Research FacilitiesFlow Cytometry

A broad spectrum of fluorescent probes are available, including antibodies specific for cell surface or intracellular molecules, dyes to determine the cellular content of DNA or other bio-molecules, and indicators of biophysical properties such as membrane potential or intracellular second messengers.

The facility provides state of the art instrumentation including two bench-top fluorescence analysers (BD FACSCalibur and BD LSR II) and three fluorescence-activated cell sorters (BD FACSVanatage SE, BD FACSAria IIu and BD Influx) suitable for high-speed, multiparametric sorting (up to 25,000 cells per second), with capability of up to fourteen fluorescence parameters. Continually expanding, the diverse array of laser and filter configurations available enable this facility to be capable of most current flow cytometry protocols.