Flemingsberg Flow Cytometry Core Facility (FFC)
The Flemingsberg Flow Cytometry Core Facility (FFC) at Karolinska Institutet (KI) provides flow cytometry analysis and cell sorting, both assisted and non-assisted, for KI and Karolinska University Hospital researchers, as well as users from other universities and companies.
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Services and equipment
BD Discover S8
Discover S8 which is equipped with 5 lasers can detect 78 parameters and has 5 imaging detectors. This enables for high throughput single cell imaging along with fast single cell sorting both in plate and tube mode.
BD FACS Aria Fusion
BSL2 BD FACS Aria fusion is equipped with 5 lasers (355, 405, 488, 561 and 640 nm) detecting 20 parameters. Cells can be sorted out both in tube and plate mode like 96-well, 384-well plates along with 60 and 72-well terasaki plates, eppendorf, FACS, PCR and 15ml falcon tubes.
BD Symphony A5
This high parameter cell analyzer is equipped with 5 lasers (355, 405, 488, 561 and 637 nm) which can detect 30 parameters. Cells can be analyzed both in tube and plate mode.
BD LSRFortessa
LSRFortessa from BD is equipped with 5 lasers (355, 405, 488, 561 and 637 nm) and can detect 20 parameters. Cells can be analyzed both in tube and plate mode.
CytoFLEX S
This user-friendly BC Cytoflex is equipped with 4 lasers (405, 488, 561 and 638 nm) and can detect 13 parameters. Here also, cells can be analyzed both in tube and plate mode.
Upcoming events
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A list of publications by the researchers using the Flemingsberg Flow Cytometry Core Facility.
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Location: NEO, Medicinaren 25, HERM floor 7, Blickagången 16, Huddinge
Scientific director: Petter Woll
Manager: Belinda Pannagel
Keywords: Flow cytometry, cell sorter, flow cytometer analysers, lasers, image-based sorter, spectral, plate and tube mode, data analysis
Included in: RIKI – KI's organisation for research infrastructure
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