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Cytek released an updated version of the Spectroflo acquisition software and we had it installed successfully on the Auroras in our facility. We're now at Spectroflo 3.1.0! Welcome to the future. Users can expect some minor improvements including: Increased max...
Hello! I wanted to take some internet bandwidth to introduce myself to everyone. My name is Everett, and I am the Scientific Associate Director for the CAT facility. I received my bachelors from Marquette University, and my doctorate from the University of...
The main thing that struck me during the 2022 ChUG Cytometry Workshop held in November is the incredible amount of tools that were developed over the last few years to make of flow cytometry lives easier. Amongst them is the EasyPanel online algorithm that rapidly...
Hello all! It's my great pleasure to introduce Mr. Jacques Parker Leclerc to the world. This fine strapping 7.7 lbs boy was born on June 4th! Since then, his career has skyrocketed: he's been named employee of the month at the CAT Facility for the five last years...
Flow cytometry equipment has improved quite a bit over the last few years and the CAT Facility aims at offering the best instruments available on the market. In the aftermath of the Flood of '21, we ended up replacing the irremediably damaged Fortessa X20 by a...
I didn't talk about it much, but amongst the instruments we lost in 2021 were our two ELISA plate readers. We honestly don't run that many of these, so I'm quite unclear on why we had two to begin with. At any rate, both broke down within the same month, just as we...