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Fall 2026 Events

8/10/2026 - 8/14/2026 - Instrument Demo - Demo Zeiss Super Resolution (Lattice SIM 5)

8/10/2026 - 8/14/2026
Zeiss/Imaging

Join the BRC Imaging Facility and ZEISS for a live demonstration highlighting Zeiss Super Resolution (Lattice SIM 5), available for testing within this hands-on workshop demo at the BRC Imaging Facility August 10 - August 14.

  • Learn how Lattice SIM 5 enables researchers to visualize biological processes at super-resolution while preserving sample health.
  • See what next-generation super-resolution microscopy can reveal in your research.
  • Stop by B46D in the basement of Weill Hall to check it out.

Email to schedule a time at brc_imaging@cornell.edu

8/20/2026 - Seminar - Cytek Lunch and Learn

8/20/2026
10:00am -12:30pm
G01 Biotech

10am-11am, Multicolor Assay Optimization: A Stitch in Time Saves Nine, Sean Cosgriff, Field Applications Specialist

11am-11:15am Lunch Provided by Cytek

11:15am-12:15pm, Mining for Gems in Cellular Alluvia by Characterizing Autofluorescence, Mark Stottlemyer, Field Applications Specialist

lunch will be provided

[REGISTER]

8/25/2026 - All-BRC Office Hours

8/25/2026
10:00am-11:00am
G01 Biotech

Staff from all BRC core facilities will be present to discuss your projects and concerns

8/27/2026 - Seminar - From Spheroids to Organoids: Advances in 3D Cell Culture for Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery

8/27/2026
11:45am -1:00pm
G01 Biotech

Discover how 3D cell culture models are transforming biomedical research. Join CorningĀ® for an overview of spheroid and organoid technologies, including culture methods, extracellular matrices, and applications in disease modeling, regenerative medicine, and drug discovery.

Topics include:

  • Advantages of 3D vs. traditional 2D cell culture
  • Spheroid and organoid culture workflows
  • Scaffold-free and scaffold-based approaches
  • MatrigelĀ® and other ECM solutions
  • Applications in disease modeling and drug screening
  • Emerging Trends in 3D Cell Culture and New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)

lunch will be provided

[REGISTER]

9/1/2026 - Funding Opportunity - CAT Grants RFP Open

9/1/2026
CAT

This competitive grant program provides funding to advance an early stage life science technology, moving it closer to commercialization.

[APPLY]

9/15/2026 - Workshop - De Novo Genome Assembly Workshop

9/15/2026
1:00pm-2:00pm
G01 Biotech

Bioinformatics/Genomics

Details to be announced.

9/18/2026 - Workshop - Beginner Fiji/ImageJ Workshop 

9/18/2026
10:00am - 1:00pm
B30 Weill Hall

The workshop will be offered on three separate dates, and participants will attend only one session, as the same content will be presented at each workshop. To maintain a hands-on learning environment and provide opportunities for individualized assistance, each session is limited to 15 participants. Participants will be assigned to a workshop date based on their Fiji/ImageJ experience level and learning interests identified in the interest survey.

Registration is currently full. If you are interested in attending, please email brc_imaging@cornell.edu to be added to the waitlist.

9/22/2026 - Special Event - Life Sciences Cores Day

9/22/2026
TBD
G10 and Atrium Biotech

BRC and other campus service facilities

Details to be announced.

9/22/2026 - 9/25/2026 - Workshop - Flow Cytometry Novice User Workshop

9/22/2026 - 9/25/2026
1:00pm-5:00pm
Flow Core and Biotech Boardroom

  • 4 day/ 4 hours per day
  • Small Lectures (w/ snacks):
    • Flow Cytometry principals
    • Sample Preparation
    • Compensation
    • Acquisition tips
    • Analysis tips
  • Hands on Experience:
    • Murine blood cell sample preparation
      • Surface and intracellular protein staining
    • Sample acquisition
    • Data analysis using FlowJo v11
  • Open to any Cornell student/staff/faculty. Registration is limited.
  • Price: $500 (includes an individual training session on any instrument ~$200 value which is required for access to flow core instrumentation)
  • Email Julie Sahler [js2628@cornell.edu] with any questions or to register.

9/24/2026 - Seminar - VWR/Proteomics and Metabolomics

9/24/2026
TBD
G10 Biotech

Title and details to be announced. Sponsored by VWR/Proteomics and Metabolomics.

