News and Updates
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Microscopy Services Laboratory Contributes to Winning Images
The UNC SOM Microscopy Services Laboratory (Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) houses the light sheet microscope responsible for two of the three winning images in the 2024 UNC SOM Art in Science competition which took place during Research Week 2024. Congrats to all of the scientists involved in the work behind these images! … Read more
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UNC Core Showcase October 22, 2024
UNC Core Facility Showcase Event Date: Tuesday October 22, 2024 Event Location: Koury Oral Health Sciences lobbies Event Time: 10 am – 12 pm Event Website: https://www.med.unc.edu/corefacilities/core-showcase/ Over 50 UNC Chapel Hill core facilities will be presenting posters on their services and capabilities during the UNC Core Showcase, held October 22nd as a UNC Research Week … Read more
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Biomarker Mass Spectrometry Facility director Dr. Zhenfa Zhang awarded NSF MRI for a High-Resolution Ion Mobility Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
Congratulations to Dr. Zhenfa Zhang and the Biomarker Mass Spectrometry Facility in the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering in the Gillings School of Global Public Health who was awarded an NSF Major Research Instrumentation grant in August! From the NSF website: This Major Research Instrumentation Project (MRI) supports the acquisition of a Waters … Read more
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Core Facilities: The Bedrock of UNC Research
Check out a video highlighting the core facilities at UNC Chapel Hill!
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Meet Rossana Roberts: Customer Service Award Winner (Spring 2024 Core Staff Recognition Awards)
In May 2024, Rossana Roberts, an Evaluation Research Specialist at Abacus Evaluation Services, was awarded a Core Facility Staff Recognition Award in the area of Customer Service. Rossana’s nomination highlighted her leadership skills and ability to seamlessly close the gap when senior personnel are on leave or when projects need restructuring. Additionally, her communication skills and … Read more
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CFAC SOM Core Voucher Program Open
ORT and CFAC are excited to announce that we will once again hold a SOM Core Facility Voucher Program! The voucher program is intended for UNC researchers (from any school) to apply for up to $10,000 in funding to be spent at one or more SOM core facilities which invoice for services. This is specifically intended for NEW method development or PILOT DATA for currently unfunded projects that ALSO meets one of the following … Read more
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Core Directors Krajewski, Shih Among Co-PIs for 2024 UNC Creativity Hub Awards
Congratualations to Dr. Krzyzstof Krajewski of the High-Throughput Peptide Synthesis and Array Facility and Dr. Yen-Yu Ian Shih, director of the Center for Animal MRI (CAMRI) in the Biomedical Research Imaging Center’s Small Animal Imaging Facility! Both are co-PIs for projects funded as through the 2024 Creativty Hub Program. For more information on the 2024 … Read more
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Meet Bentley Midkiff, Pathology Services Core
In May 2024, Bentley Midkiff, an employee in the Pathology Services Core, was awarded a Core Facility Staff Recognition Award in the area of Technical Achievement. Bentley manages the slide scanning and image analysis aspect of the PSC, providing digital pathology support to PIs across campus. Bentley’s expertise has allowed him to develop novel imaging … Read more
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UNC Core Facility Travel Awards Open for Applications
CFAC Core Travel Awards! Supports conference attendance between August 2024 and January 2025 Applications will be due July 31 2024. Directors and staff of cores are eligible to apply for travel grants. We strongly encourage anyone interested in attending MAD SSci to apply for an award. For more information and application instructions please check the CFAC Travel Award Program website