SEASR Executive Board
Chris Middleton, DBA, President
Director of Research Operations,
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University
Jaydeep Kolape, MBA, MS, President-Elect
Assistant Director, Core Facility Program, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Laxminarayanan Krishnan, PhD, President-Past, Advisory Board
Research Engineer, MicroCT and Biomechanics Core Labs, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (IBB), Georgia Institute of Technology
Mark Bolding, PhD., Treasurer
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Scott Olsen, MS, Treasurer-Past
Operation Manager, Genome Sequencing Facility, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Diansy Zincke, PhD, Sponsor Coordinator
NextGen DNA Sequencing Scientific Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR), University of Florida
Angel Sampson, PhD, Sponsor Coordinator-Past
Scientific Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR) Monoclonal Antibody Core, University of Florida
Sandy Hsieh, PhD, Communications
Lab Manager, Optical Microscopy Core, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (IBB), Georgia Institute of Technology
Carla Hadden, PhD, Communications-Elect
Director & Research Scientist, Center for Applied Isotope Studies
Executive Director of Core Facilities, Office of Research, University of Georgia
Heather Kroh, PhD, Membership (Registration) Coordinator
Director, Center for Structural Biology Macromolecular Biophysics Core (CSB-MBC), Vanderbilt University
Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Barbara Manley-Smith, MHL, Membership Coordinator
Director, Research Facilities, Research Administration, Augusta University
Jenny Schafer, PhD, Advisory Board
Managing Director, Cell Imaging Shared Resource (CISR)
Research Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University
Aaron Pitre, PhD, Advisory Board
Sr. Scientist, Cell & Tissue Imaging Center – Light Microscopy, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
About us
The purpose of the Southeastern Association of Shared Resources (SEASR, pronounced “Caesar”) is to provide a regional forum for core directors, managers, scientists, and technical staff to meet, discuss and collaborate on the many common issues that face us. The topic areas include, but are not limited to, facility management, efficient laboratory practices, biotechnology advances and applications, federal and financial oversight, emerging issues facing cores, etc.
SEASR strives to be a professional organization that is inclusive and culturally competent. The SEASR Executive Board (EB) is diverse, with representation by women (75%), people of color/minorities (25%) and different nationalities. Of the twelve EB members, five are located in TN, four are located in GA, two are located in FL and one is located at the University Central del Caribe, Puerto Rico. Similar to the general membership of ABRF, SEASR EB members represent a mix of core managers, core directors and university administrators with core oversight roles. For the 2023 new EB member application year, SEASR plans to continue recruiting diverse EB members, with a particular interest in receiving applications from under-represented states in our catchment area (the Southeast).
As an official Chapter of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF), we cooperate with ABRF in our activities. Membership in the ABRF is encouraged; however it is NOT a requirement for attending SEASR meetings or participation in the SEASR organization. Please visit the ABRF web site to see the many benefits including numerous technology study groups, discussion forums, and an exciting annual meeting.
Click here to review the SEASR Charter.