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How do you think of other upcoming sequencing technologies and which one of them is the most promising? How much experience do you have in microfluidics? Tell me about one of the challenges you had in research and how you overcome it? Are you proficient in NGS data analysis?
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Scientist I

Interviewed at Illumina

3.4
Oct 22, 2015

How do you think of other upcoming sequencing technologies and which one of them is the most promising? How much experience do you have in microfluidics? Tell me about one of the challenges you had in research and how you overcome it? Are you proficient in NGS data analysis?

You have successfully demonstrated feasibility of a new multi-step library preparation workflow but initial larger scale testing displayed a 15% sample failure rate due to insufficient yield. Describe the approach you would take to identify root cause(s) and improve robustness.
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Scientist I

Interviewed at Illumina

3.4
Feb 17, 2017

You have successfully demonstrated feasibility of a new multi-step library preparation workflow but initial larger scale testing displayed a 15% sample failure rate due to insufficient yield. Describe the approach you would take to identify root cause(s) and improve robustness.

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