Flow Cytometry Core Facility (FCCF)

Located in the Bellini Pavilion of the Life Science Complex, the Core facility provides instrumentation and technical assistance to perform laser-based flow cytometric analysis, as well as providing an operator based cell sorting service. The flow core provides access to standard and high-end laser-based flow cytometry instrumentation in combination with expert technical support and training. Additional services include operator-based cell sorting and assistance with experimental design and data analysis. The Flow Cytometry Core Facility is equipped with four analyzers and four cell sorters, and additionally offers two alternative software packages for analysis.

The Flow Cytometry Core Facility is equipped with 4 different flow cytometers for various applications. An operator-based cell sorting service is also offered. You can refer to the equipment section of this website to view the instrument available. For a more complete description of the equipment (configurations and technical specificity), please consult our external webpage (https://fccfmcgill.weebly.com/).

We provide the mandatory two-part training for the users to gain access to the cytometers. An initially theory training needs to be taken by the new users (drop-in sessions every other Tuesdays in room 330 of the Bellini building; inquire the core staff about the next available dates). The training is concluded with a second part hands-on training on the desired instrument. We offer consultation for experiment design, data analysis and other technical assistance. Users or clients that won’t be doing regular acquisition and analysis can also ask for operator assisted data acquisition and analysis. We offer web-based portal subscriptions for the software FlowJo that can be purchased by labs for a yearly few.

The facility is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. for cell sorting services and user assistance. The cytometers are accessible at any time for trained users. Instrument training requests and cell sorting appointments need to be booked through the scientific platform admin system Infinity X.