1. How easy is it to find information on the UCSC Genome Browser?
|  | Response Percent | Response Total
|  | very easy
|  | 32.4% | 351
|  | relatively easy
|  | 50% | 542
|  | sometimes confusing
|  | 15.7% | 170
|  | difficult to navigate
|  | 1.5% | 16
|  | no opinion
|  | 0.6% | 6
Total Respondents | 1085
(skipped this question) | 10

2. Is the speed of the UCSC Genome Browser acceptable?
|  | Response Percent | Response Total
|  | always
|  | 19.2% | 208
|  | usually
|  | 69% | 748
|  | sometimes
|  | 10.7% | 116
|  | never
|  | 0.8% | 9
|  | no opinion
|  | 0.3% | 3
Total Respondents | 1084
(skipped this question) | 11

3. How often do you use a UCSC Genome Browser mirror site?
|  | Response Percent | Response Total
|  | always
|  | 13.2% | 141
|  | usually
|  | 12.4% | 133
|  | sometimes
|  | 25.2% | 269
|  | never
|  | 49.2% | 526
Total Respondents | 1069
(skipped this question) | 26

4. If you have contacted the UCSC Genome Browser staff, how satisfied were you with the response?
|  | Response Percent | Response Total
|  | very satisfied
|  | 25.8% | 278
|  | somewhat satisfied
|  | 7.5% | 81
|  | not satisfied
|  | 1% | 11
|  | I have not contacted the UCSC Genome Browser staff
|  | 65.7% | 709
Total Respondents | 1079
(skipped this question) | 16

5. Please rate the importance of the following possible improvements to the UCSC Genome Browser:
| not important |  |  |  | very important | no opinion | Response Average
Add genome browsers and BLAT for more vertebrate genomes |
| 9% (81) | 11% (90) | 13% (109) | 19% (163) | 38% (322) | 10% (88) | 3.73
Add additional species to the conservation track |
| 7% (59) | 12% (98) | 18% (151) | 25% (210) | 30% (255) | 9% (73) | 3.65
Expand the UCSC genes (Known genes) set to include more genes |
| 3% (23) | 7% (61) | 15% (121) | 25% (204) | 42% (350) | 9% (71) | 4.05
Restrict the UCSC genes (Known genes) set to include fewer genes that are not real |
| 8% (70) | 12% (95) | 17% (142) | 24% (194) | 25% (207) | 14% (117) | 3.53
Add more gene expression data |
| 4% (33) | 8% (69) | 16% (131) | 29% (243) | 36% (301) | 8% (66) | 3.91
Add more protein–protein interaction data |
| 7% (55) | 12% (97) | 20% (165) | 22% (184) | 28% (231) | 13% (106) | 3.60
Add more ChIP/CHIP data |
| 6% (50) | 9% (72) | 17% (140) | 21% (179) | 29% (248) | 19% (158) | 3.73
Add more in-situ images to VisiGene |
| 10% (80) | 13% (110) | 19% (157) | 15% (122) | 11% (95) | 32% (269) | 3.07
Update the C. elegans browser |
| 17% (142) | 16% (134) | 13% (109) | 7% (56) | 7% (58) | 41% (340) | 2.51
Update the Drosophila melanogaster browser |
| 16% (134) | 16% (131) | 13% (108) | 8% (71) | 9% (78) | 38% (318) | 2.67
Update the Saccharomyces cerevisiae browser |
| 18% (148) | 15% (128) | 13% (104) | 8% (64) | 7% (58) | 40% (328) | 2.51
Make In-Silico PCR search RNAs |
| 8% (71) | 12% (101) | 19% (156) | 18% (152) | 22% (181) | 21% (177) | 3.41
Improve the speed of the site overall |
| 6% (53) | 11% (92) | 20% (166) | 26% (215) | 31% (259) | 6% (46) | 3.68
Update the appearance of the browser website |
| 30% (246) | 22% (181) | 17% (145) | 12% (104) | 11% (88) | 8% (69) | 2.49
Establish an editorial board to more tightly control which tracks we support |
| 13% (107) | 16% (132) | 21% (177) | 16% (136) | 11% (88) | 23% (190) | 2.95
Create a set of protein multiple alignments to complement multiple genome alignments |
| 5% (43) | 12% (104) | 19% (155) | 28% (231) | 23% (191) | 14% (113) | 3.58
Display the results of genome association studies and linkage studies |
| 5% (38) | 9% (72) | 19% (161) | 25% (208) | 32% (267) | 11% (92) | 3.80
Develop tools to help discriminate between disease-causing and neutral variations for medical sequencing projects |
| 4% (35) | 8% (67) | 13% (107) | 23% (193) | 39% (326) | 13% (111) | 3.97
Display cancer genomic polymorphisms |
| 7% (60) | 10% (88) | 17% (140) | 24% (203) | 31% (262) | 11% (91) | 3.69
Develop a gene set that includes gene variants found in the human population |
| 3% (24) | 6% (54) | 15% (126) | 27% (224) | 40% (337) | 9% (74) | 4.04
Enhance the proteome browser to include more domain information |
| 5% (42) | 10% (84) | 17% (143) | 28% (233) | 21% (172) | 19% (163) | 3.61
Enhance the proteome browser to include polymorphism information |
| 5% (41) | 10% (86) | 16% (136) | 27% (225) | 23% (195) | 19% (158) | 3.65
Enhance the proteome browser to include the effects of alternative splicing |
| 3% (29) | 7% (57) | 13% (109) | 27% (223) | 34% (285) | 16% (130) | 3.96
Improve or expand the UCSC Genome Browser user guides and frequently asked questions |
| 5% (40) | 11% (95) | 21% (176) | 25% (206) | 27% (224) | 12% (97) | 3.65
Total Respondents | 869
(skipped this question) | 226

