Hello Everyone:
ABRF leader Ron Niece asked that we pass along this message:
I have sent the inventory of some technical books that are available to anyone
who wants to pick them up at my office (1907 Dewberry Drive, Madison, WI
53719-4436) before the end of 2020.
Many books are on protein technology and sequencing. There are also a number
of volumes of Methods In Enzymology.
Here's the link to the images of the books:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1L3k3nBudMR5a-tCbvq9ndwSd0pwP-pZl?usp=sharing
I hope some are as useful to others as they have been to me.
Ronald L. Niece, Ph.D.
Research Resources & Technologies
Madison, WI 53719-4436
Phone: 608-497-0302
FAX: 608-497-0518
Chris,
Your specific case is what is important. Keep in mind that the situation has
also lead to instrument problems as well with unattended or incorrect shut down
instruments etc. and that some things are more expensive for the engineers and
parts can be harder to produce.
Although we all would like to give less money to Thermo to maintain our
instruments I for one want them to charge me enough so that it remains a
profitable activity supporting a healthy company. Otherwise even Brian's
instruments turn into paper weights when there are no more parts.
So make the case based on what you yourself experienced and appeal to your
service rep that way. If it is true that they missed a call or are slow on a PM
it may be in their interest to cut you some slack. Their main interest with you
is that they have a repeating customer etc.
My two cents!
All the best,
Eric
D. Eric Anderson
Mass Spectrometry Facility, NIDDK
NIH
Building 8 Room B2A19, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD, 20892 USA
(301)-496-7546
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From: Hampton, Brian <email obscured>>
Sent: 25 October 2020 21:16
To: <email obscured>
Subject: Re: [ABRF Discussion Forum] service contract discounts due to Covid
Hello Chris,
In general:
The insurance industry is regulated. My best guess is that the reduction in
premiums from the auto insurance companies is in part due to this regulation
and to a lesser extent giving their customers a reason to feel good about them.
I could be wrong.
In my state you must have auto insurance, or you don't drive a car. In the case
of equipment manufacturer service contracts, you purchase one or you don't. No
one is forcing you to do that. And you can easily choose to maintain the
equipment by your own means. Also, you must consider that an unused (even
turned off) instrument can still develop problems for which you would
justifiably ask the manufacturer to fix under the terms of the service
contract.
This is unlike not driving your car during the lock down. Not driving a car
means you will not be involved in an auto accident. The insurers had lower
costs as a result and have chosen (or were required) to pass those savings on
to their customers. So, I don't see the incentive for an instrument
manufacturer to give their customers a break on the cost of their service
contracts during the lock down.
WRT ThermoFisher:
Since I maintain my instruments myself, I rely on ThermoFisher technical
support as a backup or first line for troubleshooting. They had been very
good, providing technical support for free until this past June. Since after
the pandemic began ThermoFisher has changed their business model and now in
addition to service contracts they have instituted technical support plans.
Both are expensive and if I had the budget would gladly purchase one or the
other. Now I must wait sometimes days to get a telephone or email response
from technical support and they are all too willing to recommend that the
problem is too much for them to handle and that I would need to have onsite
service.
Considering all the above, I don't know what would motivate Thermo to give any
discounts/extensions because of the lock down unless it made economic sense to
do so - for example if your institution had a large number of contracts with
Thermo and there was economy of scale.
Best regards,
Brian
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Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 7:33 PM
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Hi everyone. I wonder if anyone has had success in getting discounts or service
contract extensions because of gaps in support during Covid shutdown. I know
some of the responsibility lies with Universities who would not allow service
personnel on campus. But I know my car insurance company gave reductions due to
less the usual usage and therefore risk.
Any specific examples relating to ThermoFisher electron microscopy are
particularly of use but all info will be gratefully received.
Chris
He/Him/His
Christopher J. Gilpin Ph.D.
Director, Life Science Microscopy Facility
Purdue University
Whistler Hall of Agriculture Research, Room S052
170 S. University St
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-7750
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Hello Chris,
In general:
The insurance industry is regulated. My best guess is that the reduction in
premiums from the auto insurance companies is in part due to this regulation
and to a lesser extent giving their customers a reason to feel good about them.
