News
- Ashraf Khalil, Associate Research Scientist in Laboratory Medicine, uses Amnis Imaging cytometer in his work. His very recent publication in Science:
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2012/05/02/science.1213368.full#aff-1 - The FACS Core will change our online scheduling program for all reservations from May 1st onward. The new FACS Core scheduling website will be www.yaleflowscheduling.com. Users can log in to www.yaleflowscheduling.com by using their current schedulebook.com e-mail and password.
Users who wish to sign-up for analyzer usage from now through April 30th should still schedule their time on schedulebook.com. The schedulebook.com calendar will be blocked on May 1st and beyond.
Please see the PowerPoint Presentation explaining how to navigate www.yaleflowscheduling.com. In general it will resemble Schedulebook in look and function.
If you have questions please contact Geoff Lyon at geoffrey.lyon@yale.edu or 737-5959.
- The LEPH 901B FACS Aria now has state and university approval to sort BSL-3 materials. The LEPH Sorter can sort BSL-1, BSL-2, and BSL-3 cells . The LEPH Aria is equipped with a 407, 488, 532, and 640nm lasers and is contained in a Baker Bio-protect IV hood. It is capable of tube and plate sorting. All new users must have prior approval to conduct BSL-3 research and have room 901B added as a research location with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, through Maryjo Lanzillotta (maryjo.lanzillotta@yale.edu) in OEHS. Researchers interested in sorting BSL-3 material should contact Geoff Lyon (geoffrey.lyon@yale.edu, 737-6471 or 737-5959) to fill out the required forms to begin BSL-3 sorting.
- Our new location at 300 George Street: LSRII and Calibur are now located on the second floor in room 2320H. Also the TAC6 STD-8 (Stratedigm) has been relocated to 2320H. The TAC6 STD-8 has been renamed in Schedulebook as STD-8 George. All FACS Core users have 24/7 access to 2320H George Street. The room is located at the end of the north hallway on the second floor inside of the 2320 suite door. 2320H is located to the right directly inside the suite door. Please make sure that when you exit 2320H that you exit using original door you entered the suite through. Please do not use the door down the long corridor which is a space occupied by YARC. If you have questions about the facility or move please contact Esther Beaudoin (5-7958, 5-7949, 7-7452, Esther.Beaudoin@yale.edu) or Geoff Lyon (7-5959, Geoffrey.lyon@yale.edu).
- The Cell Sorter Core Facility would like to announce our newest cell sorter located in LEPH. The four laser, up to 15 colors BD FACSAria II is available for all types of sorts, but those wishing to use it have to complete these minimal requirements: 1)Have YARC Approval for Animal Handling (or Complete a Medical Surveillance Form, see YARC website) and 2)Complete a tour of LEPH Facility. To sign up for a tour contact Geoff Lyon at geoffrey.lyon@yale.edu
- The Flow Cytometry Core Facility would like to welcome Kartoosh Heydari to Yale. Kartoosh is going to be the new sort operator for the Amistad FACSAria. Kartoosh has 10+ years of flow Cytometry experience at Stanford
University. Kartoosh has extensively used FACS Caliburs, LSRIIs, and the FACS Aria II. He has over 3 year's experience dedicated to sorting on the Aria and is a specialist in multicolor sorting and analysis. Please feel free to introduce yourself to Kartoosh in Amistad 416.He can be contacted at kartoosh.heydari@yale.edu or at (203)785-2299.
- The iCyt Reflection High Speed Sorter is open for users! The sorter has two heads that can be run in parallel at high speed, with either 70u nozzle (10-50K events/s lymphs) or 100u nozzle (5-25K/s, ideal for larger and fragile cells). Features 4 lasers: 405, 488, 532 and 645 and 12 colors and 4-way sorting. Excellent sensitivity. Run by Cam(eron) Godecke (5-2541, TAC617), formerly of BD cell sorting core. Time is available, so try it!