9/29/2026 - Office Hours - All-BRC Office Hours

9/29/2026
10:00am-11:00am
CVM classroom 6

Staff from all BRC core facilities will be present to discuss your projects and concerns

9/30/2026 - Workshop - Beginner Fiji/ImageJ Workshop 

9/30/2026
10:00am - 1:00pm
B30 Weill Hall

The workshop will be offered on three separate dates, and participants will attend only one session, as the same content will be presented at each workshop. To maintain a hands-on learning environment and provide opportunities for individualized assistance, each session is limited to 15 participants. Participants will be assigned to a workshop date based on their Fiji/ImageJ experience level and learning interests identified in the interest survey.

Registration is currently full. If you are interested in attending, please email brc_imaging@cornell.edu to be added to the waitlist.

10/2/2026 - Funding Opportunity - BRC Seed Grant RFP Open

10/2/2026
BRC

The seed grants provide funding for researchers to use the Biotechnology Resource Center (BRC) facilities with the intention of either supporting the generation of preliminary results for grant applications and apply extra-mural funding agencies, or encouraging Cornell researchers to expand the repertoire of biotechnologies they use in their research program.

[APPLY]

10/2/2026 - Workshop - Beginner Fiji/ImageJ Workshop 

10/2/2026
10:00am - 1:00pm
B30 Weill Hall

The workshop will be offered on three separate dates, and participants will attend only one session, as the same content will be presented at each workshop. To maintain a hands-on learning environment and provide opportunities for individualized assistance, each session is limited to 15 participants. Participants will be assigned to a workshop date based on their Fiji/ImageJ experience level and learning interests identified in the interest survey.

Registration is currently full. If you are interested in attending, please email brc_imaging@cornell.edu to be added to the waitlist.

10/8/2026 - Seminar - ThermoFisher/Proteomics and Metabolomics

10/8/2026
TBD
G10 Biotech

Title and details to be announced. Sponsored by ThermoFisher/Proteomics and Metabolomics.

10/15/2026 - Workshop - AI Assisted Imaging Data Analysis Workshop

10/15/2026
1:00pm-2:00pm
G01 Biotech

Bioinformatics/Imaging

Details to be announced.

10/22/2026 - Seminar - Beckman/Abcam/VWR/Flow Cytometry

10/22/2026
TBD
G10 Biotech

Title and details to be announced. Sponsored by Beckman/Abcam/VWR/Flow Cytometry.

10/27/2026 - Office Hours - All-BRC Office Hours

10/27/2026
10:00am-11:00am
Plant Science 114

Staff from all BRC core facilities will be present to discuss your projects and concerns

10/30/2026 - Funding Opportunity - CAT Grants RFP Closed

10/30/2026
CAT

This competitive grant program provides funding to advance an early stage life science technology, moving it closer to commercialization.

[APPLY]

11/3/2026 - Seminar - Element Biosciences/Epigenomics

11/3/2026
TBD
G10 Biotech

Title and details to be announced. Sponsored by Element Biosciences/Epigenomics.

11/5/2026 - Special Event - Trainee Poster Session

11/5/2026
TBD
G10 and Atrium Biotech

BRC

Details to be announced.

11/17/2026 - Office Hours - All-BRC Office Hours

11/17/2026
10:00am-11:00am
Riley Robb 205

Staff from all BRC core facilities will be present to discuss your projects and concerns

11/19/2026 - Workshop - Mass Spec Proteomics Data Analysis Workshop

11/19/2026
1:00pm-2:00pm
G01 Biotech

Bioinformatics/Proteomics and Metabolomics

Details to be announced.

12/4/2026 - Funding Opportunity - BRC Seed Grant RFP Deadline

12/4/2026
BRC

The seed grants provide funding for researchers to use the Biotechnology Resource Center (BRC) facilities with the intention of either supporting the generation of preliminary results for grant applications and apply extra-mural funding agencies, or encouraging Cornell researchers to expand the repertoire of biotechnologies they use in their research program.

[APPLY]

12/10/2026 - Seminar - Sciex/Proteomics and Metabolomics

12/10/2026
TBD
G10 Biotech

Title and details to be announced. Sponsored by Sciex/Proteomics and Metabolomics.