I could be wrong.
In my state you must have auto insurance, or you don't drive a car. In the case
of equipment manufacturer service contracts, you purchase one or you don't. No
one is forcing you to do that. And you can easily choose to maintain the
equipment by your own means. Also, you must consider that an unused (even
turned off) instrument can still develop problems for which you would
justifiably ask the manufacturer to fix under the terms of the service
contract.
This is unlike not driving your car during the lock down. Not driving a car
means you will not be involved in an auto accident. The insurers had lower
costs as a result and have chosen (or were required) to pass those savings on
to their customers. So, I don't see the incentive for an instrument
manufacturer to give their customers a break on the cost of their service
contracts during the lock down.
WRT ThermoFisher:
Since I maintain my instruments myself, I rely on ThermoFisher technical
support as a backup or first line for troubleshooting. They had been very
good, providing technical support for free until this past June. Since after
the pandemic began ThermoFisher has changed their business model and now in
addition to service contracts they have instituted technical support plans.
Both are expensive and if I had the budget would gladly purchase one or the
other. Now I must wait sometimes days to get a telephone or email response
from technical support and they are all too willing to recommend that the
problem is too much for them to handle and that I would need to have onsite
service.
Considering all the above, I don't know what would motivate Thermo to give any
discounts/extensions because of the lock down unless it made economic sense to
do so - for example if your institution had a large number of contracts with
Thermo and there was economy of scale.
Best regards,
Brian
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From: ABRF Discussion Forum <email obscured>> on behalf of Gilpin,
Christopher J <email obscured>>
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 7:33 PM
To: <email obscured> <email obscured>>
Subject: [ABRF Discussion Forum] service contract discounts due to Covid
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Hi everyone. I wonder if anyone has had success in getting discounts or service
contract extensions because of gaps in support during Covid shutdown. I know
some of the responsibility lies with Universities who would not allow service
personnel on campus. But I know my car insurance company gave reductions due to
less the usual usage and therefore risk.
Any specific examples relating to ThermoFisher electron microscopy are
particularly of use but all info will be gratefully received.
Chris
He/Him/His
Christopher J. Gilpin Ph.D.
Director, Life Science Microscopy Facility
Purdue University
Whistler Hall of Agriculture Research, Room S052
170 S. University St
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-7750
<email obscured><email obscured>>
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Hi everyone. I wonder if anyone has had success in getting discounts or service
contract extensions because of gaps in support during Covid shutdown. I know
some of the responsibility lies with Universities who would not allow service
personnel on campus. But I know my car insurance company gave reductions due to
less the usual usage and therefore risk.
Any specific examples relating to ThermoFisher electron microscopy are
particularly of use but all info will be gratefully received.
Chris
He/Him/His
Christopher J. Gilpin Ph.D.
Director, Life Science Microscopy Facility
Purdue University
Whistler Hall of Agriculture Research, Room S052
170 S. University St
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-7750
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It could just be a fan if it has one. I have had those fail in other things and
it seems to be similar to what you describe.
They can be easy to replace etc. usually a socket (no soldering).
D. Eric Anderson
Mass Spectrometry Facility, NIDDK
NIH
Building 8 Room B2A19, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD, 20892 USA
(301)-496-7546
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From: Kym Faull <email obscured>>
Sent: 23 October 2020 17:34
To: <email obscured>
Cc: Brian Kawahara; Austin Quach; Alex Yoon
Subject: Re: [ABRF Discussion Forum] A question about an old Dinnigan Surveyor
MS pump
yes it has a degassed. I am pretty sure it is the degassed that is the problem
Kym Francis Faull, Ph.D.
Director, Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Telephone: (310) 206 7881 (office)
Telephone: (310) 206 7886 (laboratory)
Facsimile: (310) 206 2161
Electronic mail: <email obscured> <email obscured>>
> On Oct 23, 2020, at 2:29 PM, matt sweeney <email obscured>> wrote:
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> Hmm. Not specific to Surveyor.
> But some ideas.
> Does it have vacuum degasser? The tubing can fail over time. Little tiny baby
Vac pump struggles and approaches failure. Tubing pretty cheap.
