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Sally Shirran

Christmas 2018

The University and the Mass Spectrometry facility is open until Friday 21st December.  We will be analysing samples right up until then, although protein identification samples will need to be received on the Thursday…

Successful grant collaborations

Long term facility collaborator Dr Heidi Fuller of Keele University & RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital, has recently secured funding from Great Ormand Street Hospital.  In collaboration with the BSRC mass spectrometry…

Summer conferences 2018

Both Proteomics Methods Forum in Manchester, and the British Mass Spectrometry Society conference in Cambridge were interesting, vibrant meetings this year.  BMSS was full of interesting talks and there were lots of…

External Sample Submission

We are a busy service and we often receive multiple packages of samples in a day from external users and collaborators.  A sample submission form included with the samples delivery is vital for us to be able to…

Increases in service charges

Having reviewed our incoming and outgoings we have concluded that we are going to have to increase the mass spec charges for the BSRC mass spec and proteomics facility.  We haven’t increased charges since 2011, and in…

Proteomics Methods Forum

Sally recently attended a very interesting meeting/mini conference, the proteomics methods forum (PMF) .  http://www.proteomicsmethodsforum.org.uk  This year it was in Oxford, and hosted by Dr Roman Fischer.  It was a…

Staff changes

Sabine’s contract finished at Christmas and she is moving onto pastures new.  She made a huge contribution to the facility whilst she was here and will be missed.

Inspiring the next generation

The new public engagement officer at St Andrews, Dr Mhairi Stewart, has been inspiring us all to share Science in the local community.  In the last 3 months we have taken time away from the mass specs to talk to school…

A Brand New Webpage

Welcome to the BSRC mass spectrometry and proteomics webpage.  Please bear with us whilst we construct the site – it is the first website I have built and a bit of a learning curve.