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 The San Francisco Bay Area Mass Spectrometry (BAMS) discussion group


 Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
Basque Cultural Center
South San Francisco, CA

Dinner reservations required by 6:00 PM on Friday, July 10th, 2009 (reservations ARE active)


****Speaker: Dr. Bruce A Buchholz, Ph.D. Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory****
 
Title: Mechanisms, Metabolism and Micro-Dosing: Exploiting Accelerator MS Sensitivity in Biosciences.
 
Abstract: Metabolism studies employing accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) routinely quantify attomole quantities of 14C in tissues and purified biomolecules. AMS is an isotope ratio MS technique in which rare long-lived radioisotopes are counted precisely. AMS operation and system requirements will be described. Experimental design, sample preparation and data analysis will be illustrated using a completed metabolism study. Descriptions of 14C-AMS studies on cell turnover, adduct formation, metabolism, and pathway analysis will be presented.


SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:

Bruce Buchholz (BA, physics and mathematics, Ripon College, 1983; MS, physics, Northwestern University, 1984; PhD, nuclear engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1993) is a research scientist at the Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry. After graduation Buchholz completed a postdoc in the Chemical Technology Division at Argonne National Laboratory where his research focused on the removal of transuranic elements from aqueous solutions and processing of irradiated uranium targets for medical isotope production. Upon arrival at LLNL in 1996 he worked on biological applications of AMS. He has also concentrated on forensic applications of the 14C bomb pulse, use of 14C AMS in combustion systems, and development of actinide AMS.  
 
We look forward to seeing you there!
 
Your BAMS Executive Team



Meeting details
Date: Wednesday  July 15th, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm Social hour (well, like a 1/2 hour), registration (no-host cocktails)

6:30 pm Dinner

8:00 pm Presentation
Dinner:  
featuring:    
Dinner selections are A)  Broiled Salmon Champagne Sauce..   B) Roast New Your Strip Steak.   C) Vegetarian Pasta.






Cost:
$30
 BAMS members*

$40
 Non-members

$60
 BAMS membership plus dinner cost

$20
 Students only

$300
 2009 Corporate Sponsors


Dinner reservations required by 6:00 PM, Friday the 10th of July, 2009

*Note:  BAMS memberships are for the calendar year and should be renewed with the first event you attend in 2009.  Dues ($30.00) may be paid while registering for dinner.  If you are unsure of your Membership status, please email Tom Slyker.

Basque Cultural Center
599 Railroad Ave
South San Francisco, CA 94080 

Google Map to Basque Cultural Center
Restaurant Phone: (650) 583-8091 


 

Did you see or hear about the BAMS talk by Professor Murayama entitled "What is Mass?"  What is it we are measuring after all?  Check it out!  Go to ctp.berkeley.edu and click on "Popular Talks & Articles" for a QuickTime file.

As a service to our members, we post Employment postings UPDATING July 1st, 2009. There is some added job listings but as most of us know, the pickings are slim this year.

The San Francisco Bay Area Mass Spectrometry discussion group was formed in 1980 to provide a regular gathering for people interested in mass spectrometry and allied topics. BAMS currently has a membership of about 280 individual and 20 corporate members, and meets 8-10 times per year for a midweek dinner and lecture.  Meetings attract between 30 and 90 people, and are held at a restaurant or hotel in the bay area convenient for our speaker.  We usually convene at 6:00 pm for cocktails, dinner at 6:30 pm, and lecture at 7:30 to 8:00 pm.

If you have suggestions for a meeting topic, or know of a prominent mass spectrometrist who will be visiting the bay area, please contact our program chair, Maryann Shen.

To become a member, please fill out and mail in a membership form.
BAMS has been fortunate to have had many excellent speakers in our history.
If you have suggestions for a meeting topic please contact our program chair Maryann Shen.
If you have questions or comments about BAMS, please contact one of the BAMS officers.
Please thank our corporate sponsors who help keep BAMS membership and dinner costs low.
Here are some internet links that may be of interest to BAMS members.

Here is a link to The RAS Memorial Fund will provide four $750 travel awards to help students go to either the 2009 Gaseous Ion GRC or future ASMS Meetings.  Richard A. Schaeffer Memorial Fund.  Deadline to apply is 9 of February, 2009. Even though the dealine has past for 2009, they do offer other awards. E-mail contact to Joseph J. Grabowski   Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry Director of Undergraduate Research, Arts & Sciences University of Pittsburgh, PA.
Contact the Webmaster directly if you desire the application in PDF format.
 

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