We are pleased to announce Penn 2022 Cores Day presentations are now publicly available via the link below.

This link may also be accessed through the Core Facilities Webpage.

We encourage you to utilize these presentations as an ongoing resource – sharing them with any who may benefit from a brief overview of your facility, such as new or potential users.

If you were unable to participate in Cores Day 2022, and would like to provide a core facility presentation, please contact April Weakley (aweakley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) for assistance.

For information on Wistar core facility presentations, please contact Mark Drinker (mdrinker@wistar.org) or Kathleen Magner (kmagner@wistar.org). 

For information on CHOP core facility presentations, please contact: Lori Delspechio-Irvin (irvin@chop.edu).

In support of our vital research core facility community, the Biomedical Research Core Facilities Committee is pleased to offer funding for events, such as workshops, seminars, and symposia.

Requests may be submitted here: https://hosting.med.upenn.edu/forms/evdresearch/view.php?id=14433

Please note that event funds are available to tier 1 and tier 2 (PSOM) core facilities, and that requests will be accepted on a rolling basis. Our ability to support event funding requests is contingent upon funding.

Please contact April Weakley (aweakley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) with any questions or concerns.

Research Resource Identifier (RRID) numbers and Core Marketplace Listings and now available on the PSOM Core Facilities Webpage. We have also added RRID information to the Core Facilities Finder, and to the “About” tab of each core facility that uses iLab.

As a friendly reminder, PSOM recently partnered with the ABRF on this important initiative, which assigns a unique identifier, or RRID, to each core facility. Benefits of having an RRID include ease of citation and indexing through PubMed and Google Scholar. It is our hope that by tracking this information we will be able to publicize our cores to the broader community and track their scientific impact more rigorously.

Below please find several links you may find useful while exploring the Core Marketplace.

We encourage you to consider adding RRID information to your website and email signature.

Please contact April Weakley (aweakley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) with any questions or concerns.

iLab recently added the ability for core facility managers to notify users of cancellations on high-demand equipment calendars.

Each calendar will now include a setting allowing users to subscribe to cancellation emails. Qualified users can then reserve apreviously canceled time slot. Detailed instructions and screenshots can be found here.

Please feel free to contact the iLab support team at iLab.Support@pennmedicine.upenn.edu with any questions or concerns.

It’s not to late to register for the Northeast Regional Laboratory Scientists and Core Directors (NERLSCD) meeting!

Held from 10/12-10/14, in Rochester New York, this event is a wonderful opportunity to meet with colleagues, build your network, and learn about the latest trends in various disciplines. Please click here for the event program, and here to register.

ABRF members receive a discounted registration rate of $125. Please contact April Weakley (aweakley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) if you would like to join PSOM’s Institutional ABRF membership at no cost to you.

We are pleased to announce the 2022 Minisymposium on Analytical Ultracentrifugation here at Penn, which will take place on Tuesday, October 18^th, 2022.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Director, Johnson Foundation Structural Biology and Biophysics Core

Perelman School of Medicine | The University of Pennsylvania | 901C Stellar-Chance Building 

kgupta@pennmedicine.upenn.edu | https://www.med.upenn.edu/gupta-lab/  

The Molecular Pathology and Imaging Core Facility, in conjunction with 10x Genomics, will be hosting a virtual seminar and grant competition for Visium Spatial Transcriptomics on November 18 from 1-2pm.

Please contact MPIC Technical Director Kate Bennett (bennk@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) for registration information.

Core Facilities Spotlight: Molecular Pathology & Imaging Core Facility - RRID:SCR_022420

Please contact MPIC’s Technical Director, Kate Bennett (bennk@upenn.edu), with any questions or to set up training. 

Core Facilities Spotlight: OCRC Tumor BioTrust Collection - RRID:SCR_022387

More info about the core and pricing can be found at: https://www.med.upenn.edu/OCRCBioTrust/

Molecular Therapy (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymthe.2019.11.028.

Cancers 2019, 11, 1805; doi:10.3390/cancers11111805.

Shoumei Bai, Wanhong Zhu, Lan Coffman, Anda Vlad, Lauren E. Schwartz, Esther Elishaev, Ronny Drapkin and Ronald J Buckanovich

Cancers 2019, 11, 1710; doi:10.3390/cancers11111710.

Ehay Jung, Technical Director

Smilow CTR 08-191A

3400 Civic Center Blvd

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Phone: 215-746-5137

E-mail: TBCrequests@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Core Facilities Spotlight: Small Animal Imaging Facility - RRID:SCR_022385

The Small Animal Imaging Facility (SAIF) combines a comprehensive suite of imaging modalities to assist investigators with a wide range of imaging based experimental approaches. In addition, the SAIF investigates new technologies with passion to provide top-notch instrumentation to assist investigators to accelerate success in innovation. This year, we are excited to announce the addition of two new optical imaging scanners: 1) the NIR II preclinical imager, PhotonEtc IR VIVO and 2) a dual-modality preclinical imager, InSyTe FLECT/CT in our facility.    

IR VIVO by Photon Etc.

InSyTe FLECT/CT by TriFoil Imaging    

The InSyTe FLECT/CT is a dual modality imager that combines the fluorescence imaging and the microCT imaging. Fluorescence data is acquired in 2D or 3D (360° complete angle) modes and the system is compatible with NIR labeled probes and the fluorescence dyes. Combined with the inline X-ray CT, the system provides 3D tomographic imaging with anatomical reference and co-registration with FLECT. This system performs noninvasive and radioisotope-free imaging for preclinical research.

Core Facilities Spotlight: Stem Cell and Xenograft Core - RRID:SCR_010035

The Stem Cell and Xenograft Core (SCXC) has launched its new website: https://www.med.upenn.edu/scxc/. The new website now provides users with valuable information on services, rates, how to register with iLab or go through the in vivo training and more.

Core Facilities Spotlight: Transgenic and Chimeric Mouse Facility - RRID:SCR_022388

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