the Shared Instrument Pool possible such as the National Institute for Health (NIH) and the Biochemistry Department at the University of Colorado at Boulder.听
  • Last but not least,听acknowledgements highlight the intellectual/experimental contributions the听personnel听of听the Shared Instrument听Pool made to a research project.听
  • The Association for Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) has released 鈥淩ecommended Guidelines for Authorship on Manuscripts鈥�. They are the base for the guidelines detailed below. If you are interested in learning听more听you can find the guidelines and further links from the ABRF here:听听

Examples for Formal Acknowledgments

  • "Centrifugations were performed in the Shared Instruments Pool (SIP) core facility (RRID: SCR_018986), Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder. "

  • "We thank the Shared Instruments Pool (SIP) core facility (RRID: SCR_018986), Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder for the use of the shared research instrumentation infrastructure, in particular centrifuges and the Emulsiflex C3 Homogenizer. We thank the SIP staff for help and support."

  • 鈥�EPR experiments were performed in the Shared Instruments Pool (RRID: SCR_018986) in the Department of Biochemistry听at the听University of Colorado Boulder鈥�听

  • 鈥�We thank the听Shared Instruments Pool (RRID: SCR_018986) of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder for the use of its CD spectrometer and听鈥�Name and title of the facility member providing significant help鈥�听for听assistance听with experiments and data evaluation鈥�.听

Formal Acknowledgments for Instruments Acquired Through Specific Grants

  • We thank the听Shared Instruments Pool (RRID: SCR_018986) of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder for the use of the听MST听instrument. The听MST听instrument is funded by NIH听Shared听Instrumentation听Grant听S10OD021603.

  • 听We thank the听Shared Instruments Pool (RRID: SCR_018986) of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder for the use of the听CD听spectrometer. The听CD听is funded by NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant听S10RR028036.

  • We thank the听Shared Instruments Pool (RRID: SCR_018986) of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder for the use of the听ITC 200. The听ITC 200听is funded by NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant听S10RR026516.听

  • We thank the听Shared Instruments Pool (RRID: SCR_018986) of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder for the use of the Avanti JXN 26 Super Speed Centrifuges. The Avanti JXN 26 Super Speed Centrifuges are funded by NIH Grant R24OD033699-01.听

  • We thank the听Shared Instruments Pool (RRID: SCR_018986) of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder for the use of the Typhoon 5. The Typhoon 5 is funded by NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant S10OD034218-01.听

  • Membranes were imaged with the Amersham 听ImageQuant 800 Western blot CCD imager located in the Shared Instruments Pool (SIP) core facility (RRID: SCR_018986), Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder. 听The ImageQuant 800 imager was funded by NIH grant听 R35GM136392-04S1.