On this page:

• ViCell Features
• Fees
• Required Safety Training
• Training
• Scheduling
• Sample Restrictions
• Publication Acknowledgement Request

ViCell Features

• Cell count
• Percent viability
• Cell circularity
• Cell size
• Aggregating cells

Fees

$3 per hour.

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Required Safety Training

Users must provide documentation of Hazardous Chemical Waste Training to the lab safety officer at CCRB 754.

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Training

Contact Coordinator Paul Champoux, 612-625-7165, to schedule training session.

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Scheduling

• Online scheduling instructions (PDF)
• Sign up using the online scheduling system for ViCell.
• Please cancel ASAP. Users CANNOT CANCEL reserved time on the instrument AFTER the time is past. You will be billed if you do not cancel in advance.

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Sample Restrictions

Cell populations to be analyzed on the FACSCalibur or sorted on the FACSVantage cannot contain radionuclides or infectious agents. Specifically, it is not permissible to bring cells into the Flow Core for analysis that contain radioactive substances (eg, P-32) or are known to be infected with bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Examples would include cells known to be producing infectious virus such as EBV or HIV. This policy is enforced because flow cytometers generate aerosols, which we cannot contain during analysis or sorting.

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Publication Acknowledgment Request

The Flow Core receives grant support from the National Cancer Institute, which should be acknowledged in any publications. The following statement is suggested: "We would like to acknowledge the assistance of the Flow Cytometry Core Facility of the University of Minnesota Cancer Center, a comprehensive cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute, supported in part by P30 CA77598."

• We would appreciate a reprint of your publications.
• We appreciate your acknowledgment of the Flow Core services in your publications.

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