December 2024
ABRF Members,
Plan to join ABRF and the International MPS Society for an interactive session:
Visionary Partnerships for Advancing High-Content, High-Throughput Imaging with iMPSS and ABRF
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
10:00 – 11:00 am ET (GMT-5)
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrcO6spjIqH9GxqG6_vhV8wj4ui6kYQwg_
The Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) and the International Microphysiological Systems Society (IMPSS) invite you to join a joint program to discuss collaboration opportunities to advance shared interests. This first program will cover topics related to high-throughput imaging technology used in Core facilities to enable MPS. It is a valuable technique for phenotypic screening assays, evaluating the response of cells, cell-based models, or organisms to various types of perturbagens.
The Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) is a professional membership society comprised of more than 3000 professionals in shared research resources facilities (core facilities). For over 35 years, ABRF has brought together this unique community of scientists, technologists, and research administrators to advance best practices in research facilities in diverse biotechnology fields, including imaging, flow cytometry, genomics, mass spectrometry/proteomics, and metabolomics. ABRF members are drawn from more than 450 leading academic and independent research institutions in 17 countries. Core facilities provide expert consultation and access to state-of-the-art instrumentation for thousands of investigators and researchers.
ABRF's Light Microscopy/Imaging community includes researchers and Core facilities from leading institutions. Throughout 2024, ABRF organized a series of Bioimaging Community Discussions to review and evaluate current and emerging AI tools to support imaging research. The series will culminate with a hands-on workshop during the annual ABRF meeting in March 2025. ABRF's Light Microscopy Research group has conducted numerous worldwide research studies to improve rigor and reproducibility.
The International Microphysiological Systems Society (iMPSS) is global organization focusing on development and promotion of advanced cell cultures for biomedical research. The main mission of iMPSS is to bring together researchers, regulators, funding agencies, and academia. We aim to accelerate the development and adoption of this exciting new technology that will so positively impact all of humanity.
Microphysiological systems (MPS) comprise a number of bioengineering breakthroughs that reproduce organ architecture and function in vitro. Fueled by stem-cell technologies, a broad variety of especially human models and test systems have emerged, which make relevant experimental tools broadly available through international and multidisciplinary collaborations.
We look forward to your participation. Contact us if you have any questions or suggestions.
Thank you.
Session Organizers:
ABRF
Roxann Ashworth, Johns Hopkins University
Rich Cole, New York State Department of Health
Erika Wee, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
iMPSS
Lena Smirnova, Johns Hopkins University
Ken Schoppmann, CAE
Executive Director
ABRF
ken.schoppmann@abrf.org
