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I started to think about what the CAT Facility will look like when we get back to work. The COVID-19 social distancing and hygiene measures are going to be required for the foreseeable future and must be reflected in the way we operate in the lab. I'd like to share...
Updated March 25th, 2020 to include more information from Cytek and OMIQ. The COVID-19 pandemic has made a significant impact on our daily lives here in Chicago. Although our facility remains open for now (see facility current status here), we are keeping staff to...
Back in 2018, our Cytek Aurora was installed and Cytek came to campus for two days to train us on the instrument. It was all very exciting! A short time passed before researchers really started using the instrument and I was asked to design a panel. From what I...
When I was a graduate student, my PI asked me how many μL of a particular antibody I used per million cells, and I told him my staining conditions were "per 100 μL" not "per million cells". This triggered a heated debate about antibody amount - he argued that the...