Users must work competently and safely in the lab as individuals and cooperate with others. Although primary responsibility is divided along instrument vs. wet laboratory lines, both P.I.'s would consult and manage the lab in its entirety as a team in order to ensure that the facility operates in a seamless manner. The P.I.'s will design laboratory and instrumental training programs for new users to be offered on a regularly scheduled basis. This will depend largely on the usage levels in the lab and the existing time commitments of the Co-P.I.'s. The facility does not have dedicated laboratory technicians available to run samples for individual users.
All users are responsible for competently analyzing their own samples and cooperating with others.
Potential users who have not been checked out, or do not want to operate the instrument may have them run by facility personnel at the operator assisted rate. Assessing the successful operation of the facility. The self evaluation will occur, as needed, prior to submission to RCUH of requests for renewing the revolving account. The self evaluation will be performed by the advisory committee with input sought from the broad range of users. The rate schedule will be made available to users in a timely manner after any changes.