Learn the latest news about the CAT Facility and tips for learning flow cytometry. Feel free to share your opinion in the comments section of each post. The comment section will be moderated for tone and content.
The latest ChUG podcast is out where we discuss a number of topics. But I wanted to revisit the unmixing with beads issue that we discussed in a previous post. So it turns out beads create unmixing matrix that do not correct spectral artifacts completely. I'm...
David Leclerc | Apr 1, 2024 | 0 Comments
Earlier today, Mike blasted an email about how the CAT Facility is ditching bleach for the cleanup of its instruments. We're now going to use something we call CaviCon! Sounds like something that wants to punch Optimus Prime in the face (I learned English watching...
David Leclerc | Mar 19, 2024 | 0 Comments
We recently said good bye to the LSRII 4-12 and I wanted to say a few words about what happened. There are a some things to highlight here, as the retirement of these units is somewhat controversial in the field. BD had announced the end of their support of the...
David Leclerc | Dec 12, 2023 | 1 Comment
Should I use cells or beads? This question is at the center of many discussions nowadays in the flow cytometry world. Beads were once lauded as the easy alternative to cells to prepare your compensation controls. But as more and more researchers look at their...
David Leclerc | Dec 7, 2023 | 4 Comments
We had Omar Abouzid from EasyPanel to discuss the new developments that comes with version 2. I've been pretty happy with the tool so far, but I'm now very excited to see how the new antibody inventory system will work out. The panel design tool itself has a few...
David Leclerc | Oct 30, 2023 | 0 Comments
The former Director of the CAT Facility, Ryan Duggan, had a good thing going with a Google Group in cytometry, before Google decided to shut down that tool. He was hosting Google hangouts, called Cytometry on Air, to discuss all things flow cytometry, which...
David Leclerc | Oct 14, 2023 | 0 Comments
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