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  • 1.  Special Issue on Core Facilities- Journal of Microscopy

    Posted 05-11-2026 10:48

    Hi Everyone,

    I wanted to bring your attention to a special issue coming out that may be of interest to this community.  

    This paper (from me and co-authors) has a lot of the content from the mini-workshop on marketing at ABRF

    (free, read-only version https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/NBHYS6EHHGA7C6BV6JUH?target=10.1111/jmi.70091)

    Other topics include:

    • 3D printing
    • Improving research vigor
    • Core expertise
    • Stress and conflict
    • Careers in cores
    • Local core facility networks
    • Data managment


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    Heather Brown-Harding
    Imaging Scientist
    Harvard University
    Cambridge MA
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  • 2.  RE: Special Issue on Core Facilities- Journal of Microscopy

    Posted 05-12-2026 14:32

    Hi Heather, 

    Thanks! I couldn't get the link you posted to work, but I found this one: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jmi.70091

    Excited to read it!



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    Molly Zeller
    Lab Manager
    University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center
    Madison WI
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  • 3.  RE: Special Issue on Core Facilities- Journal of Microscopy

    Posted 05-12-2026 16:13

    Hi Heather,

    Thanks for posting this - you just beat me to it!

    I was intending to tout the article by Kurt and myself as well (shameless self-promotion!), because I think it is relevant to the ongoing discussion on demonstrating the impact of cores and core staff:

    "A role for core facilities in improving research rigour"

    Alison North and Kurt Anderson

    https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.70110

    Meanwhile I have just printed out your article to read - sounds MOST useful.

    All the best, Alison



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    Alison North
    Senior Director, Bio-Imaging Resource Center
    The Rockefeller University
    New York NY
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  • 4.  RE: Special Issue on Core Facilities- Journal of Microscopy

    Posted 05-13-2026 08:37

    Molly – Thank you for the working link.

    Heather – Thank you for mentioning this article.  I enjoyed it very much.  Great content, chunked out into manageable areas, and very relevant to the work we are doing within our group.  I appreciated the read!



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    Catherine Schilken
    Project Assistant Director
    University of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh PA
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  • 5.  RE: Special Issue on Core Facilities- Journal of Microscopy

    Posted 05-14-2026 09:46
    Hi all,

    I'll put in a shameless self-promotion as well for the Surveys of Flow Cytometry and Microscopy Core facilities in this same special edition. These are a starting point with the intention of repeating them every 5 years or so (and expanding our reach to include more countries). All of the data has been de-identified and made available in the supplement, so you may mine whatever metrics work best for you.


    We'd also like feedback on additional questions we should ask - let me know what we missed so we can include it moving forward.

    Jessica

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    Jessica B. Back, Ph.D., SCYM(ASCP)CM

    Director of Research Cores, Division of Research and Innovation

    Director, Microscopy, Imaging, and Cytometry Resources Core

    Assistant Professor – Research, Department of Oncology

    Wayne State University 

    615 HWCRC 

    4100 John R

    Detroit, MI 48201

     

    313-576-8341 (lab)

    313-576-8340 (office)

    http://micr.med.wayne.edu/

     

    Please remember to acknowledge the Microscopy, Imaging and Cytometry Resources Core in your publications as this helps us track scientific impact of the core. Please remember to acknowledge the Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA22453) when publishing manuscripts or abstracts that utilized the services of MICR Core.  Suggested language: "The Microscopy, Imaging and Cytometry Resources Core is supported in part by NIH Center grant P30 CA22453 to the Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University."





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