Policy
The VGN Proteomics Facility is intended for use by faculty, staff, and students at UVM and VGN Baccalaureate Partner Institutions. The facility also provides services to external users. We provide comprehensive support from experiment design to downstream data analysis.
We are happy to provide education and training of faculty, staff and students depending upon user need and skill level. Please contact Dr. Bin Deng Bin.Deng@uvm.edu prior to beginning your experiments if you intend to use our service.
Sample preparation is critical for a good mass spec analysis. We have developed sample preparation procedures for various types of protein samples and types of analyses. Because of a high volume of samples recently, the facility asks users to conduct protein tryptic digestion by themselves except for collaborative projects/samples before sample submission. However, the facility is NOT responsible for poor results because of the failure of protein tryptic digestion by users, and an analysis fee will still be charged.
The facility works closely with the clients and cooperates in a professional and confidential manner. We will archive a copy of mass spectrometry data for you, but we strongly suggest that you also make your own back up for protection.
The VGN Proteomics Facility reserves the right to use all data from mass spectrometry in the facility for the purpose of assessing quality of data and for the development of quantitation and analysis tools. All data used in quality control will remain strictly anonymous. For in-depth analysis of proteomics data, we work closely wiht the VGN Bioinformatics Core directed by Dr. Jim Vincent.
