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Staff Spotlight – Jamye O’Neal

Staff Spotlight – Jamye O’Neal

amye O’Neal is the Lab Manager of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s Innovative Translational Research Shared Resource (ITR) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, TN.  Prior to joining the ITR in 2011, she managed the TherapeUTex preclinical core in the Drug Dynamics Institute at the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Pharmacy from 2009-2011.  […]

Vendor Focus – Cell Signaling Technologies

Vendor Focus – Cell Signaling Technologies

Take risks in your research, not your results. Scientific breakthroughs don’t come easy or often. That’s why Cell Signaling Technology (CST) is dedicated to helping you discover faster, frequently and more reliably with rigorously validated antibodies. Founded by research scientists in 1999, CST is a private, family-owned company with over 500 employees worldwide. We produce all of our antibodies in-house and […]

SEASR Spotlight – Angel Sampson

SEASR Spotlight – Angel Sampson

A scientific poster titled “Cross-Core Collaboration towards the Characterization of AAV-Antibody Complex Structures” presented at the recent ABRF Annual Meeting in Myrtle Beach proved to be a winner! The lead author on the poster is SEASR member Dr. Angel Sampson, Scientific Director of the Monoclonal Antibody Core at the ICBR, University of Florida in Gainesville.  […]

2017 SEASR Recap

2017 SEASR Recap

The 5th SouthEastern Association of Shared Resources (SEASR) annual meeting – Launch your core and your career:Professional development, project management, and measuring impact – was held June 7- 9, 2017 at the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel in Tampa, FL. SEASR, a chapter of the Association of Biomolecular Resources Facilities serves the greater ABRF community by […]

ABRF 2018

ABRF 2018

ABRF2018 is not just a meeting for OMICS-centric researchers!  ABRF is expanding in new directions making it the must-attend meeting for core facility professionals of all disciplines. Scientific sessions and workshops allow presenters and attendees to explore and discuss in-depth critical scientific and technical issues encountered in biomolecular core facilities. Featured plenary sessions bring to […]

Atlanta!

Atlanta!

Atlanta, GA will be the site for the 2018 annual SEASR meeting to be held June 27 – 29. Atlanta is a cosmopolitan city with lots of activities and attractions to offer visitors (http://www.atlanta.net/ ).  The meeting will be held at the Emory conference center and Hotel as was the case in 2016.  We have another […]

Letter from the SEASR Chapter President

Letter from the SEASR Chapter President

SEASR was established in 2013 and is an official Chapter of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF).  SEASR supports Shared Resources/Core laboratories in the Southeastern United States. The SEASR Executive Committee is comprised of at least six core administrators, directors, managers, scientists, and technical staff in government, academia, research, industry, and/or commercial settings and […]

Member Focus

Member Focus

Ruth Davis is currently a Research Professional IV at the University of Georgia and works in the Bioexpression and Fermentation Facility where she is the team leader for the Monoclonal Antibody Facility. Prior to joining the Bioexpression and Fermentation Facility, Ruth directed the Monoclonal Antibody Facility as an independent core for 10 years.  Ruth has been employed […]

Rigor and Reproducibility

Rigor and Reproducibility

The theme for the 2018 SEASR Annual meeting will be rigor and reproducibility.  Biomedical researchers have an ethical responsibility to ensure the reproducibility and integrity of their work, so that precious research resources are not wasted and, most importantly, flawed or misleading results do not make their way to clinical studies where the faulty evidence […]

New Executive Committee Members

New Executive Committee Members

SEASR is currently accepting applications for new executive committee (EC) members.  All core directors and staff are welcome to apply.  Those selected will take office on July 1, 2018 and will serve a term ending directly after the SEASR Annual Conference in 2022. Core administrators, directors, managers, scientists, and technical staff in government, academic, and […]