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Research Core Facilities Program

The mission of the Research Core Facilities Program is to enable researchers at UC Davis to have access to the state-of-the-art technology for their scientific research, to streamline the core facility administration while improving accountability and transparency, and to provide training opportunities for faculty, graduate students and staff.

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Add your core to the Research Core Directory!

We are very excited to announce the opening of the User Acceptance Testing phase of the developing Research Core Directory. Tim Holmes, project lead, demonstrated the Directory in the Cores Connect meeting on Jan 11. We need up to 10 cores to serve as the initial entries to the Core Directory during the week of Feb 12. These initial cores will have the opportunity to be the first visible entries during the soft launch of the Directory in spring. They will also provide user feedback on the look and feel of the site.
Explore the Cores Directory test site: https://core-directory-uat.or.ucdavis.edu/

Please respond to this email to volunteer to be an initial entry if you can:

  • complete entry of your core data during the week of Feb 12 (estimate 1 – 2 hours for cores with robust web pages and organized info ready)
  • assess and provide feedback on the entry process
  • evaluate and provide feedback on the overall user experience
  • be an advocate in the core and researcher communities

Initial entries do not have to be absolutely complete: the design of the site allows and encourages ongoing additions and revisions. Cores that are not initial entries will be invited to complete entries in spring and prior to the campus-wide launch in late spring.

Please contact Diana Lazo ([email protected]) with questions.


Congratulations Research Cores Continuity Awardees (FY2024)

The Office of Research is delighted to announce the thirteen awardees of the Research Cores Continuity Funding program for FY2024. These exceptional research cores demonstrated their commitment in advancing the university’s research mission, and the Office of Research is honored to provide one-time funds to support their operations. Learn more about the awardees and the FY2024 Research Cores Continuity funding program’s impact here: (https://research.ucdavis.edu/13-uc-davis-research-cores-receive-500k-in-awards/).

The Research Cores Continuity funding program’s primary goal is to maintain critical services that cores offer to researchers by supporting the operations and instrumentation in high-performing cores. Eligible units include any organized shared research facility or resource that provides access to technologies, equipment, services, and expert consultation to enable, facilitate, and enhance the research mission of the university. The FY2024 Research Cores Continuity funding program is supported by an investment of $500,000 from the Office of Research.

We appreciate all the applicants who applied. The program received many strong applications, and we were unable to fund every deserving proposal. Your submissions of your operational requirements and challenges have contributed valuable insights into the unmet needs in shared resource facilities across campus. These contributions play a role in our ongoing development of a strategic approach to cores. Thank you for your participation and commitment to advancing research at our university.

Please contact Isabelle Girard ([email protected]), Director, Research Core Facilities Program, with questions.


Research Core Facilities Survey Results (December 2022)

As part of the effort to understand the campus core landscape and researcher needs, the AVC Cores Working Group developed and launched an anonymous survey for the UC Davis research community, including faculty, trainees, staff, students, clinicians, and researchers. The survey was designed to solicit researcher input on the current and recent use of cores and shared facilities, including challenges, unmet needs, concerns, and comments. A copy of the full Research Cores Survey Report can be found here.

Research Core Facilities Survey Results