BRCF News
The BRCF is Growing
The BRCF and the Department of Pathology have come together to transition the Proteomics Resource Facility (PRF), led by Dr. Alexey Nesvizhskii, into the BRCF where it will continue to offer resources and services through the BRCF. The Proteomics Resource Facility was...
CRISPR/Cas9 Training Class Offered by TAMC, January 16 – 27, 2023
The University of Michigan Transgenic Animal Model Core will offer the CRISPR/Cas9 and Mouse ES Cell Training Class from January 16 through January 27. In this two-week long hands-on session, trainees will design, build, and validate CRISPR/Cas9 reagents in mouse ES...
Epigenomics Core’s Faculty Director, Dana Dolinoy, Ph.D. in TIME’s Article: For Camp Lejeune Victims Exposed to Toxic Water, a New Law Promises Compensation—and Closure
Commenting on the exposure to toxicants in modern Western life, Dana Dolinoy, Ph.D., professor of environmental health sciences and nutritional sciences and faculty director for the Epigenomics Core, stated: “We can be exposed through the air we breathe, the water...
BRCF is Partnering with Rogel Cancer Center Shared Resources to Extend Our Reach
Michigan Medicine's Rogel Cancer Center recently announced several new offerings coming to their Shared Resources program. Two BRCF Cores are now working to provide service to Rogel Cancer Center patrons. The first new offering is the Epigenomics and Epigenetics...
Supply Shortages Affecting the Advanced Genomics Core
The BRCF Advanced Genomics Core is currently facing multiple supply shortages. We are encountering lengthy backorders and long lead times for sole-sourced items. Additionally, many consumables and quality control reagents are now on allocation. This combination is...
BRCF Retirement Announcement for Dr. Thomas Saunders
With mixed emotions, we are writing to share that Dr. Thomas Saunders, Director of the Transgenic Animal Model Core and Research Professor in the Division of Genetic Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine, will be retiring from the University of Michigan...
Update Your Michigan Research Cores Profile Today
The University of Michigan Medical School Office of Research is working to update the latest core profile information on the Michigan Research Cores Website. Based on feedback from fellow U-M faculty and researchers, we are requesting some additional input from cores...
Pandemic Research Recovery
The Medical School Office of Research is committed to supporting the research endeavors of our community during both prosperous and challenging times. COVID-19 has disrupted research and training programs and continues to expose inequities in the impact of the...
Metabolomics Core Faculty Director Named a 2021 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
BRCF Metabolomics Core Faculty Director Charles Burant, M.D., Ph.D. was recently named 1 of 14 University of Michigan Medical School faculty members elected as 2021 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). About Dr. Charles Burant...
Microscopy Core Awarded 2-Year Grant from the CZI Imaging Scientists Initiative Program
BRCF Microscopy Core Director Jennifer Peters Ph.D. has been awarded a 2-year grant from the CZI Imaging Scientists Initiative program. When the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) was founded in 2015, their goal was to "understand how we could best help scientists...