Flow cytometry Core facility at BioClinicum
OnkPat/Theme Cancer Core facility is available for staff at the Department of Oncology-Pathology in addition to research Theme Cancer in BioClinicum. New users need an introduction to get authorized. Contact information to responsible persons can be found below. Before using this core facility send your certificate from KI laboratory safety introduction to Paula Mannström. Access to the building is also required.
Room nr: U220 06 4100
Responsible person: Weng-Onn Lui
Booking calendar: iLab OnkPat
General information
FACS core facility currently has two instruments: NovoCyte 3000 and NovoCyte Quanteon. Both instruments are equipped with autosampler for tubes and plates. The configurations of the instruments are given below.
Novocyte 3000
Novocyte Quanteon 4025
New users
This lab is accessible only for authorized persons. New users need to contact the responsible person for the compulsory introductory course. You can request new user training through iLab “Request Services”. Authorization will be granted after that. New users are encouraged to join GRP_FACS_users to receive announcements and news and to connect to other users. To join the group, please contact Weng-Onn Lui
User fee
The user fee is 300 SEK/h for the internal users and 350 SEK/h for external users. Maximal booking time is 4 h. For longer experiments, booking can be done between 6 p.m. – 9 a.m. and during the weekends (max 4 h of usage will be charged). The instruments can ONLY be used through booking in iLab, (schedule equipment). More information on how to register in iLab
For work with clinical/patient material
The work with patient material is allowed in the facility only if a risk assessment has been done. If you need more information about the risk assessment for work with human material, contact the biosafety delegate for OnkPat: Paula Mannström. The material has to be fixed (formaldehyde, ethanol etc.) prior to the use of the equipment.