Cytometry Facility, University Park

Services

• Image cytometry using sophisticated fluorescence microscopes
• Flow cytometry using high-speed cytometers and cell sorters
• Training and assistance in sample preparation, use of equipment and interpretation of results. Preliminary analyses are conducted at no cost to assure that methods will work for the protocol and cell type of interest.
• Information to help you in grant and paper preparation, for example, literature searches and reference materials, preliminary data collection, help with experimental design.
• Access to Current Protocols in Cytometry, the Buffalo confocal and Purdue cytometry newsnets for help with difficult problems.
• Workshops and facility tours.

Announcements

Highlights from ISAC meeting

ISAC (International Society for the Advancement of Cytometry) meetings are always stimulating and full of information from both scientists as well as vendors.  This bi-annual meeting in Budapest was no exception.  The biggest news is that Becton-Dickinson (BD) has purchased Cytopeia (the company who makes our highspeed sorter).  We are not sure of the longterm consequences, but in the short term, the Cytoepia devision will be independent.  Details

Practice before you pay

Olympus has an interactive tutorial website that simulates both of our confocal microscopes. If you want to learn about microscopy concepts and controls, take a look.

Students defend theses

In the last several months eight of our favorite graduate students have successfully defended their PhD theses.  The eight students are:  Omid Harandi, Prashanth Porayette, Abhijit Gurjar, Martin Gentile, Nisi Sahu, Manu Ray, Archana Iyer and Jianfang Hu.