Letter from the SEASR Chapter President
SEASR was established in 2013 and is an official Chapter of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF). SEASR supports Shared Resources/Core laboratories in the Southeastern United States. The SEASR Executive Committee is comprised of at least six core administrators, directors, managers, scientists, and technical staff in government, academia, research, industry, and/or commercial settings and supports the ABRF’s mission to:
- Promote and support resource facilities, research laboratories, and individual researchers regarding operation, research, and development in the areas of methods, techniques, and instrumentation relevant to the analysis and synthesis of biomolecules;
- Provide mechanisms for the self-evaluation and improvement of procedural and operational accuracy, precision, and efficiency in resource facilities and research laboratories;
- Provide a mechanism for the education of resource facility and research laboratory staff, users, administrators, and interested members of the scientific community.
SEASR will foster excellence in all areas of biotechnology and business through communication, education, training, and collaboration amongst members.