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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sorry for this update of a previous post, but the following URL-link for
<b>purchase of our surplus K2 Summit camera</b> through a competitive bidding process (administered by Shattuck & Associates Auctioneers) was not available until the State Surplus posting finished. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The URL to view and/or bid on the used K2 camera is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.slapsale.com/auctions.aspx?keyword=K2+Camera">www.slapsale.com/auctions.aspx?keyword=K2+Camera</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The auction has started and will end 3/31/2017.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks and best wishes, Daniela<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">P.S.: for those who were wondering why we are selling our K2: we have currently
<b><i>three</i></b> K2 direct electron detectors at UTSW, but “only” <b><i>two</i></b> high-end TEMs (the third TEM with 200+ KeV retired), so one K2 camera has become surplus.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We would like to bring to your attention that t</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">he Cryo-EM Facility at the University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center offers for sale a used <b>2011 Gatan K2 Summit direct electron detector</b> (for detailed specifications, please see below) for the minimum asking price of $250,000 USD.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Following the regulations of the State of Texas, the 2011 Gatan K2 Summit direct electron detector was available for viewing and/or State Agency
Transfer (with minimum asking price, but without auction fee, Universities might qualify) on the e-Surplus website, and is now available for purchase through a competitive bidding process administered by Shattuck & Associates Auctioneers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">K2 detector specifications are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:13.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-13.5pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2011 Gatan K2 summit direct electron detector (camera for transmission electron microscope); serial number: 12062201P1000.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Direct electron detector cameras in general and the K2 camera in particular are a major reason for what has been termed “resolution revolution” in cryo-electron
microscopy structure determination. For additional information please see: <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.gatan.com/products/tem-imaging-spectroscopy/k2-direct-detection-cameras"><span style="color:windowtext">www.gatan.com/products/tem-imaging-spectroscopy/k2-direct-detection-cameras</span></a>
(company) and <a href="http://journals.iucr.org/m/issues/2016/01/00/hi5639/"><span style="color:windowtext">http://journals.iucr.org/m/issues/2016/01/00/hi5639/</span></a> (publication).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The here offered K2 camera was purchased 2011 by UT Southwestern Medical Center, and was mounted from 11/2012 till 9/2016 on a JEOL2200 at UTSW.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The camera sensor was renewed during Gatan factory servicing for re-certification for service contract by Gatan 5/2016; factory and field certification of compliance
(incl. DQE), as well confirmation of the sensor-renewal are provided at the link below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The camera was in working condition and under Gatan service contract at the time when it was dismounted from the (then-retiring) JEOL microscope; the K2 camera
dismount and packaging (into 2 crates plus boxes for cables and PC) was performed by a Gatan field engineer Sept. 2016. Since then, the packaged camera and components have been stored in our climate-controlled cryo-EM facility at ~20% humidity (waiting for
surplus sale approval). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The original purchase list price was about $630,000 (original quote from 2011 is provided at the link below, but some information had to be removed for confidentiality).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Minimum asking price is $250,000 USD.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Images of the dismounted camera, controller and accessory components, as well as the packaging are provided at the e-Surplus and the following link:
<a href="http://www.dropbox.com/sh/g6upys1y8whhskd/AAClb4x9wpLpyec_5zrp4ECEa?dl=0&lst=">
www.dropbox.com/sh/g6upys1y8whhskd/AAClb4x9wpLpyec_5zrp4ECEa?dl=0&lst=</a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Not included in the purchase price and buyer’s responsibility are:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pick-up or insured shipping from UTSW to buyer;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Flange (TEM-specific adaptor between the TEM and camera by Gatan);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Camera installation and re-certification for service contract by Gatan (incl. license for digital micrograph); buyers are advised to request respective quotes
directly from Gatan customer service at <a href="mailto:info@gatan.com"><span style="color:windowtext">info@gatan.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks and best wishes, Daniela<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Daniela Nicastro, PhD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">UT Southwestern Medical Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Departments of Cell Biology and Biophysics<br>
NL Building (North Campus), Room NL5-108B<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6000 Harry Hines Blvd.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dallas, TX 75390-9039<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">phone: 001-214-648-3925<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">email: <a href="mailto:Daniela.Nicastro@utsouthwestern.edu">
Daniela.Nicastro@utsouthwestern.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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