6. Specific suggestions related to the items above
| Total Respondents
| 139
(skipped this question) | 956

7. What other improvements would you like to see on the UCSC Genome Browser?
| Total Respondents
| 227
(skipped this question) | 868

8. Your institution
|  | Response Percent | Response Total
|  | research institute—nonprofit
|  | 37.1% | 325
|  | research institute—for profit
|  | 4.6% | 40
|  | government laboratory
|  | 5.3% | 46
|  | private sector laboratory
|  | 3.1% | 27
|  | medical school
|  | 9.6% | 84
|  | hospital
|  | 4.6% | 40
|  | university
|  | 34.5% | 302
|  | college
|  | 0.2% | 2
|  | high school
|  | 0.2% | 2
|  | Other (please specify)
|  | 0.8% | 7
Total Respondents | 875
(skipped this question) | 220

9. Your position
|  | Response Percent | Response Total
|  | research scientist
|  | 34.1% | 300
|  | medical doctor
|  | 1.8% | 16
|  | principal investigator
|  | 12.7% | 112
|  | postdoctoral scholar
|  | 19.8% | 174
|  | graduate student
|  | 24.2% | 213
|  | college student
|  | 0.7% | 6
|  | educator—college/university
|  | 1% | 9
|  | educator—high school
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | high school student
|  | 0.3% | 3
|  | Other (please specify)
|  | 5.3% | 47
Total Respondents | 881
(skipped this question) | 214

10. What level do you teach? (please mark as many as apply)
|  | Response Percent | Response Total
|  | graduate school
|  | 33.3% | 3
|  | college or university
|  | 77.8% | 7
|  | high school
|  | 11.1% | 1
|  | Other (please specify)
|  | 0% | 0
Total Respondents | 9
(skipped this question) | 1086

11. Do you use the UCSC Genome Browser in your classes?
|  | Response Percent | Response Total
|  | yes
|  | 66.7% | 6
|  | no
|  | 33.3% | 3
Total Respondents | 9
(skipped this question) | 1086

