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Notes from 2026 Annual Meeting Idea Board
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IdeaFirst NameLast NameemailStarsHelp organizeDiscipline Notes
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Skills/Tools for new managers who have never been in charge of a team beforeJeffTonnigestonniges.1@osu.edu16YCareer devco-signed by: Tim Gilheart (gilheart@rice.edu) and megan.tardif@maine.edu
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Navigating earning higher degrees as core staff/How to know if getting a PhD is "worth" it for early career core staffSimonGoldsteinsgoldstein@lji.org14NCareer dev
stars inidcate interest- but Simon not willing to lead. Suggest we expand the topic and ID someone to organize a career dev and eductioan/credentialing session
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Soft skills for core personnelLauraLewis-Tuffinlewistuffin.laura@mayo.edu13YCareer devNote: someone else wrote in "DEIB?"
DEIB=DIversity Equity INClusion and Belonging
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External Business. New funding for cores, but needs capacity, A/R billing, communication, rate settingAaronLarsonaaron.larson@seattlechildrens.org9YAdmin
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Speed Networking (to make sure you meet the max amount of people)ShailjaSinghssingh@ellsbio.com9NCareer dev
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Coaliition building: how to build inter-institution collaborations and the road blocksSaraGoodwinsgoodwin@cshl.edu9YAdmin
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How to raise the profile of your coren/an/an/a8NAdminmarketing related?
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Biorespitory & biobanking science and why it could help coresEllenSchneidereschneider@mcw.edu8Yother
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Metrics and meetings, hard to use metrics to guide marketingTimBushnelltim.bushnell@urmc.rochester.edu8YAdmin
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Multi-institution core facility consortiumsKyle Swovickkyle_swovick@urmc.rochester.edu8NAdmin
not willing to lead- but overlaps woth Sara Goodwin's suggestions
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Compensation comparison across rolesn/an/an/a7NAdminoverlap with salary topic suggestion
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Persistent identifiers for tracking data originating from coresLeahBravinerbravine@cshl.edu7YAI/data tech
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So you've been promoted to director of core facilities - now what? What should you do first?JessicaBackjessica.back@wayne.edu6NCareer dev
note very similar to Jeff Tonniges suggestion
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How to navigate the AI "explosion" - Education & workforce development perspectiveVivianStojanoffstojanof@bnl.gov6YAI/data tech
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Creating Education Programs for Core Personneln/an/an/a6NCareer dev
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Chapter v chapter volleyballn/an/an/a5Nothernot a session
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OCD/Anxiety/Imposter Syndrome in sciencen/an/an/a5NCareer devNote: "I can help" - Mark Kristiansen
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More content for technicians! (technician track?)JenLovejlove@wi.mit.edu4Yother
overlap with Elizabeth hudsons suggestion
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Software ethics:
*implementing open-source solutions
*"AI" - critical perspectives
n/an/an/a4NAI/data tech
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How to choose the best equipment for your core! Lots of options!AlexAnwaranwar.alex@mayo.edu4NAdmin
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Why lab certifications are important. ISO, CUA, etc.n/an/an/a4Nother
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Metricsn/an/an/a4NAdmin
tim bushness has a real metrics suggestion
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What academic cores and large user facilities can learn from each otherVivianStojanoffstojanof@bnl.gov4YAdminNote: I can help - Soares
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How to navigate the AI "explosion" - Education & workforce development perspectiveSaraBowensara.bowen@commonspirit.org4YAI/data tech
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Topic: Data Management. Aliging on data standards/formats and minimum meta data for data generatedMousumiGhoshmousumi.ghosh@nih.gov4YAI/data tech
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Continue to showcase animal cores. Gordon's session was amazing, vet perspective, microscopy + investigatorJenniferKoblinskijkoblinski@vcu.edu3Nother
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Please include cleanroom core / microfabrication coreTrieuNguyenmail.wvu.edu3YNon-Bio cores
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Assessing ROI of intra-institutional funding for cores (for both core director and admin)KaraClissoldn/a3NAdmin
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Get in touch with the industry people - talk about collaboration with companies for wits & reagentsKahiniSarkarkahini.sarkar@hologic.com3Yother
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Saving academic core from predatory CROSBonyDe Kumarbdekumar@versiti.org3YAdmin
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Histology and biorepository sessions connecting across other coresJenniferKoblinskijkoblinski@vcu.edu3YotherNote: "I can help find someone"
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Get the keynote back! Mark has a lot fo inforamtion that can help usn/an/an/a3Nother
Note- Mark offered to help with the imposter syndrome topic
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Operating a core of one. (prioritizing requests, standarizing, other strategies, risks, sustainability, etc.Aarya V.Chithran
aarya.vaikakkarachithran@seattlechildrens.org
3YAdmin
Note: "I can help with this too!" - Jenn Page
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Continuing movement for career progression for tech staff: perhaps targeted sessions tailored for them with guidance & tools?ElizabethHudsonelizabeth.hudson@louisville.edu3YCareer devOverlap with Jen Love's suggestion
