This image was taken by Karla Esbona from the TRIP lab during some spatial & molecular profiling work.

Midwest Association of Core Directors annual meeting registration is open!

Photo: Karla Esbona, Translational Research Initiatives in Pathology (TRIP) Laboratory

Welcome to the SMPH shared resources and affiliates website!

Image of microscope for the microscope linkSMPH supports 30+ diverse shared resources and affiliates to advance research and scholarship.

This website is a repository of  information describing in detail SMPH shared resources and affiliates and the services available for intramural and extramural use. Each shared resource lists specific instrumentation, technologies, consultation services, and other services that scientific and clinical investigators have access to.

Our future goal is for this site to be available to external customers to provide access to our service core infrastructure and to specialized services.

Midwest Association of Core Directors Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Midwest Association of Core Directors (MWACD) is coming to Madison!  This meeting, specifically focusing on cores, core staff, managers, directors and administrators will be held October 22-24, 2025 at Memorial Union.  Tours of various cores on campus as well as the Promega campus are included with registration and will be happening on Wednesday, October 22.  The rest of the meeting will be filled with talks and workshops directly related to the science, operation, and management of core facilities and shared resources in research. This is an excellent opportunity to meet and learn from colleagues from across the US Midwest and Canadian Prairie.

Click here for more info about this meeting: https://mwacd.abrf.org/mwacd-2025/

OVCR has offered to pay $50 towards the registration fee for the first 50 UW core staff who register for this meeting.  Use this code when registering: OVCRCORES

MWACD is a regional society of the Association of Biomolecular Research Facilities (ABRF).

More info about MWACD: https://mwacd.abrf.org/about-us/

More info about ABRF: https://abrf.org/

Fasting is required for many of the benefits of calorie restriction in the 3xTg mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.

Reji Babygirija, Jessica H Han, Michelle M Sonsalla, Ryan Matoska, Mariah F Calubag, Cara L Green, Anna Tobon, Chung-Yang Yeh, Diana Vertein , Sophia Schlorf, Julia Illiano, Yang Liu, Isaac Grunow, Michael J Rigby, Luigi Puglielli, David A Harris, John M Denu, Dudley W Lamming.

Experimental Animal Pathology Laboratory (EAPL)

ImmunoPET Demonstrates that Co-Targeting GD2 and B7-H3 with Bispecific Antibodies Enhances Tumor Selectivity in Preclinical Melanoma Models.

Zachary T Rosenkrans, Amy K Erbe, Nathan B Clemons, Arika S Feils, Yadira Medina-Guevara, Justin J Jeffery, Todd E Barnhart, Jonathan W Engle, Paul M Sondel, Reinier Hernandez

Small Animal Imaging & Radiotherapy Facility (SAIRF)

Engineering the bone metastatic prostate cancer niche through a microphysiological system to report patient-specific treatment response.

Cristina Sánchez-de-Diego, Ravi Chandra Yada, Nan Sethakorn, Peter G. Geiger,  Adeline B. Ding, Erika Heninger, Fauzan Ahmed, María Virumbrales-Muñoz, Nikolett Lupsa, Emmett Bartels, Kacey Stewart, Suzanne M. Ponik, Marina N. Sharifi, Joshua M. Lang, David J. Beebe, Sheena C. Kerr

Circulating Biomarker Core (CBC), Flow Cytometry Core (Flow Lab), TSB BioBank, UW Optical Imaging Core (UWOIC)

Excellence and Expertise

The School of Medicine and Public Health supports 60+ diverse centers, institutes, shared resources, and affiliates to advance research and scholarships.

For a complete list and information about the Center and Institutes, please click here.

  • Carbone Cancer Center
  • Center for Biomedical Swine Research and Innovation
  • Center for Health Disparities Research
  • Center for Healthcare Safety and Applied Research in Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Center for Innovations in Parent-Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
  • Center for Precision Medicine
  • Center for Training in Pharmacology and Drug Development
  • Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
  • Center for Urban Population Health
  • Cystic Fibrosis Center
  • HealthEmotions Research Institute
  • Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
  • McPherson Eye Research Institute
  • Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center
  • Native American Center for Health Professions
  • Osher Center for Integrative Health
  • Population Health Institute
  • Prevention Research Center
  • Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center
  • University of Wisconsin Clinical Trials Institute
  • UW Health Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center
  • Comprehensive Diabetes Center
  • Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute
  • Wisconsin Blood Cancer Research Institute
  • Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness

Shared Resources

Please click on the name of the shared resource for more details on the resources and expertise available in each.

** after the name of a resource is only for Cancer Center researchers

Please acknowledge the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Shared Resources in manuscripts and publications that include any work supported by our professional staff and dedicated space.