About MWACD
The Midwest Association of Core Directors (MWACD) is a chapter of the international Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF). The purpose of MWACD is to promote the mission and purpose of ABRF, and represent and serve the interests of core resource facilities staff, users, administrators, and interested members of the scientific community across the Midwest and Canadian Prairie. MWACD members join us from academic and non-profit research institutions, such as:
ABRF Institutional Member Organizations
Visit https://www.abrf.org/join-now to learn more about the benefits of
ABRF Institutional Membership.
ABRF Group Member Organizations
Center for Proteome Analysis
Flow Cytometry Laboratory
Visit https://www.abrf.org/join-now to learn more about the benefits of
ABRF Group Membership.
Individual Members
Illinois
Northwestern University
Southern Illinois University
University of Chicago
University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Chicago
Indiana
Indiana University, Bloomington
Purdue University
University of Notre Dame
Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Iowa
Kansas
University of Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Michigan
Michigan State University
University of Michigan
Wayne State University
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Missouri
University of Missouri
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University School of Medicine
Nebraska
Creighton University
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Ohio
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Clinic – Lerner Research Institute
Miami University
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Ohio University
The Ohio State University
University of Cincinnati
Wright State University
South Dakota
University of South Dakota
Tennessee
Eastern Tennessee State University
Meharry Medical College
Middle Tennessee State University
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Vanderbilt University
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Versiti Blood Research Institute
THE 2025 ORganizing COMMITTEE
Xinkun Wang | President
Northwestern University
Molly Zeller | President-Elect and 2025 Host Coordinator
University of Wisconsin
Claudia Lalancette | Immediate Past President
University of Michigan
Jessie Pirtle | Treasurer
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ian Lightcap | 2026 Host Coordinator
University of Notre Dame
Sarah Chapman | 2026 Host Coordinator
University of Notre Dame
Rand Haley
University of Louisville
David Morgan
Indiana University
Jen Van Duine
University of Louisville
Mary Winn
Van Andel Institute
