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A Busy Summer Comes to an End
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It was a very busy August for all here in Kannpolis, but with hard work comes great rewards!
Equipment arrivals for
the Core Lab continue. August was filled with installation visits from
such vendors as The Baker Co., Waters Corporation and Zeiss, Inc.
Over the past few weeks,
we have installed mass spectrometers for the Proteomics and
Metabolomics labs, a series of high-end microscopes for the Light
Microscopy lab, DNA and RNA extraction and purification robots and a
variety of biological safety cabinets and hoods. Within the next few
weeks, platforms from Illumina, Affymetrix and Sequenom will be
deployed as well. In addition, engineers from Bruker continue to work
diligently to bring our NMR instruments on line. The DHMRI has now
assumed the responsibility for cryogen filling/magnet cooling for all
of these new NMRs.
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The DHMRI team continued
to grow in September. These highly talented individuals have accepted
the following positions at the DHMRI:
Kenneth Russell, PhD
Chief Information Officer
Randy Allen, PhD
Director of Business Development
Mark Burke,
Director of Informatics
Douglas Rockett,
Manager, Quality and Compliance
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On August 25th, we
welcomed our Board of Directors to town. The board meeting was held at
the Core Lab in the DHMRI 4th floor conference room. The next board
meeting will be held in late October.
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Fall 2008 Marks the Beginning
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Fall 2008 will be an exciting time at the DHMRI. This month is filled with preparation and anticipation of what is soon to come.
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We are busy planning the
first of many events to be hosted in our new home. The Confocal Users
Group meeting will take place at the Core Lab in late October. This
users group will be lead by Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc., and will
offer confocal microscope users in the area the opportunity to learn
advanced imaging and analysis techniques.
Complete details on how to participate in this users group will be featured in next month's eNewsletter. __________________________________
The DHMRI is in final
negotiations with the Interim Laboratory Director candidates. Filling
these positions is a crucial step in launching our facility. Expect an
announcement from the DHMRI welcoming these individuals very soon! __________________________________
The list of candidates
for the Chief Executive Officer of the Core Laboratory is getting
smaller! Interviews for a select number of candidates were held the
last week in August. Interviews for the next round will continue
throughout September. Stay tuned for more information on our search.
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Spotlight...
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A Message from
Dr. Steven Leath
President, DHMRI
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It
is a pleasure to welcome all of our partners and new readers to the
DHMRI newsletter. It is the interest of all of us at DHMRI to let you
know what we are doing and what services will be available to you in
the near future.
We
now have a great team of DHMRI folks who are working hard to bring the
Core Facilities on line. We have been actively installing equipment
and taking the steps to make us operational. Much of our equipment has
now arrived and many pieces are now installed and operational.
Dr.
Sandy Williams and Dr. Steve Colman have been actively recruiting
Interim Laboratory Directors and they will help us get many of the labs
functional by the time of our grand opening on October 20th.
We certainly hope to see many of you there. It is our mission to
provide the highest quality innovative technical solutions to your
science questions and we look forward to doing that over the next few
months.
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