📣 Registration is OPEN for ABRF 2026!

📅 March 28–31, 2026 
📍 Pittsburgh, PA

Join the core facilities community for four days of science, technology & collaboration at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

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ABRF Members: Join our monthly member discussions to connect, share ideas, and explore the latest imaging tech shaping research!

Our next session is November 11th at 12 PM ET

Not a member yet? Join today to access this and all ABRF community events!

ABRF members, join us Tuesday, Nov 4 for our monthly Lab Ops Management Software Discussion!

This month, Chris Lopes (iLab) will highlight new tools for external billing management and Data exports for PowerBI/Tableau.

We’ll wrap with Q&A + peer discussion.

#ABRF #LabOps #CoreFacilities #iLab

⏳ Reminder: Lightning Talk Submissions for #ABRF2026 Are Still Open!

Have a Core method, workflow, or research insight worth sharing? Don’t miss your chance to present a Lightning Talk at the 2026 ABRF Annual Meeting!

📌 Submit your abstract (<300 words) soon. Space is limited!

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ABRF is excited to name Joe Dragavon (CU Boulder) as our next President for 2026–2027! Joe’s decade of service to ABRF makes him a strong leader for our future. His term begins after the 2026 Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. Congrats, Joe! #ABRF acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

This year’s WACD annual meeting, hosted at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Center in Seattle, includes valuable program content for all shared research resource professionals, featuring sessions on both the science and management within shared research resources. We hope you join us!

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Next week!

We're gearing up for Dallas! Join us!

Now Open: Lightning Talk Submissions for #ABRF2026!

Showcase your contributions to Core methods, best practices, and research with the ABRF Annual Meeting audience. Lightning Talks are excellent opportunities to showcase your efforts in Core methods and technologies.

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Just around the corner!

Meet our Annual Meeting Co-Chairs!

Debbie and Karen are leading the charge in shaping the scientific content for ABRF 2026! Stay tuned as we spotlight their vision and the exciting program ahead!

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We are looking forward to it!

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Greater Reliance on Shared Resources Can Enrich the Future Success of Academic Research-Journal of Biomolecular Techniques: After 50 yrs of successfully enhancing academic research, SRRs are a proven model of providing efficiency and cost-effectiveness. jbt.pubpub.org/pub/we489199

🎉 Congratulations to Kym Delventhal @kymdelventhal.bsky.social‬, Janelia’s Director of Molecular and Cellular Genomics, on being named President of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities @abrf.bsky.social‬, a membership association for shared resource professionals.‬ abrf.org

The Value of Shared Research Resources (SRRs):
Small Footprint, Large Impact

Investments in Shared Research Resources:
- increase efficiency
- enable collaboration
- enhance research rigor and reproducibility

Learn more on how SRRs amplify research dollars:
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ABRF AI in Bio Imaging Series continues, May 13

Due to overwhelming demand for the "AI in bio imagining" workshop at this year's ABRF meeting, the series continues

Tuesday, May 13
12:00 - 1:00 pm ET
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The first part will use AI in Fiji, led by David Kirchenbuchler

Thank you for joining us at #ABRF2025! We hope you had an amazing time networking, learning, and connecting with peers. Please share your favorite moment from the week below!

Mark your calendars—ABRF 2026 is set for March 28-31 in Pittsburgh, PA! See you there! 🎉

ABRF is pleased to present the Robert A. Welch Outstanding Research Group/Committee Member of the Year Award to Molly Zeller, Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison. Molly was nominated by several peers for her valuable contributions & leadership to ABRF Committees, and the DNA Sequencing Research Group.

Really excited to be @ascbiology.bsky.social #CellBio24! Very excited to have time to talk with you all tomorrow, and grateful to @abrf.bsky.social for helping make the connections!

What are your goals for 2025 (either individually, or for your Core facility)? How do you expect changes at NIH to affect your work?

ABRF is pleased to launch its new channel on BlueSky Social to provide an additional outlet for Core facilities professionals to engage and share questions and information. We look to hearing from everyone.

Let us know if this is an effective way to support the Core community.