Equipment and Facilities

FACSAria cell sorter at Mayo Clinic's Flow Cytometry Core facility in Arizona.

Equipment

BD Biosciences LSRFortessa benchtop flow cytometer

  • FACSDiva software
  • Equipped with five lasers: 355nm, 405nm, 488nm, 560nm and 635nm
  • 16 colors

BD Biosciences Celesta benchtop flow cytometer

  • FACSDiva software
  • Equipped with three lasers: 405nm, 488nm and 635nm
  • 12 colors

BD Biosciences FACSAria III SORP cell sorter

  • FACSDiva software
  • Equipped with five lasers: 355nm, 405nm, 488nm, 560nm and 635nm
  • 16 colors
  • Contained within a Baker BioProtect safety cabinet
  • Automatic cell deposition unit to sort into 96 well plates
  • Chilled tube holder

Facilities

The Flow Cytometry Core works with research labs within Mayo Clinic's Arizona campus and the local community to ensure access to needed research equipment. In addition to Mayo Clinic labs, the core works with Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.

The core is located in the Samuel C. Johnson Medical Research Building at Mayo Clinic's campus in Scottsdale.