Academic Support: On-Demand Scientific Personnel
At our research infrastructure, we offer specialized academic support tailored to enhance your research initiatives. Our unique approach involves providing on-demand scientific personnel who seamlessly integrate as short-term group members within your research team. This collaboration transcends traditional support; it's a true partnership, where we share responsibilities, knowledge, and contributions on an equal footing.
What You Can Expect from Our On-Demand Scientific Personnel
When you choose to collaborate with us for academic support, here's what you can anticipate:
Development or Methodology Design: Our on-demand scientific personnel actively participate in the development or design of research methodologies, bringing their expertise to the table to refine your approaches.
Experimentation and Data Collection: We take an active role in conducting experiments and gathering essential data and evidence, ensuring the highest quality and precision in your research.
Publication Collaboration: As equal scientific partners, we contribute significantly to the creation and presentation of the published work. This includes writing the initial draft of publications, including substantive translation if needed.
Equal Partnership and Publication Inclusion
In recognition of our collaborative efforts, we firmly believe in equal partnership. We advocate for the inclusion of our research infrastructure as an equal scientific partner in publications, similar to your own members. This demonstrates our commitment to advancing knowledge collectively and acknowledges the substantial role we play in your research success.
To facilitate this partnership, the direct costs associated with consumables and salaries for our on-demand scientific personnel are covered by your research group. This ensures a fair and sustainable collaboration that benefits both parties.
When you collaborate with us for academic support, you're not just gaining assistance – you're gaining a true scientific partner dedicated to achieving research excellence together.
Project-Financed Collaboration: Enhancing Research Together
In pursuit of advancing scientific frontiers, we offer project-financed collaborations designed to foster synergy between your research group and our expertise-rich infrastructure. This collaboration extends the traditional bounds of support, offering several avenues for shared personnel and infrastructure assistance, including:
Shared PhD Students and Postdocs: Collaborate with us by sharing a PhD student or postdoc researcher. This mutually beneficial arrangement allows your group to tap into our specialized knowledge and infrastructure while contributing to the development of your research project.
Infrastructure Hosting: Your group members can spend time at our research infrastructure, benefiting from education and supervision to manage a significant portion of mass spectrometry-related experimental work. This hands-on experience contributes to skill development and project advancement.
Project Development and Application: We actively participate in the project development and application process, offering insights and expertise to strengthen your proposals. If needed, we are eager to join as co-applicants in your project, further enhancing its competitiveness.
Why Choose a Project-Financed Collaboration?
Synergy: Our collaboration aims to harness the collective strengths of your research group and our infrastructure, resulting in groundbreaking research outcomes.
Skill Enhancement: Access to our infrastructure and support not only accelerates your project but also provides valuable training and skill development opportunities for your group members.
Competitive Advantage: Our active involvement in project development and potential co-applicant status can boost the competitiveness of your funding applications.
Financial Arrangements
The financial aspects of this collaboration typically involve shared funding for personnel, equipment usage, and project-related costs. Details can be tailored to suit the specific needs and budget of your research project.
Embark on a collaborative journey with us through project-financed partnerships, where innovation, expertise, and mutual growth are at the forefront of our shared objectives. Together, we can achieve new heights in mass spectrometry research and scientific discovery.
Fee-for-Service: Streamlined Mass Spectrometry Analysis
For users seeking a straightforward, user-driven mass spectrometry (MS) analysis without the complexities of a collaboration, our fee-for-service option is the perfect choice. This service is designed to provide users with rapid access to high-quality MS data, and acknowledgment of our funding source is the primary requirement for publication.
Service Setup
The fee-for-service option includes:
User-Driven MS Analysis: Users provide their sample following specific protocols that we provide. This includes protease treatment, in-gel or in-solution digest, and clean-up/desalting steps. Users must know the protein concentration of their sample, or we can evaluate it with a highly diluted sample.
Instrument: Samples are typically analyzed using the TripleTOF 6600. In cases where capacity or instrument issues arise, alternative instruments may be used.
Commercial Alternatives to Sample Preparation
For added convenience, users may consider commercial alternatives for sample preparation, such as Preomics or S-Trap, with associated costs. These options can streamline the process and are readily available.
Results and Cost
Upon analysis, users will receive the raw data file from the instrument. To obtain search results, users are required to:
Generate a peaklist file (.mgf or mzML format) using Proteowizard for Sciex or a Raw converter for Thermo data.
Search the peaklist against a proteome using online tools like Mascot, MaxQuant, or MsFragger.
Cost Structure
Sample Analysis: 400 kr per sample using 30-minute gradients.
Data Analysis: An additional fee of 750 kr per hour for data analysis services.
Acknowledgment Requirement
All publications resulting from data obtained through this service must acknowledge the infrastructure with the appropriate reference to the funding source (NNF grant).
Our fee-for-service option offers simplicity and efficiency for your mass spectrometry analysis needs, ensuring rapid access to high-quality data with minimal hassle.
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