Calling all UW-Madison researchers! Join us at our seventh 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 by Dr. Jeremy Kratz, a panel discussion, 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. Register now!
Scroll down for more information and to register for the 2024 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 ATTEND THIS FREE EVENT, REGISTER NOW USING THIS LINK OR THE QR CODE BELOW!
For registering and attending BadgerConnect24, 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
BadgerConnect24 participating Research Services.
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 2024 Agenda
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12:15pm-12:30pm Registration & Networking
Registration table and networking at Booths open at 12:15pm
12:30pm-1:00pm Workshops Session I
| Workshop Title | Research Core | Description | Room Number | Industry Partner | |
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| The Next Generation of In Vivo Optical Imaging | SAIRF | Dr. Peter Dib, PhD, will introduce SAIRF’s in vivo optical imager, the Lago, detailing the system’s cutting-edge technology, including the features and that will improve your OI applications, and advance your in vivo optical imaging research! | 1222 | Spectral Instruments Imaging
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| Integrating Single Cell and Spatial Data for Resolving Biology | GEC | How single cell and spatial transcriptomic services available in the UW Biotechnology Center can help advance biomedical research at the University of Wisconsin in collaboration with 10x Genomics. | 1225 | 10X | |
| Image-Based Cell Sorting With BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter | FLOW | During this workshop, FLOW will explore how the new BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter in the Carbone Cancer Center Flow Cytometry Laboratory will enable scientists to access more detailed information about their cells than was previously available with traditional flow cytometry experiments, allowing them to better understand cellular function, biomarkers, pathology, and treatment in basic, translational, and clinical research projects. | 1335 | BD | |
1:05pm-1:35pm Workshops Session II
| Workshop Title | Research Core | Description | Room Number | Industry Partner | |
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| Nikon – Pushing the Boundaries of Light | CBC | Learn about Nikon’s efforts at UW-Madison’s campus cores – highlights on the tools available on campus and latest methods integrated into our systems to enhance imaging efficiency. | 1222 | Nikon | |
| Coming soon! | CPL | Coming soon! | 1225 | Beckman Coulter | |
1:35pm-1:45pm Break
10-minute Break and Networking
1:45pm-1:50pm Welcome
More info coming soon!
1:50pm-2:30pm Invited Research Talk
Featured talk “Next Generation Cancer Organoids with Patient Derived Tissues and Serum” presented by:
Dr. Jeremy Kratz
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Staff Physician, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
Targeted Drug Lead, Cancer Therapy Discovery and Development
UW Carbone Cancer Center
UW Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2:35pm-3:15pm Panel Discussion on "Conversations Around Drug Development and Discovery at UW"
More info coming soon!
3:15pm-4:30pm Networking Reception
Attendees will have the opportunity to network with research services and their industry partners at Booths in the HSLC Atrium with light appetizers (GF and VEG options) and soda/beer/wine!
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!
Core Flashtalks
Over ten core facilities will participate with short video overviews of their core and how they serve research.
Video Library
2024 Participating UW Research Services / Centers
Thank you to Our 2024 Sponsoring Industry Partners!
Highlights from 2023
Twenty-five research services with eleven industry partners were joined by sixty researchers at the Biotechnology Center in the heart of campus for the sixth BadgerConnect Research Services Fair on October 26th, 2023. The free half-day in-person event featured a talk on the development of therapeutic diagnostic (theranostic) agents by Dr. Reinier Hernandez, followed by discussion with a panel of six research services on imaging and image analysis resources. The event began with five workshops 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 2023 page.