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From: Howard, Eric F [mailto:eric.f.howard@vanderbilt.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 1998 4:25 PM
To: Recipients of ABRF List
Cc: Recipients of ABRF List
Subject: Re: AAA
It is very interesting how people are not running AAA we have
consistantly run 200-300/year for the last 5 years. This has been a
very important part of our laboratory.
Eric
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Howard, Eric F
Vanderbilt University
Email: eric.f.howard@Vanderbilt.Edu
Protein Sequencing and Amino Acid Analysis Laboratory
615-322-6355
On Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:35:10 -0500 (EST) Elizabeth Fowler
<efowler@ma.ultranet.com> wrote:
> I'm concerned to learn several labs are dropping AAA from the services
they
> offer. From the perspective of a small biotech company that needs AAA to
> characterize our products and quantitate the amount of protein in
> preparations, but needs it too infrequently to justify an in-house
machine,
> being able to send samples to high quality labs for analysis is important.
> I encourage those who still offer these services to let potential users
like
> me know who you are.
>
> Beth Fowler
>
> At 11:04 AM 11/3/98 -0500, lsiconolfi-baez@netmail.hscbklyn.edu wrote:
> >
> > Bryan,
> >
> > Our 420 isn't "quite" mothballed. During the last three summers,
when
> > students (often high school or pre med) have asked to come into the
> > lab, I've had them work on AAA.
> >
> > Within our institution, I've only had two single sample requests for
> > AAA from researchers in those three years. I've denied them both
> > because the machine was not "up and running". The time it would have
> > taken to bring the system to a level at which I could produce the
> > quality analysis they were used to getting from us in the past was
> > prohibitive. As a result, we have decided to no longer provide AAA
as
> > a core lab service.
> >
> > This is actually grievous to me, mostly perhaps because it follows a
> > type of "market" driven philosophy which I so loathe. The request
for
> > protein quantitation may be small, but if the trend causes too many
of
> > us to shut down our operations, protein quantitation will fall into
> > the realm of relativity.
> >
> > Looking forward to hearing how others feel about the need AAA,
> >
> > Linda
> >
> > Big Apple Minute:
> > The sun is shining on this crisp election day. I will take it as
> > encouragement that although the ballot of candidates again looks
like
> > making a choice between the lesser of evils, if I don't exercise my
> > right to vote I'd be adding further lack of diligence to system
> > falling apart from lack of use.
> >
> > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> > Linda Siconolfi-Baez
> > Core Protein Sequencing Center
> > SUNY Health Science Cntr.
> > 450 Clarkson Ave.
> > Box 8
> > Brooklyn, N.Y. 11203
> > 718-270-1267 (phone)
> > 718-270-3316 (fax)
> > lsiconolfi-baez@netmail.hscbklyn.edu
> > http://www.hscbklyn.edu/SUNY/Biochem/Bioparts/ProtSeq.html
> > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >______________________________ Reply Separator
> _________________________________
> >Subject: AAA
> >Author: <bch143@abdn.ac.uk > at Internet
> >Date: 11/2/98 4:55 PM
> >
> >
> >Hello folks,
> > we are in the process of applying for funds to allow us to
> upgrade at
> >least one of our two 477's with a Procise. We also have a 420A AAA (no
longer
> >available) and we are wondering about the direction to go as regards
this
> >instrument. How many of you guys still feel a need for keeping your AAA's
> going?
> >I heard a rumour that there quite a few 420A's and other insruments
mothballed
> >out there.
> >Grateful for any input.
> >Regards,
> >Bryan.
> >--
> >Bryan Dunbar
> >Protein Facility
> >Dept. of Molecular & Cell Biology
> >University of Aberdeen
> >Polwarth Building
> >Foresterhill
> >Aberdeen
> >AB25 2ZD
> >Tel:- +44 (0)1224 273103
> >Fax:- +44 (0)1224 273104
> >e-mail:- b.dunbar@abdn.ac.uk
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Elizabeth Fowler
> Director, Biochemistry and Process Development
> AutoImmune Inc.
> 128 Spring Street
> Lexington, MA 02421
> Phone: 781-860-0710 x 230
> FAX: 781-860-0705
> Email: efowler@ma.ultranet.com
>