> Or
> Syetem Cooling fans all glopped up w dust gunk. Check filters. Clean.
> Or
> Mice opened some amusement ride inside. Ask for a cut.
> Or
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> Matt from phone
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yes it has a degassed. I am pretty sure it is the degassed that is the problem
Kym Francis Faull, Ph.D.
Director, Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Telephone: (310) 206 7881 (office)
Telephone: (310) 206 7886 (laboratory)
Facsimile: (310) 206 2161
Electronic mail: <email obscured> <email obscured>>
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> On Oct 23, 2020, at 2:29 PM, matt sweeney <email obscured>> wrote:
>
> Hmm. Not specific to Surveyor.
> But some ideas.
> Does it have vacuum degasser? The tubing can fail over time. Little tiny baby
Vac pump struggles and approaches failure. Tubing pretty cheap.
> Or
> Syetem Cooling fans all glopped up w dust gunk. Check filters. Clean.
> Or
> Mice opened some amusement ride inside. Ask for a cut.
> Or
>
> Matt from phone
>
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Hmm. Not specific to Surveyor.
But some ideas.
Does it have vacuum degasser? The tubing can fail over time. Little tiny baby
Vac pump struggles and approaches failure. Tubing pretty cheap.
Or
Syetem Cooling fans all glopped up w dust gunk. Check filters. Clean.
Or
Mice opened some amusement ride inside. Ask for a cut.
Or
Matt from phone
Rest of post
> On Oct 23, 2020, at 12:39 PM, Kym Faull <email obscured>> wrote:
>
We are still using an old Finnigan Surveyor MS pump on one of our mass specs (a
Thermo orbi). The Surveyor pump is working OK but recently developed a
constant loud noise/hum and a high frequency vibration which is very noticeable
by just touching the casing. The noise and vibration seem to go hand-in-hand
and continue when the pumps are switched off. Before we dismantle the system
it would be helpful to know if anyone has advice as to what might be causing
the noise and vibration?
Kym
Kym Francis Faull, Ph.D.
Director, Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Telephone: (310) 206 7881 (office)
Telephone: (310) 206 7886 (laboratory)
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Dont know if anyone is interested in this but I used to put 15 ul of
diothioethane which is a very strong reductant in the 6HCL to keep the
methionine from oxidizing and I got quite a bit of tryptophane too. that info
is published if anyone is interested. However the stench is mind boggling
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From: ABRF Discussion Forum <email obscured>> on behalf of Steve Eyles
<email obscured>>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 2:08 AM
To: <email obscured> <email obscured>>
Subject: Re: [ABRF Discussion Forum] Help solving a strange problem with
protein hydrolysis in 6 N HCl at 115 C
You’re (partially) dissolving the metal, forming metal chloride and hydrogen
gas. Dangerous game!
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> On Oct 19, 2020, at 9:57 PM, Kym Faull <email obscured>> wrote:
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> Colleagues: We are having a strange problem when attempting protein
hydrolysis in 6 N HCL, and maybe (hopefully) someone can provide advice for us.
A collaborator here at UCLA routinely puts tissue in screw-capped
microcentrifuge tubes with 200-300 uL of 6 N HCl and heats them to 110-120C to
hydrolyze the protein. As you may know, these are standard conditions for
protein hydrolysis used the world over. They encounter no problems doing this.
>
> We are doing the same thing using their tubes and the same tissue except
there are 1-3 stainless steel beads in our tubes (used to homogenize the
samples in a bead beater), and the tubes are exploding!!! Or at least the tops
are popping off with a very loud and worrisome bang. Is the stainless steel
catalyzing the production of gas (chlorine) that is causing an excessive
increase in pressure in the tubes? Or is there some other phenomenon going on?
>
> We would love to hear any comments anyone may have about this observation,
and advice as how to get around it.
>
>
> Kym
>>> Kym Francis Faull, Ph.D.
>>> Director, Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
>>> Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA
>>> Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
>>> David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
>>> Telephone: (310) 206 7881 (office)
>>> Telephone: (310) 206 7886 (laboratory)
>>> Facsimile: (310) 206 2161
>>> Electronic mail: <email obscured> <email obscured>>
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You’re (partially) dissolving the metal, forming metal chloride and hydrogen
gas. Dangerous game!
