University of Arizona Core Facilities Fair

Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 1:00pm to 6:30pm
Event Location: 

BIO5 Institute
Thomas W. Keating BioResearch Building, Room 103
1657 E. Helen St.
Tucson, AZ 85719

Event Location Additional: 
BIO5 Room 103
Event Address: 
UAHS - Bio5 Keating Building

The BIO5 Institute will host the first-ever University of Arizona Core Facilities Fair on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, from 1-6:30 p.m. in Room 103 of the Thomas W. Keating BioResearch Building.

Come learn how UA Cores can impact your research...

SAVE THE DATE!

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017
1 - 6:30 p.m.

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LOCATION:

Thomas W. Keating BioResearch Building, Room 103
1657 E. Helen St.
Tucson, AZ 85719

FEATURING:

Posters and Presentations, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

# Poster presentations from 22 UA Cores.
# Research Presentations by UA Faculty:

  • Rick Kittles - Genomics
  • Anita Koshy - Imaging I
  • Michael Marty - Proteomics
  • Tom Zega - Imaging II

AGENDA:

  • 1:00 - 1:30 p.m.: Registration and Information (Keating Lobby).
  • 1:30 - 1:45 p.m.: Opening Remarks - Dr. Kimberly Espy SVPR, "The Role of Cores at UA."
  • 1:45 - 2:15 p.m.: Genomics - Dr. Rick Kittles (College of Medicine/Cancer), "Prostate Cancer Research with the Nanostring Platform."
  • 2:15 - 2:35 p.m.: Networking and Poster Visits.
  • 2:35 - 3:05 p.m.: Proteomics - Professor Mike Marty (CBC/College of Medicine), "Mass Spectrometry for Studying Protein Structure and Biophysics."
  • 3:05 - 3:25 p.m.: Networking and Poster Visits.
  • 3:25 - 3:55 p.m.: Imaging I - Optical Microscopy Dr. Anita Koshy (College of Medicine), "How Imaging Toxoplasma-Brain Interactions in Vivo has Reshaped our Understanding of Brain Infection."
  • 3:55 - 4:15 p.m.: Networking and Poster Visits.
  • 4:15 - 4:45 p.m.: Imaging II - Electron Microscopy Professor Tom Zega (LPL/CoS), "From Atomic Units to Astronomical Units: Coordinated Analytical Studies of Planetary Materials."
  • 4:50 - 5:00 p.m.: Closing Remarks, Dr. Jennifer Bacon

# 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.: Networking/Mixer with Sponsored Bar

For questions, contact either Melynda Noble or Neal Armstrong.

LEARN MORE:

Also visit these two weblinks for more information on research facilities at the University of Arizona:

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