Colleagues: The annual scoresheet for cytometry reads reasonably well for 2001. In terms of this list: 2226 current members, 3100 messages this year, a few cuts and bruises, but so far no skeletons....over 5 million accesses to our website in 2001 so far - double 2000, with an average daily transfer rate of 228 megabytes/day. The sections hit heavily this year were the education pages where we list lots of powerpoint lectures in flow and image. Not much wonder we had to replace several of our servers this year to cope with the load. Because of increased viral activity, we initiated a complete virus scan of all documents in and out of the list and we have reduced the number of attachments. We created the Jobs section, http://www.cyto.purdue.edu/flowcyt/jobs.htm which has been heavily patronised by all. We created some fast surveys which, if I had more time, would change as regularly as I said they would. OK good intentions anyway. Perhaps if you would send me your questions we could use them. There were a couple of really good intellectual battles this year. We discussed "good data/bad data" and we also discussed the issue of using a little more precision in the terms we use to describe cytometry information. In the new year, maybe, I will try to create a sub page for the site that maintains some suggestions. I know many of you will contribute to that process. Professor Darzynkiewicz has also volunteered to drive the creation of some documents regarding the "good data/bad data" issue. And this next year lets look forward to seeing what CYTOMICS turns up. This term is starting to look interesting - genomics, proteomics and cytomics.....true most of you have been doing cytomics for years, but so had the proteomics people for years before they knew they were doing proteomics! Maybe this term helps cytometry folks better define the links between cytometry, genomics and proteomics. Cytomics also has a good chance of allowing us to "recreate" ourselves in current terms. Maybe it is time for us to get out of our little shells and meet the rest of the scientific world halfway. If we don't, cytometry may become a subset of proteomics and and before you know it..... For 2002 the other word is EDUCATION! I am going to make a new year resolution right now and I am certain that I am going to regret it. I will replace all of my outdated flow cytometry, image analysis and confocal lectures with ones no later than a year or so old........and we are all waiting anxiously for Howard Shapiro's new edition of Practical Flow Cytometry!!! Finally, We will be publishing our 7th CDROM for the ISAC meeting. We need material in January and February. Please contact me if you have some interesting data, images, movies, protocols, manuscripts, incriminating photos, etc. We will distribute 5000 copies internationally. Companies are invited to sponsor the disk. Check out the info address at http://www.cyto.purdue.edu/flowcyt/cdrom/sponinfo.htm Our target date for distribution is the ISAC Congress in May, 2002. The Purdue Cytometry list will continue for its 13th year thanks to the hard work that Steve Kelley puts in. Both Steve and I are very grateful that nearly all of you, as participants observe a very high degree of ownership and therfore responsibility. We don't publish the addess anywhere, and all subscription requests come to me personally. If I hassle you for info, it is because we are trying to protect the integrity of the list. I think we only threw two people off the list this year for abusing it! Your suggestions will always be considered. Best wishes for the Holiday Season to you all, and a fruitful and profitable New Year for 2002. J. Paul Robinson Purdue Cytometry Discussion List J.Paul Robinson, PhD PH:(765)4940757 Professor of Immunopharmacology Professor of Biomedical Engineering Purdue University FAX:(765)4940517 EMAIL:jpr@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu WEB: http://www.cyto.purdue.edu
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