Flow Cytometry Shared Resource

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Flow Cytometry Shared Resource Definition

The Flow Cytometry Shared Resource provides Cancer Center investigators with following support: analytical flow cytometry, sorting of cell subpopulations utilizing various criteria, such as intrinsic cell properties, e.g. DNA content, Green Fluorescent Protein, or extrinsic properties, such as molecular markers identified by fluorescently-labelled monoclonal antibodies, automated magnetic cell sorting. The resource operates, maintains, and upgrades instrumentation for flow cytometric analysis and cell sorting, advises in the design of experiments and contributes consultation in analysis of data.