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Building upon the success of the Research Triangle Nanotechnology Network, planning has begun between ´óÏó´«Ã½-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...

In April 2025, the Respiratory TRACTS Core (Marsico Lung Institute) was awarded an NCBC Innovation Impact Grant to purchase the Olink Signature 100 equipment, which will facilitate the core offering Olink NGS-based proteomics services to ´óÏó´«Ã½ Chapel Hill as a core service. Additionally, the core received institutional support funds from...

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...

Hosted in Las Vegas, NV from March 23 – March 26, 2025, the Association for Biomedical Resource Facilities (ABRF) annual meeting brought together more than 900 core directors, staff, administrators, scientists, and vendor partners from around the United States (and beyond!) to provide a critical opportunity for education, connection, and...

In December 2024, Justin Fousek, a Research Systems Administrator II at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Bioinformatics Core, was awarded a Core Facility Staff Recognition Award in the area of Technical Achievement. His multiple nominators highlighted Justin’s ability to find creative, compliant, and effective solutions to a myriad of technical,...

Press Release from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research: In alignment with the goals of Carolina’s Strategic Research Roadmap, effective January 1, 2025, ´óÏó´«Ã½ core facilities will charge internal breakeven rates to all ´óÏó´«Ã½ System institutions.     Carolina’s Strategic Research Roadmap, a comprehensive plan launched earlier this year, established goals to enhance ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s research assets and...

The Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH) is offering $3,000 pilot awards for services with the Clinical Genomic Analysis (GENYSIS) Core Facility. GENYSIS is a research service that collaborates with the BioSpecimen Processing (BSP) facility, the High-Throughput Sequencing Facility (HTSF), and the McLendon Molecular Genetics Laboratory (MGL), enabling researchers to...

Congratulations to Mandy Bush, Director of the Respiratory TRACTS Core in the Marsico Lung Institute, on her new additional role as the Director of Research Operations at the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Adams School of Dentistry where she previously served as the Research Program Manager since 2022. In her new role she will...

The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Core Facilities Staff Recognition Award program recognized three recipients for the Fall 2024 award cycle. Each award recipient will receive $1,000 and a feature on the Office of Research Technologies website. The program review committee congratulates all winners and thanks those who nominated core employees for these awards...