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The CAT Facility got flooded over the weekend and we want to provide as much up-to-date information about the situation and what we're doing about it. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions or concerns. Check back again here for the most recent updates....
The manner in which manuscripts acknowledge the work done in Shared Resource Laboratories (SRLs) is inconsistent and an ongoing topic of discussion. These acknowledgements are critical to the survival of SRLs as they are used to satisfy the requirements of federal...
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...
The CAT Facility will host two instrument demonstrations in the next few months. Details can be found on the Events page. Miltenyi MACSQuant Tyto cell sorter (October 21st to 25th) 1 - The Miltenyi MACSQuant Tyto is designed for high efficiency cell sorting in true...
As we announced last month, we have been informed by our IT team that the CAT Facility server is rapidly running out of space. The server was installed in 2012 to facilitate the data transfer and we never actually took the time to delete anything from it. We...