• Core Staff Recognition Awards Due

    Nominations close for the UNC Spring 2024 Core Facility Staff Recognition Program. Get your nominations in! Core staff can be nominated for an award in one of three areas:   Technical Achievement Customer Service Performance Excellence

  • ABRF Workshop: AI In Bioimaging

    Due to overwhelming demand for the "AI in bio imagining" workshop at this year's ABRF meeting, the series will continue: Tuesday, May 13 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET Register here: https://lnkd.in/gjWn56S3 The first several sessions will replicate some of the workshop content. The first part will use AI in Fiji, led by David Kirchenbuchler.   This … Read more

  • Core Facility Advocacy Meeting

    Want to suggest an agenda item? Contact your CFAC representative or ORT ahead of the meeting to suggest an agenda item.

  • Soft Matter Infrastructure Symposium

    Building upon the success of the Research Triangle Nanotechnology Network, planning has begun between UNC-CH, NCSU, Duke, and the University of Kansas to create a community formed around soft-matter infrastructure across our region and beyond. On June 10th, we will be hosting a virtual kick-off from 12pm – 2:10pm and we’d be delighted if you and interested members in your group … Read more

  • Spatial Biology Seminar hosted by the Pathology Services Core

    We are excited to invite you to an upcoming seminar hosted by the UNC Pathology Services Core (PSC), highlighting cutting-edge advancements in spatial transcriptomics and in situ gene expression profiling.       Join us as we explore the powerful capabilities of 10x Genomics' Visium Spatial and Xenium In Situ platforms—technologies that are transforming how we understand tissue architecture and … Read more

  • Applications Due for UNC Research Week Core Technology Talks

     If you are are a core director or core staff scientist interested in presenting a talk during this opportunity to showcase new core technologies, methods, and services please complete the following application to present on or before August 1, 2025: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_es9Vev3tVm05NVs As a reminder, these talks should present original data collected in the core facility … Read more

  • Seminar: AI-Driven Approaches to Validate NAMs and Reduce Animal Dependency in Biomedical Research

    This session will go into the transformative impact of artificial intelligence and computational modeling on biomedical science. Dr. Melissa Haendel, a prominent figure in biomedical data science and translational informatics, will discuss how AI-driven models are advancing human-relevant systems such as organoids, iPSCs, and digital twins. This webinar will emphasize the vital role of AI in … Read more

  • MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Workshop hosted by UNC Chemistry Core Facilities

    The workshop’s goal is to raise awareness about the Bruker UltrafleXtreme MALDI-TOF MS available at the UNC Mass Spectrometry Core Lab for open instrument access and sample submissions. Additionally, we plan to provide MALDI-TOF users with useful knowledge and skills to help them succeed in their analyses. This workshop, conducted in partnership with Bruker Daltonics and UNC Mass … Read more

  • CFAC Fall RFA Submissions Due

    The Core Facilities Advocacy Committee (CFAC) Fall RFA funding mechanism applications are due today. Please refer to the website: https://www.med.unc.edu/corefacilities/fall-rfa/ All applications must be submitted using our online forms, which are linked on both the word documents and the website. To assist you in planning the submission, word document submission templates are attached so that your answers may be easily … Read more

  • UNC SOM Core Voucher Program Applications Due

    The voucher program is intended for UNC researchers with a primary or joint appointment to the UNC School of Medicine and their trainees 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 criteria: Establishes the … Read more