2024 Meeting Program

Meeting Schedule

Optional Pre-Conference Workshop - Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Time	Session	Speaker / Description	Location
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Business Skills Workshop for Shared Resource Faciltiies ($150 Additional Registration required; Breakfast and lunch provided.)	Business Planning and Budgeting: Julie Auger, Salk Institute	Levy Hall
	Core facilities provide instrumentation and services to a wide range of investigators and institutions. The seemingly straightforward fee-for-service model used in most cores is in reality a sophisticated integration of science and business. Core Facilities are born out of scientific need, but they are also driven by compliance and uniform guidance set forth by the federal government. Even though these two entities work in tandem, there is often a gap in understanding the relationship between science and business by the scientists and administrators of core facilities.	Rate Setting and Compliance: Andrew Chitty, Oregon Health Sciences University
	This workshop will provide a hands-on approach in addressing the business side of operating a core facility. Beginning with an overview of the pieces that make up a core, the program will then proceed with the manner in which science and business work together to operate efficiently. This will include recognizing the value of your customer, how to use infomration from that relationship in the evaluation of the performance of a core, and how that information can be effective in defining how a core is managed to its maximum potential.	Strategic Management and Planning: Justine Kigenyi, University of Kansas Medical Center
	The sessions are designed to be highly interactive, including work in small groups through instruction and exercise. We will provide attendees with the tools to better communicate and better understand the need and the requirements of core facilities best business practices, thus, creating a relationship of cooperation between the scientists and administrators.	Evaluation/Assessment: Katherine Hale, Center for Biomedical Research, University of Texas at Austin

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Time	Session	Speaker / Description	Location
4:30 PM	Opening Keynote: Sequencing the World from the Southern Plains; A Marketing Perspective of Core Labs	Presenters: Graham Wiley, OMRF Clinical Genomics Center; Henry Shu, University of Texas San Antonio, Alvarez College of Business	Hermann Hall
6:00 PM	Opening Social	Light appetizers and drinks served outside in the Helix Park gardens for networking and socializing.	Helix Park

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Time	Session	Speaker / Description	Location
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Sponsor Breakfast Showcase	Please join 10X Genomics in Levy Hall and eLabNext in Hermann Hall for a Breakfast Technology Showcase!	10X Genomics - Levy Hall; eLabNext - Hermann Hall
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Speaker: Using Multiplexed Multi-Omics to Study Spatial Heterogeneity in Ovarian Cancer	Presenter: Sammy Ferri-Borgogno, Assistant Professor, The University at MD	Helix Hall
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Plenary: Career Tracks and Development - A discussion on developing a career track for research professionals in core facilities.	Presenter: Andrew Chitty, OHSU	Helix Hall
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Lunch with Vendor Showcase	Join our Platinum sponsor in the Levy Hall for a Vendor Showcase and lunch!	Levy Hall
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Panel: User Training - Join us for a panel discussion about how core facilities are investing in the training of users and credentialing across institutions.	Presenters: Joe Dragavon, CU Boulder; Rebecca Fitch, University of Texas	Helix Hall
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Panel: STEM Education and Outreach - Join us for a panel discussion about development and impact of innovative educational programs through core facilities.	Presenters: Shixia Huang, Baylor College of Medicine; Donna Degen, University of Texas at San Antonio	Helix Hall
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Closing Panel: From a VPR Perspective - How we support core facilities financially and beyond!	Presenters: Brendan Roark, Associate Vice President, Texas A&M University; Julie Hayes, Assistant Vice President, University of Texas; Melissa Reynolds, Faculty Director of Core Facilities, Colorado State University	Helix Hall