Maria Suprun1, Mayte Suárez-Fariñas2,3. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. 2. Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. 3. Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract
SUMMARY: In biological assays, systematic variability, known as a batch effect, can often confound the effects of true biological conditions and has been well documented for a variety of high-throughput technologies. In microplate-based multiplex experiments, such as Luminex or OLINK assays, researchers need to consider both position and plate effects. Those effects can be easily accounted for if the experiments are properly designed, which includes randomization of the samples across multiple experimental runs. However, doing the ad hoc randomization becomes challenging when handling multiple samples. PlateDesigner is the first web-based application that provides randomization for microplate experiments, ensuring that the main principles of the experimental design, such as grouping samples from the same biological units and balancing the distribution of experimental conditions, are applied. Creating randomizations with PlateDesigner is simple and the results can be exported in a variety of formats, and easily integrated with microplate readers and statistical analysis software. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: PlateDesigner is written in R/Shiny and is hosted online by the Center of Biostatistics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. This application is freely available at platedesigner.net.
SUMMARY: In biological assays, systematic variability, known as a batch effect, can often confound the effects of true biological conditions and has been well documented for a variety of high-throughput technologies. In microplate-based multiplex experiments, such as Luminex or OLINK assays, researchers need to consider both position and plate effects. Those effects can be easily accounted for if the experiments are properly designed, which includes randomization of the samples across multiple experimental runs. However, doing the ad hoc randomization becomes challenging when handling multiple samples. PlateDesigner is the first web-based application that provides randomization for microplate experiments, ensuring that the main principles of the experimental design, such as grouping samples from the same biological units and balancing the distribution of experimental conditions, are applied. Creating randomizations with PlateDesigner is simple and the results can be exported in a variety of formats, and easily integrated with microplate readers and statistical analysis software. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: PlateDesigner is written in R/Shiny and is hosted online by the Center of Biostatistics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. This application is freely available at platedesigner.net.
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