Dr. Pastuszyn reviewed his written report. In brief, his lab receives support from the Dean for 0.5 FTE of his salary. Usership appears to have remained stable in terms of workload and revenues over the past two years. There are a small number of users. Charges for services have not changed over the past 10 years but are competitive with the community.
Equipment is adequate but aging.
Dr. Pastuszyn was asked how the charges from the laboratory are divided between salary and supplies. He answered that the prices for laboratory usage were established ten years ago and haven t changed, except to lower certain fees. He feels that some guidelines from accounting for formulating new prices would be helpful. When the current prices were first established they did not take into account the depreciation of equipment. At present time the Biochemistry Dept. is donating their services by doing the billing for the lab.