For those of you who are involved in metabolomics cores, what do your workload, staffing, service list, and turnaround times look like? Our metabolomics core is heavily utilized and turnaround times are very long. I'm not sure if the primary issue is that we need to look at our operational workflow, or if the staff is simply overloaded with the number of projects and samples they have.
- on average, how many active projects does the core have at once?
- what is the FTE in the core?
- How many instruments does the core have?
- what is the average turnaround time, and are you happy with where it currently is?
- Does the core offer both targeted and untargeted metabolomics? Novel method development? Any other specific services the core offers?
- To what degree, if at all, does the core do sample preparation and/or analysis?
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Natasha Nikolaidis
Associate Director of Operations
Purdue University
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