12. What content could the UCSC Genome Browser include to make it more useful for your courses?
| Total Respondents
| 4
(skipped this question) | 1091

13. What features could the UCSC Genome Browser include to make it more useful for your courses?
| Total Respondents
| 1
(skipped this question) | 1094

14. Your primary interest
|  | Response Percent | Response Total
|  | biological research
|  | 66.2% | 571
|  | clinical or medical research
|  | 25.4% | 219
|  | biotechnology
|  | 3.7% | 32
|  | industrial research
|  | 0.9% | 8
|  | education
|  | 0.5% | 4
|  | Other (please specify)
|  | 3.4% | 29
Total Respondents | 863
(skipped this question) | 232

15. Which organism or organisms does your research involve
|  | Response Percent | Response Total
|  | human
|  | 89% | 765
|  | chimpanzee
|  | 17% | 146
|  | rhesus monkey
|  | 14.1% | 121
|  | mouse
|  | 55.7% | 479
|  | rat
|  | 26.3% | 226
|  | cat
|  | 7.3% | 63
|  | dog
|  | 13.7% | 118
|  | cow
|  | 8.4% | 72
|  | opossum
|  | 7.4% | 64
|  | chicken
|  | 11.3% | 97
|  | frog
|  | 6.7% | 58
|  | zebrafish
|  | 14% | 120
|  | teradon
|  | 5.5% | 47
|  | fugu
|  | 6.3% | 54
|  | stickleback
|  | 3.8% | 33
|  | sea squirt
|  | 2.7% | 23
|  | sea urchin
|  | 2.6% | 22
|  | drosophila
|  | 12.2% | 105
|  | mosquito
|  | 2.8% | 24
|  | honey bee
|  | 2.6% | 22
|  | nematode
|  | 6.3% | 54
|  | yeast
|  | 9.8% | 84
|  | Other (please specify)
|  | 7.1% | 61
Total Respondents | 860
(skipped this question) | 235

16. How frequently do you visit the UCSC Genome Browser?
|  | Response Percent | Response Total
|  | a few times per year
|  | 1.9% | 16
|  | a few times per month
|  | 10.8% | 91
|  | a few times per week
|  | 36.3% | 306
|  | daily
|  | 51% | 430
Total Respondents | 843
(skipped this question) | 252

17. How often do you use each of the following features?
| daily | a few times per week | a few times per month | a few times per year | never | Response Total
BLAT |
| 24% (206) | 38% (322) | 23% (197) | 8% (71) | 5% (46) | 842
Table Browser |
| 20% (163) | 28% (236) | 24% (198) | 16% (134) | 12% (102) | 833
ENCODE Browser |
| 5% (40) | 11% (89) | 22% (174) | 26% (209) | 37% (296) | 808
VisiGene |
| 1% (10) | 6% (47) | 16% (134) | 24% (196) | 53% (428) | 815
Gene Sorter |
| 3% (26) | 10% (81) | 19% (158) | 22% (181) | 45% (369) | 815
Total Respondents | 854
(skipped this question) | 241

