Re: Has anyone prepared a poll for PI's to help plan future purchases?

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While I have seen exactly what Timothy describes below, I find this is mostly the case when an individual lab sequesters a piece of equipment.  

For a shared resource, I have found that there is a ramp up time between a new technology and users.  Microscopy non-experts need time to understand what new technologies can do for them and plan experiments accordingly.  

This is the model whereby you identify a useful technology, build or buy it, advertise it, and they will come.  But it takes time after the instrument is available before you develop a user base.  Whereas emails, fliers, technology seminars, etc are necessary to get out the word,  the best way to build this base is to have high visibility researcher(s) explaining in their scientific talks and informal meetings how the new technology addresses key research issues.

The survey route for identifying technologies may yield information, but my experience has been that they are ineffective.   On the other hand, talking to researchers directly about their projects and thinking about how microscopy technologies you have heard about could address their research is a great way to identify need.  

Cheers-

Michael Cammer, Sr Research Scientist, DART Microscopy Laboratory


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Subject: Re: Has anyone prepared a poll for PI's to help plan future purchases?



That definitely helps, but I have found that a lot more people say they are interested in a new technology than end up using it.  There's an army of beautiful, rarely used instruments out there.  For example I remember seeing a multiphoton head that spent its whole working life as a DAPI laser.  I endorse finding how many people are already committed to the kind of work where X technology will clearly help, along with new faculty who have hands-on experience with the tech in question, and giving weight to their needs.  



Best,

Timothy Feinstein, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Department of Developmental Biology
University of Pittsburgh



 







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    Hi all,

   

    Before reinventing the wheel, I was wondering if anyone has prepared a poll

    to find out what equipment should be on one's list of future purchases.

    There is so much going on now in light microscopy, and so many things from

    multiple solutions for lightsheet, through FLIM, automated clearing

    systems, 2 and 3p, brightfield systems, re-scan systems, mass cytometry

    (not exactly light), simple live systems and more.

   

    Thanks,

    Avi

   

   

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    Avi Jacob, Ph.D.

    Head of Light Microscopy

    Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel

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