Updated Survey - Fee for Confocal /Flow Use
Susan D. DEMAGGIO (SUEDEMAG@uci.edu)
Thu, 22 Feb 96 16:57:01 PST
Here is the survey that Sue DeMaggio collected with the addition of those
who have written lately: (If you have any corrections, additions or
amendments - don't hesitate to write me back at suedemag@uci.edu)
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She used the following designations and included the
following information:
1) In which region the institution is located
"West, East, South, Midwest" in US,
International
2) If there is support for the facility other than rates
alone. (Subsidized) SUB
3) Name of the institution (I believe all are non-profit)
4) Special Arrangements are footnoted after the regional
section SP ARR
for example some have bulk rates, training rates etc.
5) THe appropriate charges for types of services offered
Confocal Microscopy CM
Video Imaging VI
Flow Cytometry FCM
and all with or without operator W/Op
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REGION NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SP ARR
W UC Irvine $30 $60 $30 $60 $50 $75 salary
na $75 (for sorter) 1
off campus 60 100 60 100 na 120
non-acad 129 150 120 150 120 150
W UC LA 20 na na na na $80 2
W UCSF Cell
Analysis Lab 40 65 30 55 50 75 3
Corporate 60 98 45 83 75 113
Pharmacology 20 na na na na na 90%
W UCSBarbara 25 52 40 80 na na
Outsiders 40 80 na na na na
W UC Davis 15 na na na na na
W Stanford na na na na 61 na (FACScan)
93 131 (Sorter)
W U of Utah 8 na
Off Campus 25 na (May have increased in Feb, 94)
W Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Center 40
Collaborators 50
Outsiders 175
W U Wash 20 FACScan 45 / Sorter 70
UV laser extra 70
W Montana State 10 50 4
1 Set up time for sorter 2 hours
2 Staining at $20-$40/tube-$80 minimum
Training course required for FACScan at $200
Setup time at $80/hr on sorter
3 Training class for Flow Cytometry $250 on-campus users
$375 off-campus
4 Industrial $50 and $100 depending on affiliation
Training $50
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REGION NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SP ARR
E MBL $20 na $ 6 na YES
outsiders 40 na 12 na
E Princeton 25 na
other dpts 30 na 1
outsiders 75 na
E Cornell 15 na $15(^60) 32(FACScan) 50%
Increases coming 40(Sorter)
July 1994 20 na 20(^75) 40
50(Sorter)
Jan 1995 20 na 20 45
56(Sorter)
E Dana Farber 27 40%
Harvard
Outsiders 40
E Dartmouth na 50
Outsiders na 90
E Sloan Kettering (FACScan) na 60 40%
(Sorter) na 75 2
E Jefferson 20
Cancer Inst
Outsiders 50
E Boston U 3
E MIT 50
E Rutgers 20 40
E Albert Einstein
Bronx NY 20 65 (training 40)
1 10-12 hours of training required at no charge for
Confocal use
2 2 hour set up fee ($150) for sorts
Data reanalysis $40/hr
3 Time on scope purchased as blocks of time only
$ 160 / 4 hours
$1200 / 40 hours
$2400 / 100 hours
Training of 1 week +8 hours 1:1 before using on own
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REGION NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SP ARR
MW Ohio State 22 44
Vet School 32.50 (ACAS) 20
MW Case Western Analyzer 50
sorter 75
MW U of Minn 18
MW U of Wis-M 25 50
Integrated Microscopy Resource 1
MW U of Iowa (Analysis only) na 75 NONE
(Sorting) na 60
(Data output) 60
MW U of Mich na 31 50%
other depts na 62
Outsiders na 128
MW Purdue 55 75
(50% discount for Cancer Center)
MW Northwestern FACS analysis 30 / 45 / 75 2
1 Training sessions at nominal fee until able to work on
own
2 Price is depending on Dept affiliation / funding - Peer Rev /
Cancer Center Cheapest
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REGION NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SP ARR
S U of Mo $7.50 na $7.50 na
S U of Fl
Gainsville 20 yes
Outsiders 60
S Vanderbilt 1
S U of Georgia 25 na 15 na
Outsiders $37.50 $22.50
U of Miami $50 / Scan $65 / sorter
1 Bulk rates only - no hourly charges
$ 60 / half day
$3000 / half day per week for the full year
$6000 / full day per week for the full year
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International responses
NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SP ARR
*NOTE* THESE AMOUNTS ARE IN FOREIGN CURRENCY!!
U of Alberta (Sorter) $C50 100 yes
Canada (FACScan) 15 65 1
Outsiders 100
CSIRO
Canberra, Aust A$55 Salaries
Outsiders 85
1 Fee cap of $5000 / year - then service is free!
Sue DeMaggio
Resource Manager
Optical Biology Core Facility
University of California, Irvine,
Irvine, CA 92717-2275
714-824-4110
suedemag@uci.edu