18. From what country do you usually access the UCSC Genome Browser?
|  | Response Percent | Response Total
|  | United States
|  | 46.9% | 369
|  | Afghanistan
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Albania
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Algeria
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Andorra
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Angola
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Antigua and Barbuda
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Argentina
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Armenia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Australia
|  | 2.7% | 21
|  | Austria
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Azerbaijan
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Bahamas
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Bahrain
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Bangladesh
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Barbados
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Belarus
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Belgium
|  | 0.9% | 7
|  | Belize
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Benin
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Bhutan
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Bolivia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Bosnia and Herzegovina
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Botswana
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Brazil
|  | 0.9% | 7
|  | Brunei
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Bulgaria
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Burkina Faso
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Burundi
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Cambodia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Cameroon
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Canada
|  | 5% | 39
|  | Cape Verde
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Central African Republic
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Chad
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Chile
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | China
|  | 2.3% | 18
|  | Colombia
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Comoros
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Congo (Brazzaville)
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Costa Rica
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Côte d'Ivoire
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Croatia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Cuba
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Cyprus
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Czech Republic
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Denmark
|  | 1.4% | 11
|  | Djibouti
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Dominica
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Dominican Republic
|  | 0% | 0
|  | East Timor (Timor Timur)
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Ecuador
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Egypt
|  | 0% | 0
|  | El Salvador
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Equatorial Guinea
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Eritrea
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Estonia
|  | 0.3% | 2
|  | Ethiopia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Fiji
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Finland
|  | 0.3% | 2
|  | France
|  | 2.5% | 20
|  | Gabon
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Gambia, The
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Georgia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Germany
|  | 6% | 47
|  | Ghana
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Greece
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Grenada
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Guatemala
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Guinea
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Guinea-Bissau
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Guyana
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Haiti
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Honduras
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Hungary
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Iceland
|  | 0.3% | 2
|  | India
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Indonesia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Iran
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Iraq
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Ireland
|  | 0.3% | 2
|  | Israel
|  | 1.9% | 15
|  | Italy
|  | 4.6% | 36
|  | Jamaica
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Japan
|  | 2.3% | 18
|  | Jordan
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Kazakhstan
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Kenya
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Kiribati
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Korea, North
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Korea, South
|  | 0.5% | 4
|  | Kuwait
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Kyrgyzstan
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Laos
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Latvia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Lebanon
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Lesotho
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Liberia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Libya
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Liechtenstein
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Lithuania
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Luxembourg
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Madagascar
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Malawi
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Malaysia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Maldives
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Mali
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Malta
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Marshall Islands
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Mauritania
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Mauritius
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Mexico
|  | 0.3% | 2
|  | Micronesia, Federated States of
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Moldova
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Monaco
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Mongolia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Montenegro
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Morocco
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Mozambique
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Myanmar (Burma)
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Namibia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Nauru
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Nepal
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Netherlands
|  | 2% | 16
|  | New Zealand
|  | 0.4% | 3
|  | Nicaragua
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Niger
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Nigeria
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Norway
|  | 0.6% | 5
|  | Oman
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Pakistan
|  | 0.4% | 3
|  | Palau
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Panama
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Papua New Guinea
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Paraguay
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Peru
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Philippines
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Poland
|  | 0.3% | 2
|  | Portugal
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Qatar
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Romania
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Russia
|  | 0.3% | 2
|  | Rwanda
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Saint Kitts and Nevis
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Saint Lucia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Samoa
|  | 0% | 0
|  | San Marino
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Sao Tome and Principe
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Saudi Arabia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Senegal
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Serbia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Seychelles
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Sierra Leone
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Singapore
|  | 0.5% | 4
|  | Slovakia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Slovenia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Solomon Islands
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Somalia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | South Africa
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Spain
|  | 1.3% | 10
|  | Sri Lanka
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Sudan
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Suriname
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Swaziland
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Sweden
|  | 1.1% | 9
|  | Switzerland
|  | 2% | 16
|  | Syria
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Taiwan
|  | 0.1% | 1
|  | Tajikistan
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Tanzania
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Thailand
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Togo
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Tonga
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Trinidad and Tobago
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Tunisia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Turkey
|  | 0.3% | 2
|  | Turkmenistan
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Tuvalu
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Uganda
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Ukraine
|  | 0% | 0
|  | United Arab Emirates
|  | 0% | 0
|  | United Kingdom
|  | 9.7% | 76
|  | Uruguay
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Uzbekistan
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Vanuatu
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Vatican City
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Venezuela
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Vietnam
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Western Sahara
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Yemen
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Zambia
|  | 0% | 0
|  | Zimbabwe
|  | 0% | 0
Total Respondents | 787
(skipped this question) | 308