Day 1

Thursday 9^th March

 7:30 – 9:00

Registration

 9:00 – 9:15

Welcome

Welcome to Country
Song woman Maroochy, Songwoman and Law-woman of the Turrbal People

 9:15 – 10:30

Vision for the Future of Core Facilities

Introduction to CORES2023
Fabienne Mackay, Director and CEO, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Research Co-Design for the Evolution of Core Facilities
Paul Bonnington, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research Infrastructure), The University of Queensland

Strategic use of CORES
Sach Jayasinghe, CEO, Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation House Keeping and preamble for breakout sessions
Grace Chojnowski, General Manager of Scientific Services, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Chair: Lee Bruce, Chief Operating Officer, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

 10:30 – 11:00

Morning Tea (30 min)

 11:00 – 12:00

Breakout Session 1

The Lived Experience of Core Talent Part I

Moderators: Grace Chojnowski, General Manager of Scientific Services, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Andrew Masel, General Manager QGEN & Commercial Therapies, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
and
Susan List Armitage, Core Facility Manager – Sample Processing, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

 Breakout Session 2  

Management and Operation of Core Facilities Part I

Moderators: Sach Jayasinghe, CEO, Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation
Michelle Richards, Director of Building Operations, Translational Research Institute
and
Leon Scott, Director – Research Infrastructure Operations, Queensland University of Technology

 12.00-12.30

 Facility Poster Session 1

 12:30 – 1:30

 Lunch

 1:30 – 3:00

The Lived Experience of Core Talent

Upskilling through high engagement with researchers and other core facilities
Brian Tse, Senior Preclinical Imaging Scientist, Translational Research Institute
From Anatomical Pathology to Scientific services
Crystal Chang, Senior Histology Scientist, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

From vet to tech to imaging. My unexpected career in the Cores
Kamil Sokolowski, Pre-clinical imaging officer, Translational Research Institute

My Introduction to an Analytical CORE Facility
Sarah Keselj Davies, Scientific Officer Griffith Analytical Facility, Griffith UniversityMy lived experience in a flow cytometry CORE facility
Amanda Stanley, Flow Cytometry Analyst, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Panel discussion

Chairs: Emilyn Tan, Laboratory and Quality Assurance Manager – Protein Expression Facility, University of Queensland

and
Leon Scott, Director – Research Infrastructure Operations, Queensland University of Technology

 3:00 – 3:30

Afternoon tea (30 min)

 3:30 – 5:00

Leadership and Direction of CORE Facilities

Imaging at HIRF – a path from discovery science to clinical translation
Graham Galloway, Director, Herston Imaging Research Facility and Director of Imaging Technology, Translational Research Institute
Core value beyond results
Michelle Richards, Director of Building Operations, Translational Research Institute 
Research-based core facilities are increasingly important as enablers of innovation and scientific discovery
Kelly Rogers, Head of the Advanced Technology and Biology Division, the Centre for Dynamic Imaging, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
The future of CORE facilities in addressing Australia’s innovation deficit
Leon Scott, Director – Research Infrastructure Operations, Queensland University of TechnologyEcosciences in Queensland: A nod to the past and an eye to the future
Stephen Potts, Director, Soil and Catchment Science

Panel discussion

Chairs: Michelle Burford, Dean of Research Infrastructure, Griffith University
and
Nigel, Waterhouse Flow Cytometry and Imaging Facility manager QIMR Berghofer Medical research Institute

 Day 2

Friday 10^th March

 8:30 – 9:00

Bump In/Slide prep

 9:00 – 10:30

National CORE Facilities

Keynote Address: Core Laboratory Tips & Tricks 
Peter Lopez, Professor and Facility Director, NYU

Microscopy Australia: introducing our instruments and experts
Lisa Yen, Chief Executive Officer, Microscopy Australia  

Accelerating access to translational research infrastructure
Stuart Newman, Chief Executive Officer, Therapeutic Innovation Australia

Chair: Alex Cody, Principal Project Officer, Department of Science

 10:30 – 11:00

Morning Tea (30 min)

  11:00 – 12:00

Breakout Session 1 

The Lived Experience of Core Talent Part II

Moderators: Grace Chojnowski, General Manager of Scientific Services, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
and
Susan List Armitage, Core Facility Manager – Sample Processing, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

 Breakout Session 2 

Management and Operation of Core Facilities Part II

Moderators: Sach Jayasinghe, CEO, Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation

Michelle Richards, Director of Building Operations, Translational Research Institute
and
Leon Scott, Director – Research Infrastructure Operations, Queensland Institute of Technology

 12.00-12.30

Key Insights from The Lived Experience of Core Talent and Management and Operation of Core Facilities breakout sessions

 12:30 – 1:30

 Lunch

 1:30 – 3:00

Management in CORES

The ‘Path’ to Effective Leadership
Nicole Hartley, MBA Director – Business School Future of Health Research, The University of Queensland

Clash of civilisations: strategic complexities of managing a core facility in an academic institution
Nic West, Senior Lecturer – School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Anatomy and Physiology, Griffith University
A new lab! Reflections on design, construction and relocation, while keeping the research flowing
Aaron Micallef, Senior Research Infrastructure Specialist – Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology
Core Change: Strategies in converting an analytical teaching laboratory into a high-quality research facility
Ryan Stewart, Technical Manager, Griffith University
Software for Core Facility Management
Jamie Riches, Representative – Centre for Materials Science,  Queensland Institute of Technology

Building a core facility no-one has ever heard of Lessons learned from successes and failures along the way
Emily Duggan, Senior Gnotobiotic Facility Co-Ordinator, Translational Research Institute

Chairs: Horst Joachim Schirra, Director – NMR Facility, Griffith University 

and
Lisa Yen, Chief Executive Officer, Microscopy Australia  

 3:00 – 3:15

Afternoon tea (15 min)

  3:15 – 4:45

Engaging with Research and Industry partners

Engaging with Research and Industry Partners
Kinnari Shelat, Senior Manager – UQ-HBI Partnerships, The University of Queensland

Facility Management to Industry: Personal Experience and Insights
Sandrine Roy, Application Specialist, Evident
Core facilities; we couldn’t have done it without them
Corey Smith, Group Leader – Translational and Human Immunology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Novel bone and marrow tissue resident macrophage discoveries needed a Core Facility community to achieve rigours and innovative outcomes
Allison Pettit, Director of Biomedical Research – Bones and Immunology Research, Mater Research – UQ

Congratulations on the Engagement! What next
Janet Reid, BioFoundry Facility Manager, CSIRO

Core Facilities: Creating a field of dreams for large industry partners
Iris Depaz, Country Medical Lead and Head of Medical, Sanofi

Chairs: Nick Ariotti, Senior Research Fellow – GL, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queenslandand

Chris Goulay, Chief Operating Officer, The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF)

 4:45 – 5:00

Closing 
Grace Chojnowski, General Manager of Scientific Services, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Networking 

Platinum Sponsors 

Gold Sponsors 

Silver Sponsors