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Thayumanasamy Somasundaram

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RE: Classification documents

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 10-01-2024 08:27
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Hi Meghan, I may not be answering your question directly, however, I am sharing what is available at Florida State University, a public university in Florida. The Core staff are given faculty status (most of them at least) and have a 12-month contract and are employees of the university (not on ...

FAIR Facilities and Instrument Workshop -2 | Limited slots available for attendees and speakers

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 06-28-2024 12:48
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FAIR FACILITIES AND INSTRUMENTS - WORKSHOP 2 - AUGUST 20-22, 2024 LOCATION - NATIONAL HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD LABORATORY FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY - TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA There still openings for attendees and speakers! FAIR Facilities and Instrument Workshop organizers are inviting folks from Core Facilities ...

FAIR Facilities and Instrument Workshop -2 | Limited slots available for attendees and speakers

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 06-28-2024 12:48
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FAIR FACILITIES AND INSTRUMENTS - WORKSHOP 2 - AUGUST 20-22, 2024 LOCATION - NATIONAL HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD LABORATORY FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY - TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA There still openings for attendees and speakers! FAIR Facilities and Instrument Workshop organizers are inviting folks from Core Facilities ...

Special Issue: Light Microscopy Core Facility Management

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 06-21-2024 11:25
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Everyone, A special issue of Journal of Microscopy is dedicated to Light Microscopy Core Facility Management. Even though many articles are specific to light Microscopy Core Facilities, there are several articles that talk about Core Facility and Shared Resources. There is reference to ABRF too. ...

ABRF EBrief May 2024

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 05-14-2024 10:58
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ABRF EBrief May 2024 We're pleased to share this summary of the recent ABRF Executive Board meeting: 1. ABRF 2024 Annual Meeting The preliminary results from the 2024 Annual Meeting include 880 attendees and positive financial results, despite a shortfall in registration ...

RE: Use of Core Equipment by College Classes

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 04-30-2024 10:41
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Hi Anthony, We don't have any policy about students using the facility for regular teaching activity. However, as you mentioned, occasionally few instructors request a tour and/or use of the instrument ahead of time and we accommodate them. The key is advance notice so that you can plan your work ...

RE: Use of Core Equipment by College Classes

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 04-30-2024 10:40
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RE: Setting rates for external for-profit clients

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 11-29-2023 09:44
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Hi Natasha, I work at Florida State University which is part of the 12 state university system of FL. We have an auxiliary account that has both internal and external rates. Since all of our core facility personnel are salaried employees of the state, our internal rate is set to cover only consumables, ...

RE: ABRF 2024 Meeting Structural Biology session

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 11-15-2023 08:56
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Hi Christine, I hope you received my earlier email about the session at ABRF annual meeting and the proposal I had suggested. I assume you are still interested in speaking about CryoEM. I have also spoken to a Biomolecular NMR scientist at Vanderbilt and he too is interested in talking about his ...

ABRF 2024 Meeting Structural Biology session

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 11-06-2023 09:51
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Hello, My name is Thayumana "Soma"Sundaram, a structural biologist and macromolecular X-Ray single crystal core facility director at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. I am in the process organizing a session at the 2024 ABRF Annual Meeting in April 2024. The session will touch upon structural ...

RE: Value of printed core information pamphlets

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 08-18-2023 08:09
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Elke, I do have a one-page printed material about my Core Facility. I have seen several other Core Facilities distribute them during open houses and keep them on their tables at meetings and workshops. My personal view is that it is always better to have more than one way to reach your customers, ...

SEASR Annual Meeting in June 2023

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 01-11-2023 08:20
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Hello SEASR members, It looks like the tenth annual SEASR meeting in June 2023 at Emory, Atlanta, GA is almost finalized. The annual ABRF meeting in May 2023 in Boston, MA is also almost finalized. Hopefully, many people can attend these meetings in-person and get to see your peers and/or make new ...

RE: Welcome to the ABRF All Member Community - introduce yourself and ask a question here

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 01-10-2023 09:25
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Happy New Year to everyone! I am at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. I manage a single crystal X-ray (macromolecular) Crystallography Facility at the Institute of Molecular Biophysics. I have been running this single-person shared facility for thirty years. I was a member of organizing committee ...

Suggestions from ABRF Virtual Peer Mentoring Sessions

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 08-17-2022 10:28
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The following were some of the topics discussed and suggestions provided during the July 19 and Aug 16, 2022 ABRF Virtual Peer Mentoring Discussions. Topic: Training and cost containment How to keep the user training costs lower while bringing adequate revenue to your Core Facility? ...

Structural biologists/physical biochemists?

Posted By Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 06-29-2022 15:16
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Hello, I am a structural biologist managing a biological macromolecular X-ray crystallography facility at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. I would like to know whether there are others in the area of structural biology or physical biochemistry like CD, light scattering, etc.? You can ...