Re: Chemistry and safety

I need to be told so I can help in managing safety.

From: Patrick Kiser <patrick.kiser@utah.edu>
Reply-To: "kiser_lab@googlegroups.com" <kiser_lab@googlegroups.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:38:40 -0700
To: "kiser_lab@googlegroups.com" <kiser_lab@googlegroups.com>
Cc: Utahmicrobicides <patrick.kiser.utahmicrobicides@blogger.com>
Subject: Chemistry and safety

Hi Everyone, 

Doing synthetic chemistry can be really dangerous. First if any of you feel unsafe or see something, smell something that concerns you please bring it up directly and immediately with me. I also am demanding that I be informed of what reactions are being run and when they are being run if the scale gets much over 5 g. Also specifically any reactions being run with metal hydrides, hydrogen, strong oxidizing agents (e.g. nitric acid) or alkyl halides in particular methyl iodide (and other alkylating agents, cancer), or potentially explosive compounds like alkyl azides need to brought to my attention. 

PK

purchase orders and urgent communication with me

I run a macro on all in coming email that sorts any mail with the txt [Bioen Online Order] into a box that I check once per day. If you send me an email with that text in it it also goes in there unseen. 

I also am turning my off except in the morning and evening. If you need me to do something quickly YOU MUST CONTACT ME BY A DIFFERENT ROUTE preferable gtalk. That will be on all day. 

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FW: you guys need to carefully check your structures!!!

 

Which one is right? No pun intended.

 

 

 

Subject: you guys need to carefully check your structures!!!

 

What is wrong with the structures?

 

 

 

Both structures are patently wrong.

 

ASSUME THE STRUCTURE IS WRONG AND CONFIRM OTHERWISE

 

manuscript resubmission

There is some confusion in the group about how to do this. The response letter should have the text in the letter that responds to the comment not just the line number. Also the document needs to have the added and/or changed text highlighted somehow. The point is to make it easy for the editor and the reviewers to see what has been done. You should always do this. But it is also possible to provide a clean copy in addition to what I describe above.

 

never weigh out an milligram and expect it to be accurate and analytically valid

Freshman mistake.

 

 

a well written paper example I often use with students

Sharepoint site: /manuscripts/Shared%20Documents/Janda_biomacro_2006_7_1011(2).pdf

or 

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bm051001s

IPODs in the lab are verboten

From now on IPODs/personal music players with earbuds are not allowed in the lab during normal working hours of 7-6. After hours you may use them or on your brake.

 

I am doing this because you guys are not communicating with each other and are walking around in a music bubble. Lab work requires focus and communication. You may use them at your desk but keep it to a minimum or as a tool to remove background noise.

 

H&E stain pictures

From now. On take 4 representative photos. Then montage them into a multipanel figure.

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FW: ****Safety Alert**** Centrifuge swinging bucket rotors

 

The four buckets need to be of the same type and weight in the centrifuge. Do not put in two of one type and two of another type. This stresses the rotor. Make the force balanced and even.

 

Failure to follow this policy will lead to disciplinary action up to and including termination.