Hours and Location
Hours of Operation
The core facility is staffed Monday - Friday, 9AM-6PM.
The core is accessible to trained users 24/7, including holidays. Staff is available on a limited basis during off-hours to help troubleshoot instrument issues.
Location
The core facility is split between two main spaces in the Vagelos Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) Building
- Room 11511 serves as the main core space and houses the cell sorters and core facility office. You can find the FACSAria, Sony MA900, and FACSDiscover S8 in VP&S 11511.
- Room 11501, the "Annex", houses the analyzers and imaging flow cytometer. You can find the NovoCyte cell analzyers, Sony ID7000 spectral cell analyzer, and the Amnis ImageStream-X MkII imaging flow cytometer in VP&S 11501.
Additionally, equipment is also located in rooms 1116 (10x Genomics and BD Rhapsody) and 1119 (qPCR) of the Wiliam Black Building.
A map of our location can be found below.
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