Lorrie Great Post For those of you who see your contribution in the first sentence in the second paragraph, please tone it down Tks Pb My 2C -----Original Message----- From: Lorrie Epling [mailto:lepling@medsfgh.ucsf.edu] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 11:05 AM To: cyto-inbox Subject: On the value of this forum I've heard about the Purdue site for years and joined the cytometry mailing list a month ago because I wanted help from the flow community. I received an answer to my question and not long afterwards read the question that spawned the exchange about questions and replies. I found it thought provoking (although intimidating) and resisted the impulse to cancel from the group. I've had years of experience in a flow lab where I teach others flow cytometry, but have much to learn. I've told new operators that there is much subjectivity and differences of opinion in flow cytometry, yet a need to have data that gives the "correct'" answer. The Purdue site is a place where issues can be aired and discussions occur that move us towards consensus. When I joined, I received a great response about the mailing list. This might be a good place to have a link to "frequently asked questions" about using the mailing list. Some of the common practices could be listed -- using fluorchrome identifiers instead of FLs, posting to the group a summary of responses received from individuals, examples of questions, etc. Also a list of references by subject might answer some questions that are very large, like how do I flow leukemias and lymphomas, how do I properly display data? Thanks to all that share their expertise! Lorrie Epling Laboratory Supervisor UCSF/SFGH Core Immunology Lab General Clinical Research Center San Francisco General Hospital Phone 415-476-5279 Fax 415-206-8200
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