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
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

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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
11:45am -1:00pm
G01 Biotech

Discover how 3D cell culture models are transforming biomedical research. Join Corning® 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
• Matrigel® 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

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9/1/2026
CAT

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

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9/15/2026
1:00pm-3:00pm
G01 Biotech or via zoom

The workshop is hosted jointly by the BRC Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Flow Cytometry Facilities. It will cover the following topics: 

• Introduction to long-read sequencing technologies
• Genome size estimation using flow cytometry
• Hands-on project: AI agent-assisted de novo genome assembly and genome annotation (The number of participants in the hands-on project are limited and will be provided with instructions for conducting the hands-on activities after the lecture portion of the workshop)

Format and Registration 
The lecture (Jacob B Landis, Julie Sahler & Qi Sun) will be offered in person in Biotech B01 and simultaneously via Zoom. Zoom link will be sent out by email to registered users. The lecture will be recorded and made available online after the workshop. 

Registration is required for participation in the hands-on project and the number of participants are limited.  If you register for the waitlist, you will receive a zoom link and you are welcome to attend the lecture portion of the workshop. 

[REGISTER HERE]

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
10:00am - 12:00pm
G10 Biotech

Discover Cornell's research resources available on campus at the Life Science Core Day

This is a one-stop opportunity for you to meet core facility experts, learn about available technologies and services, and explore resources to advance your life science research.

Food and Refreshments Provided

No Registration Required

Additional Details and Participating Facilities: https://events.cornell.edu/event/life-science-core-day

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

Join the BRC’s Flow Cytometry Facility for a novice trainee workshop for those seeking to learn or practice the fundamentals of flow cytometry to support their research. 

Novice Trainee Flow Cytometry Workshop: September 22-25, 1PM-5PM, Biotechnology Building. 

Open to any Cornell student, staff, or faculty, the workshop includes: 

Small Lectures (w/ snacks): 

• Flow Cytometry principles
• Sample Preparation
• Compensation
• Acquisition tips 

Hands on Experience: 

• Murine blood cell sample preparation
• Surface and intracellular protein staining
• Sample acquisition
• Data analysis using FlowJo v11 

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
11:30am - 1:00pm
G10 Biotech

Join us for a discussion of the importance of LC separations in downstream 'omics data collection

• LC determines what the MS sees by controlling retention, selectivity, peak shape, matrix coelution, and retention-time reproducibility.
• Metabolomics: HILIC retention is critical for polar metabolites, enabling broad metabolite coverage and efficient dynamic MRM acquisition.
• Lipidomics: LC adds a vital separation dimension for lipid classes, isomers, and isobars, improving identification confidence and quantitation.
• Targeted proteomics: Reproducible peptide separations reduce MRM congestion, improve scheduling, and enhance quantitative robustness.
• Retention time is not just a reporting parameter; it becomes part of analyte identity and supports confident annotation across omics workflows.
• Good chromatography reduces source complexity, minimizing ion suppression, interference, and competition between analytes.
• Throughput depends on separation quality, not simply shorter run times, the best method balances speed, resolution, and robustness.
• Choosing the right retention mechanism, optimizing selectivity, and maintaining chromatographic reproducibility are often more impactful than increasing MS sensitivity alone.
• Sample prep with EMR plate for Metabolomics and Lipidomics
• LC-MS Q&A by our LC-MS Product Specialist

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Sponsored by Agilent, VWR and the Biotechnology Resource Center

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
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
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.

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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.

10/6/2026
Lecture 1:00-2:30 PM / Hands on work throughout following week at own pace / Office Hours will be available following the workshop
Virtual

BioSlurm is a new Slurm-based computing cluster established by the BRC Bioinformatics Facility to support large-scale research data analysis.

Join us for a virtual and interactive workshop that introduces you to BioSlurm and demonstrates how researchers can use AI agents to perform data analysis on the cluster.

The workshop will cover the following topics:

• BioSlurm cluster configuration and computing resources
• New BioSlurm subscription plans and access
• Basics of the Slurm job submission system
• Using AI agents to perform data analysis on BioSlurm

Offered via Zoom, the workshop will be recorded and made available online. Registration is required for participation in the hands-on project. 

Register Here (Free BioHPC account required): https://biohpc.cornell.edu/ww/1/Default.aspx?wid=174

10/8/2026
10:00am - 3:00pm
G10 Biotech

Join us for an exciting day of talks introducing the BRC Proteomics and Metabolomics Facility ThermoFisher Astral Zoom Mass Spectrometer and exciting new applications for single cell and spatial proteomics.

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10:00-10:10am Opening Remarks (Marcus Smolka Interim Director of the Institute of Biotechnology and Associate Vice Provost for Lice Sciences).  
10:10-10:35am: Overview of the Latest Technologies from Thermo  (Chris Bolcato, ThermoFisher Technical Sales Specialist)
10:35-11:05am:  Parallel Global Glycaproteomics and Proteomic Profiles of Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease (Dr. Gary Gibson, Weill Cornell Medicine)
11:05-11:15am: Coffee Break
11:15-11:45am: Cutting Edge Applications in Single Cell and Spatial Proteomics (Dr. Yeva Mirzakhanyan, ThermoFisher Application Scientist)
11:45-12:15pm: Facility Tour (See the Orbitrap Astral Zoom in-person and other LC-MS systems in the BRC Proteomics and Metabolomics facility).
12:30-1:30pm: Lunch Break
1:30-2:00pm: Decoding and Repurposing the Chemical Biology of Protein Modifications (Dr. Saki Ichikawa, Biomedical and Translational Sciences)
2:00-2:30pm: Quantitative Proteomics at Single Cell Level with Spatial Resolution (Dr. Haiyuan Yu, Department of Computational Biology and Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology)
2:30-3:00pm: Closing Remarks (Dr. Sheng Zhang, BRC Proteomics and Metabolomics Facility Director)

Lunch will be provided

Attendees are eligible for a random drawing for a door prize.

Sponsored by ThermoFisher and the BRC Proteomics and Metabolomics Facility