This workshop, taking place on July 14 and 15 at the Natcher Auditorium on the NIH Main Campus, will focus on assessing the state of existing NIH-funded research core facilities, identifying common problems encountered during their operation and use, and discussing+ solutions to maximize their use and efficiency. During session discussions, workshop participants will review examples of current use and will discuss ways to improve access, administrative management, training, utilization and quality assurance at core facilities.
A core facility is a centralized, shared resource that provides access to instruments; technologies; services; cellular, animal, or human study support; and expert consultation to scientific investigators. NIH funds a significant number of core facilities at hundreds of institutions throughout the United States.
Anecdotal reports of overlapping cores at institutions, the impact of federal policies, and questions of quality and access led NCRR to issue a Request for Information (RFI), soliciting input from the extramural research community on their concerns and experiences with research cores. As a result of this feedback, this workshop was designed to explore the issues raised by the scientific community and provide a forum for proposed improvements. Specific areas of interest include ways to encourage optimum use of cores and ways to provide access to core facilities to investigators who currently lack that access.
This event is free and open to the public. Early registration is strongly encouraged due to space limitations. Individuals with disabilities who need sign language interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact Monica Barnette at 301-650-8660 and/or the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 at least five days prior to the event.
For more information and to register, please visit http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/Core_Facilities/.
For further details regarding the workshop, please contact Sylvia Parsons at 301-435-0860 or e-mail parsonss@mail.nih.gov.
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