Calling all UW-Madison researchers! Join us at our eighth BadgerConnect Research Services Fair. Hosted by the UW Carbone Cancer Center and UW Biotechnology Center, this fair joins UW research services with industry partners to showcase services provided to UW-Madison researchers. Learn about innovative technologies and discuss projects with life sciences research services to see how your research can be supported and enhanced. This free event features a research talk, roundtable discussions, and a networking reception, along with pre-recorded flash talks and tutorials posted online – all aimed to foster collaborations and take your research to the next level.
NEW THIS YEAR: Instrument demos, giving you a closer look at cutting-edge technologies and how they can support your research.
Scroll down for more information on BadgerConnect 2025.
Hosted by UW Carbone, the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and the UW Biotechnology Center.
For questions, email badgerconnect@cancer.wisc.edu
Registration
This event is free for all attendees!
For registering and attending BadgerConnect25, you will be entered in a Prize Drawing that will occur at the Networking Reception!
Each prize winner will receive a voucher good for services (up to $200) at any one of the BadgerConnect25 participating Research Services.
Thank you to Our 2025 Sponsoring Industry Partners!
Key Themes
Discuss projects with UW life science research services
Learn about cutting-edge technologies and the latest products provided by the services and their industry partners
Discover how your colleagues’ research has been supported by UW research services
BadgerConnect 2025 Agenda
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12:45pm-1:15pm Registration & Networking
Registration table and networking at Booths open at 12:45pm in the HSLC Atrium.
1:15pm-2:00pm Welcome & Invited Research Talk
HSLC Lecture Hall 1335
“Microphysiological Systems; Fully Human Models of the Tumor Microenvironment”
Sheena Kerr, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
UW Carbone Cancer Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2:00pm-2:15pm Break
15 minute break and networking
2:15pm-3:00pm Roundtable Sessions
HSLC 1220/1222
Concurrent small group discussions on topics related to technologies and services in shared resource facilities.
Roundtable Topics:
“Charting the Spatial Whole Transcriptome Multiomic Frontier”
Presented by Bruker
Tissue biology is not a “parts list” – whole transcriptome imaging enables a paradigm shift from inferring biology to direct and functional measurements and Digital Spatial Profiling allows researchers to resolve 1200+ proteins for unmatched biomarker discovery.
“How best to plan for pharmacokinetic analysis in preclinical animal drug studies”
Presented by the Cancer Pharmacology Lab
This roundtable will address issues relating to planning and performing pharmacokinetic studies of drugs and biomarkers on animals, particularly rodents. Discussion and presentation of your own experiences and solutions is encouraged.
“Ask Anything: Flow Cytometry”
Presented by the Flow Cytometry Lab
This roundtable will be an opportunity for attendees to ask anything of the UWCCC Flow Lab Director, Dagna Sheerar. Any question about flow cytometry is fair game from how to access the Flow Lab, and how can flow help my research, all the way up to how to design a successful 40+ color panel. From the specific to the broad, all questions will be entertained.
“From Bench to Bedside: Commercialization Best-Practices for Early-Stage Innovators”
Presented by the Isthmus Project
Cutting-edge research at UW happens every day but getting it out of the lab and into the hospital or clinic can be a long and often uncertain process. Join members of the Isthmus Project as they discuss best-practices for navigating the path towards successful commercialization of new healthcare solutions.
“Creating Tissue Micro Arrays (TMAs) at TRIP: control tissue, animal models, human tissue and beyond”
Presented by the TRIP Lab
This roundtable will discuss a general workflow for setting up and constructing a TMA (tissue micro-array), including the steps needed for block procurement, selection and organization.
“Prevent Cell Misidentification In Your Lab Routine”
Presented by Promega
Join this round-table to explore how Good Cell Culture Practice (GCCP) and STR genotyping can prevent misidentification and strengthen confidence in your research.
3:00pm-4:30pm Instrument Demos & Networking Reception
Attendees will have the opportunity to network with research services and their industry partners at Booths in the HSLC Atrium with light refreshments and drinks provided. During the reception, explore our NEW instrument demos! Stop by a participating vendor’s booth to learn more about technologies in shared resource facilities.
| Instrument | Industry Partner |
| BZ-X Series Fluorescence Microscope | Keyence Corp. of America |
| TBD | Ibidi USA, Inc. |
| TBD | Beckman Coulter Life Sciences |
| TBD | Thermo Fisher Scientific |
| TBD | MilliporeSigma |
Pre-Recorded Content
Tutorials
Stay tuned for instructional videos on specific services/technology by three cores that will be released on or before event day!
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Assessing Cells for Single Cell RNA-seq Applications
GENE EXPRESSION CENTER
Better Grossing for Better Sections
Experimental Animal Pathology Laboratory
Core Flashtalks
Over ten core facilities will participate with short video overviews of their core and how they serve research.
Video Library
2025 Participating UW Research Services / Centers
Advanced Genome Editing Laboratory
Analytical Instrumentation Center Mass Spec. Facility
Animal Models Core
BioBank
Bioinformatics Resource Core
Cancer Informatics Shared Resource
Cancer Pharmacology Laboratory
Circulating Biomarker Core
Clinical Research Imaging Core
DNA Sequencing Core
Experimental Animal Pathology Laboratory
Flow Cytometry Laboratory
Gene Expression Center
Immunology Services Unit
Isotope Ratio Core
Isthmus Project at UW Health
Macromolecular Crystallography Core Facility
Mass Spectrometry Core Facility
Neuromodulation Service
Medical Imaging Research Support
Radiopharmaceutical Analytics and Specimen Research Lab
Real-world Evidence to Advance Community Health
Small Molecule Screening Facility
Translational Research Initiatives in Pathology
Vision Research Core
WiSOR Qualitative Core
Highlights from BadgerConnect 2024
Twenty-four research services with seven industry partners were joined by sixty-six researchers for the seventh annual BadgerConnect Research Services Fair. Hosted by the UW Carbone Cancer Center and UW Biotechnology Center, the free half-day event featured a talk by Dr. Jeremy Kratz titled “Next Generation Cancer Organoids with Patient Derived Tissues,” followed by a panel discussion from five research services on drug discovery and development at UW. The event began with five workshops presented by industry partners and their associated research services and culminated with a networking reception. In addition, multiple pre-recorded core flashtalks and tutorials were posted before the event.
Hosted by UW Carbone, the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and the UW Biotechnology Center.
For questions, email badgerconnect@cancer.wisc.edu
To view highlights from last year’s event, please visit the BadgerConnect 2024 page.