About
The primary goal of this regional chapter of the ABRF is to provide networking opportunities for core directors, managers and staff in the Mid-Atlantic region. The MAD SSCi chapter will organize meetings that will provide a forum for discussion of issues related to core management and their technologies. It is also our goal to provide opportunities for core staff to network and obtain training and/or advanced technical information in a regional setting.
The intended community of interest to the MAD SSCi chapter includes people involved in administration and/or operation of core and research laboratory facilities involved in biomolecular technologies primarily from the scientific research centers of the Universities and Federal Government Agencies located near Baltimore, Washington DC, Frederick MD, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina, and surrounding areas.
We welcome input from all sources, and are always looking to add new committee members, especially from institutions that are not currently represented on the Organizing Committee. Please email us if you are interested!
2026 Organizing Committee
TBD President
Kathleen Brundage (West Virginia University), Treasurer, CAB representative
Patricia Basta, (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Sponsorship Coordinator
Chris Nagy (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Assistant Sponsorship Coordinator
Chris Brantner (University of Maryland, Baltimore), CAB representative
Brandon Carter-Cooper (University of Maryland, Baltimore)
Jeetendra Eswaraka (Rutgers University)
Jennifer Koblinski (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Amy Olex (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Meghan Kraft (University of North Carolina)
Rena Lapidus (University of Maryland, Baltimore)
Roxann Ashworth (Johns Hopkins University)
Amanda Cavallaro (HHMI Jenalia)
Kara Clissold (University of North Carolina)
Wes Gladwell (NIEHS)
Xin Xu (NIEHS)
Emery Ng (Virginia Tech)
Lauren Yum (Johns Hopkins University)
Loannis Stasinopoulo (Rutgers University)
Questions? Email us.