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 19, 2020, at 9:57 PM, Kym Faull <email obscured>> wrote:
>
> Colleagues: We are having a strange problem when attempting protein
hydrolysis in 6 N HCL, and maybe (hopefully) someone can provide advice for us.
A collaborator here at UCLA routinely puts tissue in screw-capped
microcentrifuge tubes with 200-300 uL of 6 N HCl and heats them to 110-120C to
hydrolyze the protein. As you may know, these are standard conditions for
protein hydrolysis used the world over. They encounter no problems doing this.
>
> We are doing the same thing using their tubes and the same tissue except
there are 1-3 stainless steel beads in our tubes (used to homogenize the
samples in a bead beater), and the tubes are exploding!!! Or at least the tops
are popping off with a very loud and worrisome bang. Is the stainless steel
catalyzing the production of gas (chlorine) that is causing an excessive
increase in pressure in the tubes? Or is there some other phenomenon going on?
>
> We would love to hear any comments anyone may have about this observation,
and advice as how to get around it.
Rest of post
>
>
> Kym
>>> Kym Francis Faull, Ph.D.
>>> Director, Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
>>> Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA
>>> Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
>>> David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
>>> Telephone: (310) 206 7881 (office)
>>> Telephone: (310) 206 7886 (laboratory)
>>> Facsimile: (310) 206 2161
>>> Electronic mail: <email obscured> <email obscured>>
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Colleagues: We are having a strange problem when attempting protein hydrolysis
in 6 N HCL, and maybe (hopefully) someone can provide advice for us. A
collaborator here at UCLA routinely puts tissue in screw-capped microcentrifuge
tubes with 200-300 uL of 6 N HCl and heats them to 110-120C to hydrolyze the
protein. As you may know, these are standard conditions for protein hydrolysis
used the world over. They encounter no problems doing this.
We are doing the same thing using their tubes and the same tissue except there
are 1-3 stainless steel beads in our tubes (used to homogenize the samples in a
bead beater), and the tubes are exploding!!! Or at least the tops are popping
off with a very loud and worrisome bang. Is the stainless steel catalyzing the
production of gas (chlorine) that is causing an excessive increase in pressure
in the tubes? Or is there some other phenomenon going on?
We would love to hear any comments anyone may have about this observation, and
advice as how to get around it.
Rest of post
Kym
>>
>> Kym Francis Faull, Ph.D.
>> Director, Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
>> Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA
>> Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
>> David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
>> Telephone: (310) 206 7881 (office)
>> Telephone: (310) 206 7886 (laboratory)
>> Facsimile: (310) 206 2161
>> Electronic mail: <email obscured> <email obscured>>
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to reserve your complimentary seat, imaginary beverage, and real raffle ticket!
* Participate in live Q&A with the innovative Next Generation of mass spec
researchers
* Share your research via a lighting poster presentation - abstracts
accepted<https://stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6KkyXo1xNswAOgJ>
through Friday October 16
* Poster authors can choose to enter the poster competition - winners will
give an extended oral presentation of their work and receive a $50 gift card
plus bragging rights
* Gain perspective from the roundtable discussion on the impact of COVID
and the future of mass spec
* Interact with sponsors and speakers in breakout sessions
* And as always, earn extra entries and try your luck in the legendary
prize raffles!
Speakers include:
* Ulrike Kusebauch, PhD - Institute for Systems Biology
* Tanveer Singh Batth, PhD - University of Copenhagen
* Brandon Ruotolo, PhD - University of Michigan
* Miloslav Sanda, PhD - Georgetown University
* Kelsi Sandoz, PhD - Cornell University
* Beatrix Ueberheide, PhD - New York University
* Balyn Zaro, PhD - University of California, San Francisco
More SUMS-RAS information<https://mass-spec.stanford.edu/2020-sums-ras>
register
here<https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/3416019373159/WN_43SnXaIfQDmR41BnF-MeuA>
submit a poster abstract
here<https://stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6KkyXo1xNswAOgJ>
Many thanks to SUMS-RAS 2020 sponsors: Protein Metrics, Sciex, Waters, Agilent,
Bruker, Promega, ReSyn Biosciences, Shimadzu, Thermo, PharmaFluidics
Until SUMS-RAS takes off, remember that we have one more Seminar Series
presentation this Thursday at noon Pacific time: Calcineurin phosphatase
activity regulates Varicella-Zoster Virus induced cell-cell fusion, Momei Zhou,
PhD - Dept. of Pediatrics, Stanford University. register
here<https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/7916001175066/WN_w5F9M6hMR0qyz6IeKainLg>
Stay safe, physically distant, and socially connected!
