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ABRF Town Hall: Core Credits for New Recruit Start-up Packages

February 5 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

ABRF Town Hall: Core Credits for New Recruit Start-up Packages
February 5th, 2026
1:00 pm ET
Zoom Link

This Town Hall meeting will discuss the logistics and management of utilizing Core Credits for use in Research Facilities in lieu of new equipment purchases in Start-up Packages.

Discussions at this Town Hall will generate areas for further dialog at a session at ABRF 2026.   Results from both the Town Hall and Focus Group Discussion will be used to produce a report to be published in JBT.

The Town Hall will feature 4 presenters who will share their experiences with specific methods used at their respective institutions.

Presenters include: 

Brian Pelowski, Associate Dean for Research Operations & Infrastructure
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Mary Gauvin, RED Service Centers Director – Core Facilities
Montana State University, Bozeman

Natasha Nikolaidis, Associate Director of Operations
Purdue University

Marimar Lopez, Director Research Cores

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Moderated by:
Sridar Chittur, Univ at Albany, SUNY
Susanna Perkins, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Details

  • Date: February 5
  • Time:
    1:00 pm - 5:00 pm