• CFAC Spring RFA Applications Due

    The Core Facilities Advocacy Committee (CFAC) is excited to announce the opening of the Spring 2026 RFA for core facilities. Please read all the information below. This request can be used for general core needs, equipment requests, and method development requests. Please visit the Spring RFA website and see below for details. CFAC encourages submissions of requests of around $30,000 or less. Additionally, … Read more

  • Launch of Carolina Microscopy

    Roper Hall 1101

    We are excited to announce the launch of Carolina Microscopy ! This single core unifies the four departmental microscopy cores — the Biology Microscopy Core (College of Arts & Sciences), the Hooker Imaging Core (Cell Biology & Physiology), Microscopy Services Laboratory Core (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine), and Neuroscience Microscopy Core (Neuroscience Center) —  under the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR). This change comes after careful consideration … Read more

  • Staff Recognition Award Nominations Due

    The Office of Research Technologies is excited to announce the Core Facility Staff Recognition Program is open for nominations. These awards recognize the value and importance of the staff in our biomedical research core facilities.  This program will offer up to three awards acknowledging the efforts and contributions of SHRA and EHRA non-faculty staff members in the … Read more

  • DNAStar Lasergene Workshop

    Mary Ellen Jones 3108

    The Bioinformatics & Analytics Research Collaborative (BARC) in association with SOM Office of Research is planning to host a workshop on DNASTAR's Lasergene, a bioinformatics tool that is used for comprehensive sequence analysis for molecular biology research, genomics, and protein analysis.  Date: Friday, May 1st, 2026 (9:30 AM - 11:30 AM) Location: Mary Ellen Jones Building (room 3108) Interest … Read more

  • Metabolomics and Proteomics Core: Waters Xevo CDMS for Academic and Biopharma Researchers

    Mary Ellen Jones 3116

    Waters will be hosting a Lunch & Learn Seminar with the Metabolomics and Proteomics Core at UNC on Friday, May 1st. This seminar will highlight how Charge Detection Mass Spectrometry (CDMS) enables direct, single-particle measurement of large megadalton-scale biomolecules that are beyond the reach of conventional mass spectrometry. Join Waters Principal Scientist Erin Panczyk for … Read more