Mike
(graduate student): “Hi John! Have you used AquaGenomic for
DNA extraction?”
John
(fellow graduate student): “What is AquaGenomic? Never heard
of it.”
Mike:
“It’s an aqueous solution for genomic DNA extraction. Works like a
charm. Quick and easy. No more nasty phenol
chloroform.”
John:
“Really? I’d like to try it.”
Mike:
“Everybody in our lab has switched to AquaGenomic. You know what,
they give 40 bucks kickback when you order one AquaGenomic kit. It
does 300 minipreps.”
John:
“That’s interesting! We do hundreds of zebrafish a
week.”
Mike:
“Check out their website, aquaplasmid.com, for details. You’ll like
it. Hey, you've got to take me out for lunch after you get your
rebate check.”
John:
“Deal.”
Sandy
(lab manager): “Bob, we have been using AquaPlasmid for our
DNA preps. Now they offer a 20% cash back to users. I need to
order 5 kits.”
Bob (PI):
“How much is a kit?”
Sandy:
“199. It can do 500 minipreps. It’s the least expensive
out there.”
Bob:
“That’s about 200 dollars free money!”
Sandy:
“Yes. We normally order 5 kits a month.”
Bob:
“Go ahead. We could use the extra money for food at our weekly
lab meetings.”
Lisa
(postdoc): “Greg, our committee is planning a summer retreat
for postdocs in our department, and we are looking for ways to
fund it.”
Greg
(chair): “What would you do at the
retreat?”
Lisa:
“We plan to spend a day at Green Lake Resort. We'll do a poster
session, have a barbecue, go swimming, and play beach
volleyball ...”
Greg:
“How much do you need? The department could provide a thousand
dollars.”
Lisa:
“We may not need any of the department funds. There is a company in
Utah who gives 20% commissions on their DNA, RNA, and protein
extraction products. They are good. We figured if all 20 of our
labs order their kits through the department to collect the
commissions, we are likely to have 3000-4000 dollars in a
couple months.”
Greg:
“Sounds good. Email me more details. I will send out a memo to
encourage the faculty to support you and voluntarily sign on your
plan.”
Lisa:
“Thanks a
lot!”
