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University of Wisconsin–Madison

Research Core Revitalization Program (3)

The Research Core Revitalization Program (RCRP) is the third round of an initiative to strengthen campus research core capacities by supporting the upgrade, replacement or duplication of heavily used shared research resources. Shared instruments, equipment and other resources play a critical role in research across the university and typically have a limited lifespan.

Although essential and highly used, these critical resources are not generally eligible or competitive for federal and other external grant programs targeting new capabilities and technologies. Researchers across campus depend on the shared resources managed by cores, and investment in renewing these capabilities ensures the continuity and productivity of our research enterprise.

Here are the 15 projects chosen for funding in Round 3 of the RCRP (2024):

Acquisition of a Workhorse Single-Crystal X-ray Diffractometer in the Molecular Structure Laboratory that will Replace and Upgrade Two Older Diffractometers

Critical Continuation and Expansion of Cell Sorting Services on Campus

Dynamic Field Camera for Advanced Brain Imaging with MRI

Replacement and Upgrade of a Critical Liquid Chromatograph-Tandem Mass Spectrometer for Analysis of Environmental Contaminants

Replacement for Workhorse In Vivo Optical Imaging System for the UW Carbone Cancer Center Small Animal Imaging and Radiotherapy Facility (SAIRF)

Replacement of an Illumina NovaSeq 6000 with a NovaSeq X Plus

Replacement of Computational Infrastructure Supporting Core Bioinformatics Services

Replacement of Key Instrumentation in the Soft Materials Characterization Laboratory

Replacement of Workhorse Transmission Electron Microscope for Ultrastructural Imaging

Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope for State-of-the-Art Cellular Imaging at UW–Madison

Upgrade of Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer on the Electron Microprobe

Upgrade of Targeted Quantitative LC/MS/MS Capabilities and Services through Acquisition of a State-of-the-Art Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

Upgrades to Cage Washing Equipment for the School of Medicine and Public Health Biomedical Research Models Services Animal Facilities and Husbandry Core

Upgrading the Wisconsin Administration Data Core with Wisconsin Hospital Association Data

UW Glass Lab Furnace and Kiln Replacements and Plasma Upgrade