Dear Flow Fans, Flow Enthusiasts, and FlowJocks: I have recently been successfully recruited by Gary Nabel and the new Vaccine Research Center at the NIH--to move my laboratory as well as to create a new advanced flow cytometry core facility serving the VRC and the NIH. This means that I'll be hiring several new people, both for the core facility as well as for my lab, in the coming months--I'll send announcements as the positions become available. I'd like to encourage anyone who is interested to look at the web pages (<http://www.drmr.com/vrc/>) to get a feel for what my lab and the core facility for the VRC will be doing. I'm going to try to set up the facility to be different than most core facilities that are simply service facilities. Instead, I'd like to complement the other facilities at NIH by providing a unique, state-of-the-art, advanced facility. We'll have high-speed P3 sorting, a 12-color capable machine, as well as standard instrumentation. We'll also have fluorescence microscopy, laser capture microdissecting microscopes, and will acquire other necessary technology in the future. I'm looking specifically for staff that will work with users to train them them to use machines, who can interact with biologists, and can become an integral part of the experimental process! This means I'm particularly interested, for the core facility, in experienced flow cytometrists who also have a strong desire to participate in doing the experiments, in developing new assays and new technologies, and in making sure that users understand what it is they're trying to do! (OK, with regard to the last point: I'm an idealist...) In addition, I'll have several additional slots for postdocs in my new laboratory. I encourage any graduate students or current postdocs (I have the flexibility to hire senior scientists, if warranted) to look over the research plans and to propose projects that complement current interests, or to work on the current projects. Considering the enormous interest from NIH scientists in collaborating to use the 12-color technology, there's no shortage of possible projects. The resources at the NIH are unequalled anywhere in the world, and the VRC, which is moving into an entirely new building on the campus, will reap the benefit of these enormous resources. I am very excited about this move--which, incidentally, happens in August. Please pass on this note to others that you think would be interested in these opportunities. I appreciate any advice and help from the community as I try to put together an outstanding and productive research lab and facility! Sincerely, Mario Roederer, Ph.D. Director, Flow cytometry core facility Vaccine Research Center, NIH VRC info and jobs: <http://www.drmr.com/vrc/> Home page: <http://www.drmr.com/>
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