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.
Please scroll down for an interactive agenda with links to recordings of the live session, links to the pre-recorded flashtalks and tutorial videos, and more…
Hosted by UW Carbone, the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and the UW Biotechnology Center.
For questions, email badgerconnect@cancer.wisc.edu
For registering and attending BadgerConnect24, participants were entered in a Prize Drawing that occured at the Networking Reception!
Each prize winner received a voucher good for services (up to $200) at any one of the BadgerConnect24 participating Research Services.
Congratulations to the Registered Attendee Winner, Jing Li and the Bingo Activity Winner, Karla Anaya Aldrete!
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 | |
| Centrifuge Care and its Role in Rigor and Reproducibility | CPL | The first step to achieving rigor and reproducibility in the analytical lab is consistency in the initial processing of specimens. Our centrifuges are the lab’s workhorses for this step. Learn about the care of this indispensable equipment. |
1225 | Beckman Coulter | |
1:35pm-1:45pm Break
10-minute Break and Networking
1:45pm-1:50pm Welcome
Opening remarks by Peter Connor, Chief Administrative Officer, UW Carbone Cancer Center
1:50pm-2:30pm Invited Research Talk
“Next Generation Cancer Organoids with Patient Derived Tissues” – Link to Recording
This featured talk, presented by Dr. Jeremy Kratz, will dive into next generation of patient derived tissues. Patient-derived models remain of critical importance for researchers at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Kratz will highlight applications of patient-derived models generated in partnership with the BioBank of the Translational Science Biocore in the propagation of malignant and benign tissue types.
Dr. Jeremy Kratz
Assistant Professor, Department of MedicineStaff 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
“Conversations Around Drug Development and Discovery at UW” – Link to Recording
In this panel session comprised of experts from various research service cores, we will discuss drug discovery and development at UW-Madison. Each core will briefly present their capabilities to support and enhance your research in the field. A Q&A session will follow.
Our Panel of Experts
| Core Name | Representative |
| Small Molecule Screening Facility (SMSF) | Tim Bugni, PhD (Moderator)
Tom Polaske, PhD Spence Ericksen, PhD |
| Medicinal Chemistry Center (MCC) | Weiping Tang, PhD
Ramesh Mudududdla, PhD |
| Zeeh Pharmaceutical Experiment Station (ZPES) | Ernest Dodd, MS, PhD
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| Cancer Pharmacology Lab (CPL) | Paul Hutson, PharmD, MS
Heather Green, PhD Alex Fedorov, MS |
| Analytical Instrumentation Center – MS Facility (AIC-MS) | Cameron Scarlett, PhD |
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!
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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
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.