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The influence of Shimadzu on the research was apparent by the "I did my bachelors and masters in microbiology,” she said. “I want to
different types of Shimadzu instruments used by the KOL including see more microbiologists use Shimadzu equipment. It is easy to use
PESI-MS, MALDI-TOF MS, and GC-MS and also by the different and fast. We have workshops to teach people how to use these tools
Shimadzu initiatives such as lab4you in their research."
(https://www.shimadzu.eu/lab4you) and the Shimadzu Institute for
Research Technologies (http://www.uta.edu/sirt/), where Dr. Schug is a Besides bringing KOL together, the event also aimed to provide the
Shimadzu Distinguished Professor. Emerging Thought Leaders (ETLs) like Dr. Santos who may have only
worked with complicated instruments for a year or two, to network
"We’ve been working with Shimadzu for a number of years in several with KOL and to convey their research needs to Shimadzu scientists.
areas. I had the opportunity to work with Shimadzu to think about
some novel ways to do research, which has helped me grow as a As an inaugural summit, Scott Kuzdzal, Director of Marketing at
researcher," Dr. Schug said. Shimadzu U.S was pleased with the outcome.
"I personally didn’t know what to expect at this event. I thought the
poster presentations and oral presentations were excellent. I go to
many trade shows and I don’t see the quality of presentations in some
of those conferences that I saw here. I am thoroughly impressed. Both
with the scientific presentation quality but also with the level of
interaction we saw."

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In addition to the KOL talks, 49 participants from 15 countries
(Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines,
Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the
United States, and Viet Nam) were invited to give poster presentations
the first day, from which 6 were selected to give short talks the next
morning.
One of the selected speakers was Dr. Ines C. Santos, a post-doctorate
in the Schug lab. She is investigating the microbiome in groundwater
across Texas to determine if hydraulic fracturing is contaminating
nearby water wells.

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