Congratulations on your move to a new building and the opportunity to have a "fresh" start in a new lab.
The first thing I would suggest is to NOT blindly depend on a laboratory design firm to design your lab. Consider the design and operation of your new lab like you would buying a new car. Would you buy a new car from a dealer just because they tell you that they know what they are doing and they know what you need? Or, would you prefer to a car built for you that has all the elements you need to function in the way you want it to function? Second, make sure you are involved in all the design aspects of your laboratory. Don't trust anyone but yourself and your techs to know exactly what you need. Third, and most important, be sure to involve your lab/cyto/histo technologists in the design. No one knows better about how they would like their work area to be designed than the people doing the actual work. You will probably get some of your best ideas from the troops. And, they will greatly appreciate the opportunity to input on the design and have a much greater "buy-in" when all is said and done. Good luck on your endeavor. You will get great advice from your peers on the histonet. Paul Supervisor - Cytology and molecular UroPartners, LLC _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet