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.
Good ole listservs (or listserves or list serves, if you will). A staple in the academic's toolbox of communication technologies. But the question is, how useful are they in today's hyper-connected, socially-networked, always-on environment? Here we'll touch on...
It wasn't so long ago that I blogged my impressions of the newly released Attune Cytometer from Life Technologies. Although overall, the system seemed pretty good, I did find some disheartening issues with both the hardware and software. There's no reason why...
N.B. The Avalon cell sorter is now the S3 cell sorter distributed by Bio-Rad. It's the same hardware/software, with a new color scheme to match the Bio-Rad colors. You can find the product's new page here:...
Using flow cytometry to assess cell death, and more specifically, apoptosis, is an everyday occurrence in a flow core. Technically speaking, performing the assay couldn't be easier when utilizing numerous kits available from any number of vendors. It's typically...
One of the more difficult tasks people encounter when they start making multicolor flow cytometry panels is the process of finding antibodies, and knowing which fluorochromes to use. There's the primary task of finding the specific antibodies you want to use in a...
I know, I know, another spin on the "7 Habits..." meme, but hey, reserve your judgement until you've read through them. This post is definitely geared towards core facilities, but I think you'll find this transcends to multiple service oriented businesses. Let me...