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From core to community: leveraging advanced technologies for education & outreach to expand core facility impact and sustainabilityShixiaHuangshixiah@bcm.edu3Yother
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Super Resolution MicroscopyRaduMoldovanradu.moldovan@cuanschutz.edu2YMicroscopy/Imaging
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Presenting to different audiences - Skill DevelopmentMarkusKn/a2NCareer dev
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How to use AI/ML for reproducible lab practicesPhillipBaekphillip.baekk@gmail.com2NAI/data tech
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How to support service-oriented cores (not instrument-based cores)RenaLapidusrlapidus@som.umaryland.edu2NAdmin
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Are multi-year service contracts worth the cost?n/an/an/a2NAdminnot a session on its own
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More microscopy - EM, XRM, light w/ vendorsn/an/an/a2NMicroscopy/Imaging
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Technician Career Development: Pitching to Institutional LeadershipJanetteLambjlamb@mcw.edu2NCareer dev
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Core exposure through educationThaySomasundaramtsomasundaram@fsu.edu2YotherNote: "I will help!" - ccase@uchicago.edu
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Future proofing your career. Dealing with difficult peoplen/an/an/a2NCareer dev
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Networking by core type: animal, imaging, flow, etc. Maybe setup areas to meet for each group?SarahMcLaughlinsmclaughlin@hsc.wvu.edu2NotherNote: break or lunch idea
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Education: effective and efficient training of staff, students, etc.EricFinkelsteinebfinkel@syr.edu1NCareer dev
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Imaging Cytometry and how it's revolutionizing flow in TennesseeDanieleVocelledanielle.vocelle@stjude.edu1YFlow/Cytometry
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iLab & AI integrationMuraliJayaramanMuralidharan-Jayaraman@ou.edu1NAI/data tech
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Centralized vs. decentralized cores - good/bad/uglyn/an/an/a1NAdmin
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Materials characterization cores:
- Bio AFM
- Vendors
EricFinkelsteinebfinkel@syr.edu1YNon-Bio cores
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Supporting non-bio attendees better by ensuring there is at least one non-bio session during each time slotn/an/an/a1NNon-Bio coresgeneral suggestion- not a session
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Jessic Witt - Tell us about your LIMS journey to off-the-shelfJoeGregoriajoegrego@umich.edu1YAI/data techhard to tell the number of stars on this one
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Primary cell isolation cores + high content imagingShilohBarfieldshiloh.barfield@mithrl.com1Nother
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team scienceAvrumGoodblattagoodblatt2025@fau.edu1Yothermore information needed- intent unclear
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Time for another equipment grant panel! - S10, R24/S15,…JennySchaferjenny.c.schafer@vanderbilt.edu1YAdmin
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Community outreach for the cores - public engagementJenniferKoblinskijkoblinski@vcu.edu1Yother
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Soft skills for management - difficult situations with employees, conflict, etc.n/an/an/a1NCareer dev
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Monoclonal antibodies - antigen design, software for CDR designed AG binding, etc.AngelSampsonangel.sampson@ufl.edu1YAI/data tech
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TCRs in (?), in (?), in cellsIoannisVlachosivlachos@bidmc.harvard.edu1Yother
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Quiz Night - Pub Quiz (needs multiple orgs)SionWilliamsslwilliams@miami.edu0Yother
after hours social or "fun session" for last day?
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Strategies for handling underperforming instrumentation. What to do when your tech gamble doesn't pay offRebeccaMartin
rebecca.martin@seattlechildrens.org
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Organs-on-a-chip coreTrieuNguyentrieu.Nguyen@mail.wvu.edu0Yother
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Equipment + staff funding - we need money!ChristineChildschristine.childs@cuanschutz.edu0YAdmin
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Executive-level input: 1) Financial Expectations; 2) Impact Exp.; 3) Effort vs. instrument (something illegible after instrument)IoannisStasinopoulosis436@cinj.rutgers.edu0YAdmin
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Staff salaryMolishreeJoshin/a0NAdmin
overlaps with other compensation topic suggestions
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Accelerating multi omics analysis for translational medicine / clinical trialsAdaShawada.shaw@mithrl.com0Nother
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More sessions for people / service-based coresZoeSennzoesenn@email.unc.edu0Yother
more information needed- intent unclear- overlaps with Rena's suggestion
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Animal imaging newly available techAmandaStewartabarker@hsc.wvu.edu0YNon-Bio cores
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More meditation, breathing, stretching, or chair yoga!Amyn/an/a0Notherwellness related- not a session
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Automation in Microscopy - from acquisition to analysisAarya V.Chithran
aarya.vaikakkarachithran@seattlechildrens.org
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Need to have the "Advancing Research through Advocacy" session every year to geat an update on how funding is going. It was a most excellent sessionJoshuaHilljoshua.hill@ag.tamu.edu0NAdmin
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Topic: Data Management. Connecting clinical data (HER or Biorepository) to data generated in coresMousumiGhoshmousumi.ghosh@nih.gov0YAI/data tech
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Zen and the Art of Instrument ManagementStevePolter
Steven_Polter@URMC.Rochester.edu
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