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Joe Dragavon

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RE: Use of Core Equipment by College Classes

Posted By Joe Dragavon 04-30-2024 12:49
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Hi Karolien and all, I like the idea of charging the department if possible. Getting funds from class fees can be challenging. I am going to try your approach here as we want the Cores to be more integrated within classes when appropriate. I'll let you know how it goes. Best, ...

RE: Central Support for your Cores?

Posted By Joe Dragavon 04-08-2024 16:19
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Hi All, In addition to Todd's session concerning the future of Core Laboratories (information below), I have arranged for an additional, informal discussion session on this very topic at ABRF 2024: Session: General Discussion: Central Support for Core Facilities – Who is doing what and how? ...

RE: Central Support for your Cores?

Posted By Joe Dragavon 03-22-2024 15:56
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Hi Tim, Sounds like we're in your previous position, and now we're trying to transition from ad hoc support to planned/programmatic support with growth and a future vision. I would like to hear more about your experience. Want to join me at the discussion session on Tuesday? Joe ---- ...

RE: Central Support for your Cores?

Posted By Joe Dragavon 03-22-2024 15:46
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Thanks, Kara! I would like to know how you have been able to convince your institution to provide additional support while tightening their financial belts elsewhere, as we are currently going through this very exercise. Were there any additional metrics or key performance indicators that you shared, ...

RE: Central Support for your Cores?

Posted By Joe Dragavon 03-22-2024 15:36
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Thanks Anthony (and to all who chimed in with their experience/comments)! As Todd mentioned, there is a dedicated session in Minneapolis that will incorporate this exact topic (details below). Please be sure to go to this session as it will be amazing (as will every other session at ABRF 2024) ...

Central Support for your Cores?

Posted By Joe Dragavon 03-18-2024 10:58
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Good morning ABRF! CU Boulder is exploring ways to better support our Core Facilities and, while we are confident there does not exist a universal solution, we would like to avoid reinventing the wheel with this effort. To this end, I have been tasked by our Vice Chancellor for Research to see if ...

RE: Campus-wide freezer monitoring system

Posted By Joe Dragavon 01-24-2024 18:00
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Hi Sharad, Our Green Labs Director (Kathy Ramirez Aguilar) uses KLATU Traxx for freezer monitoring and recommends working with KLATU directly.. Best, Joe ---- Joe Dragavon Director BioFrontiers Advanced Light Microscopy Core JSCBB C315 University of Colorado Boulder ...

RE: How do you measure your Core Facilities' support for Research?

Posted By Joe Dragavon 08-24-2023 12:50
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Hi Natasha, We are trying to get our institution to include a similar mechanism to report anticipated core use during the grant submission process. Roughly speaking, how did this come about and what does it involve from the applicant's side? Also, this could make a great session at ABRF 2024 which ...

RE: Seeking others with expertise in IHC and Tissue IF

Posted By Joe Dragavon 04-17-2023 10:33
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Hi All, This could be an interesting topic to integrate into ABRF 2024 as there is a lot of potential for cross-over: Fluorescence, Imaging, Flow, Spatial-Omics, Data Management/Data Science... Thoughts? Joe ---- Joe Dragavon Director BioFrontiers Advanced Light Microscopy Core JSCBB ...

RE: Incentivize the placement of instruments into a core?

Posted By Joe Dragavon 02-22-2023 11:47
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Thank you, all for your responses so far. Please continue to let me/the group know as I feel this information is incredibly useful. Sincerely, Joe ---- Joe Dragavon Director BioFrontiers Advanced Light Microscopy Core JSCBB C315 University of Colorado Boulder Arrange a Training or ...

Incentivize the placement of instruments into a core?

Posted By Joe Dragavon 02-20-2023 23:36
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Hi Everyone. My institution would like to get a sense as to how many universities have explored or established incentivization programs that encourage faculty to place instrumentation within a core instead of the PI's lab. Would you be willing to let me know if your institution does this and what the ...