The University of South Carolina is hosting a Research Core Fair on Friday, March 15, 2024, to spotlight the wealth of resources at the University that are available to researchers. Research cores at the University of South Carolina are shared research resources that provide access to equipment, instruments, technology and expert technical advice that researchers from any part of the University can use for a fee.
The Research Core Fair is open to all USC students, faculty and staff. There will be four sessions featuring short talks which will detail capabilities of cores in the following areas: life sciences, chemistry, engineering and aerospace and earth, ocean and environment. There will also be tables or posters for each Research Core, posters by students and postdocs, and prizes for the best student posters. The Office of the Vice President for Research will provide lunch and refreshments during the breaks. All poster presenters get a $500 voucher at the Instrumentation Resource Facility and a $1000 Functional Genomics Core voucher for best poster presentation will be presented at the concluding reception.
The Office of the Vice President for Research and research partners across the USC system look forward to highlighting the research tools available through the university. We encourage USC graduate and professional students, Principal Investigators, and those from other institutions who are interested in using the USC Research Cores to register for this event by March 8, 2024. Those who wish to present a poster at the event should submit their abstract by Friday, March 1, 2024.
All events will occur in the Russell House Ballroom located at 1400 Greene Street, Columbia, SC. Free single-day parking permits will be provided for registered attendees (mark the registration form if you need a parking permit).
Schedule of Events -
Morning
Time |
Location |
Event |
8:00-8:30 a.m. | Ballroom A-B | Poster and table set up |
8:30-9:00 a.m. | Ballroom C | Breakfast: coffee, fruit and pastries |
9:00-9:05 a.m. | Second floor auditorium | Opening remarks by Dr. Robert Price, Research Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Executive Director of USC Research Facilities and Infrastructure |
9:05-9:15 a.m. | Second floor auditorium | Opening remarks by Dr. Julius Fridriksson, Professor, Director of Aphasia Laboratory, and USC Vice President for Research |
9:15-10:00 a.m. | Second floor auditorium | Earth, Ocean and Environment - 15 minute talks
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10:00-10:30 a.m. | Ballroom A-B | Five, three-minute lightning poster presentations |
10:30-11:00 a.m. | Ballroom A-B | Viewing of core tables and student and postdoc posters |
11:00-12:00 a.m. | Second floor auditorium | Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and Aerospace Engineering - 15 minute talks
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12:00-1:00 p.m. | Ballroom C | Lunch |
Afternoon
1:00-2:00 p.m. | Second floor auditorium | Life Sciences, session 1 - 15 minute talks
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2:00-3:00 p.m. | Ballroom A-B | Student and Postdoc Posters, Core tables and posters |
3:00-4:00 p.m. | Second floor auditorium | Life Sciences, session 2 - 15 minute talks
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4:00-5:00 p.m. | Ballroom C | Reception and poster award presentations |
For questions about the Research Core Fair or poster abstract submissions, please contact Gary Schools, schoolsg@cop.sc.edu.