APC Flow Cytometry Platform

Overview of Services

Our Flow Cytometry Facility provides researchers within APC, Cork University affiliated institutions and  industry partners with capabilities, such as:

1) Practical training for FACS analysis on Celesta, Accuri, FACS Calibur

2) Experimental Design: Design of Flow cytometry experiment Ab panel, controls, sorting strategy

3) Data Analysis using FlowJo, Cell Quest, FCS Express or Diva software

4) Assisted Acquisition

5) Cell sorting

Leadership

Ken Nally, Ph.D | Facility Director | Lecturer and PI, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Email: k.nally@ucc.ie

Location and hours of operation

Acknowledgement of the APC Flow Cytometry Platform

We would like to ask you to please include a specific acknowledgment of the APC Flow Cytometry Platform in any scientific publication, poster or oral presentation which contains data that was generated with the use of our equipment and services.

These acknowledgements are an important source of documentary evidence to help us build a case for sustainability of the platform at APC Microbiome Ireland and to support the continued professional development and training of staff members in the APC Flow Cytometry Platform. Acknowledgements help us to secure internal as well as external funding to maintain and upgrade instruments in our facility.

The following statement can be used to acknowledge our Platform:

“Flow cytometry analysis / cell sorting was performed at the APC Microbiome Ireland Flow Cytometry Platform located at University College Cork.”

Please send us a copy of your publication that includes data obtained from the use of our facility.

CO-AUTHORSHIP

Whenever significant intellectual and scientific contributions are made by members of the APC Flow Cytometry Platform to the design and execution of your experiments or to your research project, publication co-authorship should be considered and discussed with the APC Flow Cytometry Platform.

Contacts