Annual Campus Cores Open House

Ready to take your research to the next level? Join us for the Annual Campus Cores Open House to explore state-of-the-art instruments, meet expert core scientists, and discover how UT’s Core Facilities can accelerate your projects!

📅 Date: Tuesday, October 13

⏰ Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

📍 Location: Science & Engineering Research Facility (SERF), 1414 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996

🍿 Bonus: Door prices, Free Refreshments & Swag Provided!

🌟 Why You Should Attend

Tour Cutting-Edge Labs: Get up-close access to advanced instrumentation in action.Consult with Experts: Chat 1-on-1 with core scientists about experimental design and feasibility.Network Across Campus: Connect with fellow researchers, campus support units, and industry partners.Campus Support Partners: Meet representatives from EHS, High Performance & Scientific Computing (HPSC), ORCA (College of Arts & Sciences), and ETHIA.🔬 Participating Core Facilities

🔬 Advanced Microscopy & Imaging Center (AMIC): Explore our comprehensive suite of advanced instrumentation, including laser scanning confocal microscopy, total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, an X-ray microCT, and MALDI mass spec imaging.🧪 Biological Mass Spectrometry Core (BMSC): This facility provides high-quality analyses of small molecules, specializing in metabolomics, lipidomics, FAME profiling, flux and isotope tracing, targeted assays, and compound quantitation. We also offer expert consultation and training to support experimental design and data analysis.🧬 UT Genomics Core: This core performs DNA and RNA extraction, high-throughput library prep, and sequencing on Illumina iSeq, NextSeq and NovaSeq, as well as traditional Sanger Sequencing. Our lab also offers DNA/RNA quantification on the 8-channel NanoDrop and Qubit, and TapeStation, as well as a QPCR instrument. 🏺 Laboratory of Environmental Archaeology (LEA): The LEA provides services and training for the physical, geochemical, and microbotanical analysis of archaeological and environmental materials. With specialized tools like a laser diffraction particle size analyzer and a portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, the facility is also equipped to handle samples from around the world as an APHIS-inspected facility authorized to receive foreign and domestic soil.⚙️ Manufacturing Core at UT (MCUT): The Manufacturing Core (MCUT) fosters innovation and development in advanced manufacturing through additive and subtractive technologies. It provides infrastructure and expertise for multidisciplinary advancement, prototyping, and process optimization. MCUT enables collaboration across academia and industry to accelerate technology deployment and meet strategic R&D objectives.🎁 Giveaways, Door Prizes & Special Workshop!

🎟️ Door Prizes & Raffles

$100 & two $50 Gift Cards (Courtesy of Matterhackers & Stratocore)Free Sanger Sequencing Giveaway: We are raffling off 8 free Sanger Sequencing reactions to 10 lucky winners to test our upgraded Sanger sequencing service! (Raffle entries available at both the Open House and the Oct 14 workshop)Exclusive Swag: From the Core Facility Program and our vendor partners.💡 Special Post-Event Workshop

The UT Genomics Core, in collaboration with ThermoFisher and Illumina, will be hosting a workshop to highlight the differences and benefits of both Sanger Sequencing and Illumina short read, Next Generation Sequencing. At both the Open House and this workshop, we will be raffling 8 free Sanger Sequencing reactions to10 users each, to allow users to compare our updated Sanger Sequencing services with external services.

Co-Hosts: UT Genomics Core, ThermoFisher Scientific, & IlluminaWhen: Wednesday, October 14 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMWhere: Student Union, Room 262A🙌 Thank You to Our Vendor Sponsors!

Platinum: BrukerGold: VWR, ThermoFisher Scientific, Illumina, Stratocore, BD/Waters, Beckman Coulter Life SciencesSilver: MSC DirectOther Sponsors: Agilent, MatterhackersWe look forward to seeing you on October 13th and helping you unlock new possibilities for your research!