CREx Monthly Newsletter
Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More
NIH Research Festival
The NIH Research Festival highlights the groundbreaking science and the vibrant NIH community driving our success! Participants can dive into captivating poster sessions showcasing cutting-edge research and immerse themselves in the latest scientific advancements at dynamic workshops. The latest innovative products are shown by our vendor exhibits and sustainable practices at the Green Labs Fair on September 24- September 26, 2024. CREx will have an informational table on Monday, September 23, 2024, during the NIH Resource Information Fair. Please visit us to learn more about CREx and how it can assist with your research!
NIH Intramural Core Resources
NIH IRP Cores for Chemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
CREx catalogues over 250 Core labs and Facilities, including Cores that provide Chemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology services like molecular modelling, X-ray crystallography, liquid chromatography, and other related services.
Training & Meeting Events
Introduction to Flow Cytometry Training Course
Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
NIAID’s Research Technologies Branch (RTB) is conducting a virtual training course dedicated to flow cytometry. Dr. Douagi will present on the theoretical aspects of flow cytometry followed by Julie Laux providing a live demonstration of instrument setup, multicolor experimental design, and data analysis techniques.
Biowulf 25th Anniversary Seminar Series
Thursday, September 12, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
The High-Performance Computing group is celebrating 25 years of providing scientific supercomputing services to NIH intramural researchers. Dr.Nussinov will talk about how her lab is using Biowulf for their research.
NIH Intramural Core Spotlight Seminar: NHGRI Zebrafish Core
Thursday, September 19, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
The next seminar in this series features Raman Sood, Ph.D., Associate Investigator, Office of Scientific Core Facilities, Director, Zebrafish Core, NHGRI, who will provide a talk titled, “Genome editing services and phenotyping resources provided by the NHGRI Zebrafish Core”. This will be followed by a presentation from Joanna Thomas, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow, Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, titled “Using zebrafish to study the blood-brain barrier: An NCI-NHGRI collaboration”.
Model organisms in Development and Disease: A symposium in honor of Andy Golden
Friday, September 20th, 2024, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
NIDDK and the Baltimore area worm community will be hosting this symposium in honor of Andy Golden that will feature several presentations about various worm models.
NIH Core Publications
The mitochondrial thiolase ACAT1 regulates monocyte/macrophage type I interferon via epigenetic control
Pre-print in the Journal of Immunology by scientists from the NHLBI Laboratory of Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolism, Cardiovascular Branch, and Biochemistry Core.