Best,
Allis
SUMS-RAS 2020, MASS SPEC: THE NEXT GENERATION more
info<https://mass-spec.stanford.edu/2020-sums-ras>
Join us on the Zoom holodeck, Wed-Thurs October 28-29
COVID-19 update more info<https://mass-spec.stanford.edu/covid-19>
SUMS aims to safely support the campus research restart and is operating under
Stanford's Stage 2 physical distancing rules. Meetings and seminars continue
to be held via Zoom.
Rest of post
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Allis Chien, Ph.D.
Director, Stanford University Mass Spectrometry
Vincent Coates Foundation Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
Stanford Cancer Institute Proteomics Shared Resource
Bass Biology Building, room 024 | 327 Campus Drive | Stanford, CA 94305
<email obscured><email obscured><email obscured>>
| 650.723.0710 | http://mass-spec.stanford.edu<http://mass-spec.stanford.edu>
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Hi ABRFers,
October is here, and I'm enjoying the refreshing chill with hot tea and fuzzy
slippers that are safely hidden off-camera in Zoom meetings. We're looking
forward to Momei Zhou's webinar next Thursday, learning about phosphoproteomics
and implications for the mechanism of the VZV virus that causes chickenpox and
shingles.
We're also super excited about Mass Spec: The Next Generation and being able to
invite you all because it's a virtual event this year. SUMS-RAS 2020 will be
in flight Wednesday and Thursday, October 28-29. Reserve your seat to attend
and also take this opportunity to share your research via a lightning poster
presentation. Poster authors can choose to enter the poster competition -
winners will give an extended oral presentation of their work and receive a $50
gift card plus bragging rights.
Looking forward to seeing you online!
Thursday October 15, 2020
Calcineurin phosphatase activity regulates Varicella-Zoster Virus induced
cell-cell fusion
Speaker: Momei Zhou, PhD - Dept. of Pediatrics, Stanford University
register
here<https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/7916001175066/WN_w5F9M6hMR0qyz6IeKainLg>
Wed-Thurs October 28-29, 2020, 9am-2pm Pacific time
SUMS-RAS 2020, Mass Spec: The Next Generation
Speakers include:
* Brandon Ruotolo, PhD - University of Michigan
* Miloslav Sanda, PhD - Georgetown University
* Kelsi Sandoz, PhD - Cornell University
* Beatrix Ueberheide, PhD - New York University
* Balyn Zaro, PhD - University of California, San Francisco
More information<https://mass-spec.stanford.edu/2020-sums-ras>
register
here<https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/3416019373159/WN_43SnXaIfQDmR41BnF-MeuA>
submit a poster abstract
here<https://stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6KkyXo1xNswAOgJ>
Stay safe, physically distant, and socially connected!
Best,
Allis
COVID-19 update more info<https://mass-spec.stanford.edu/covid-19>
SUMS aims to safely support the campus research restart and is operating under
Stanford's Stage 2 physical distancing rules. Meetings and seminars continue
to be held via Zoom.
Rest of post
____________________________________________________________
Allis Chien, Ph.D.
Director, Stanford University Mass Spectrometry
Vincent Coates Foundation Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
Stanford Cancer Institute Proteomics Shared Resource
Bass Biology Building, room 024 | 327 Campus Drive | Stanford, CA 94305
<email obscured><email obscured><email obscured>>
| 650.723.0710 | http://mass-spec.stanford.edu<http://mass-spec.stanford.edu>
____________________________________________________________