With the theme, Innovating at the Intersection of Science, Technology, and Collaboration, ABRF 2026 will bring together leaders across the scientific community to reflect on the lasting impact of our work, and to shape what comes next. From new technologies to transformative partnerships, the ABRF Annual Meeting is where discovery happens. It’s the must-attend event for Core facilities professionals in 2026. Learn More
Instructional Design Opportunity – work with Core facilities professionals to update existing Business Skills workshop content for 1-2 day program. Collaborate with subject matter experts to review program agenda and allocation of time between lecture and group exercises. Identify opportunities for improvement for both standard and customized content to be ...
ABRF (The Association for Biomolecular Resource Facilities) concluded it's annual meeting May 10, 2023. The final day was important this year because ABRF opened the meeting to students, graduates, and faculty from local area community and technical colleges. They were able to attend sessions, and visit the exhibit hall with ...
The 2023 ABRF Annual Meeting, Driving Collaborative Science, May 7-10, 2023, in Boston, MA, will bring together scientific leaders to commemorate past, present, and future impacts of science on our lives as we band together to make a collective difference in this increasingly global society. The meeting will be on site and virtual. For more information visit ABRF's meeting site. Wednesday, May 10 will feature a mix of panel discussions and networking opportunities for community college students to learn more about how to prepare for these career options. They will meet core professionals and ...
The Association for Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) will be holding a Virtual Town Hall. on Weds. March 9th, on our joint project for developing the core technology workforce. They will be discussing the grant application to establish a consortium with community colleges to develop programs to prepare students for careers in core facilities. ABRF project Task Force members will share details on the benefits for Core facilities to participate and learn more about the interests and personnel needs of Core labs across the country. They will also discuss the opportunities for regional ...
Description: Did you know that universities and research institutions are major biotechnology employers? And, did you know that shared research resource facilities (core labs) support modern research in these institutions and need an advanced technical workforce with the kinds of skills we teach our ...
Welcome to the InnovATE BIO 2022 series of virtual ATE project talks. This series features leaders in biotechnology workforce education from across the US sharing their work on exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technology Education (ATE) program. The ATE program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. In this talk, we'll look behind the curtain at an ATE project in the process of being developed. This talk will describe how a partnership between the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities ...
The ABRF Annual Meeting is an international program that provides timely updates on cutting-edge science and its execution in a shared resource/core facility setting. These meetings also offer informative and practical workshops as well as ample networking opportunities with academics, corporate, and technology partner colleagues. Celebrating Science, Community, and Resiliency Palm Springs, CA - March 27 - 30, 2022 Learn more and register What is the ABRF? The ABRF is the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities. It represents the people who provide the infrastructure for scientific ...
What are core labs? Core labs, also known as core facilities, shared resource facilities, or shared research facilities, are found in most Universities, public / private / government research institutes, and companies. They provide the infrastructure for modern research by making it possible for investigators to access technical expertise, laboratory ...
Description: Cores, also known as shared research laboratories (SRLs) or shared research resources (SRRs), provide researchers access to necessary scientific resources and expertise. The staff that support these resources come from diverse education backgrounds - from associates to doctorates. Come learn about career opportunities in cores and the journeys that have brought people to the core family. Students are welcome! This webinar was directed towards community college, undergraduate, and graduate students. This webinar was hosted by the Midwest Association of Core Directors (MWACD) ...
A perennial question among college biotech programs is "how do I make connections with industry?" Every biotech program needs industry connections for finding internships, industry members to serve on their advisory boards, and people from companies to talk to students and give presentations in class. Over time, the program's alumni ...
The ABRF is the Association for Biomedical Research Facilities. ABRF members manage or work in core research facilities in companies, universities, and government. The ABRF Annual Meeting is a premier event for advanced technology, education and cutting-edge research in shared scientific resource facilities worldwide, the ABRF Annual Meeting is a collaborative hub for technological innovation, sharing best practices, and professional development. The 2021 meeting features four days, covering the latest in bioinformatics, laboratory administration, flow cytometry, genomics, mass spectrometry ...
The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students will be virtual this year, November 9th -13th. ABRCMS is allowing abstract submission on current research, and also past or virtual research experiences. Whether on or off the sceen this conference is a great chance to "meet" others, and practice presenting research ...
Community colleges play a vital role in preparing the highly skilled technical workforce needed to support the biotechnology industry. Community colleges offer students hands-on practical experience, certificates, and technical degrees. Students include high-school graduates, individuals changing ...
In March 2019, members of Bio-Link and the AC2 Bio-Link Regional Center participated in a panel at the annual ABRF conference. The ABRF stands for the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities. These are the laboratories at Universities, companies, and research institutions, that provide core services like DNA sequencing, imaging, and ...
Immuno-biotechnology and Bioinformatics in Community Colleges PRESENTERS: Sandra Porter, Shoreline Community College, Todd Smith, Digital World Biology, LLC The use of new technologies such as immuno-profiling (where large numbers of immune receptors are sequenced en masse) and targeted cancer ...
Back in March, we [Digital World Biology, Bio-Link.org, and the AC2 Bio-Link Regional Center] hosted a panel discussion at the ABRF annual meeting to introduce community colleges to ABRF and vise versa. I am pleased to report that the session was a great success. Why did we do this? The ...
