Equipment

Instruments available for cell sorting:

• BD Fusion
• Four-laser, 17-parameter, four-way, flow-cell sorter equipped for enhanced small-particle resolution
• 70-, 85- and 100-micron nozzles
• BSL2 enclosure for noninfectious human cells

• FACSAria
• 10-colour, fixed-alignment attenuated sorter equipped with UV 488 and 633 nm lasers
• 70-, 85- and 100-micron nozzles, variable speed, digital, auto setup and monitoring
• Aseptic preparation and aerosol management system available

Instruments available for flow cytometry:

• BD LSR II special order unit 1
• Four-laser (325, 405, 488 and 633 nm), 13-colour digital analyzer
• FACSDiva software

• BD LSR II special order unit 2
  • Four-laser (405, 488, 561 and 633 nm), 15-colour digital analyzer
  • FACSDiva software

Instruments available for imaging:

• Nikon A1 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope
  • Tiling, multiposition, Z stacks, advanced image-processing tools available
  • Temperature and humidity control options for live cell imaging
    
    
• Zeiss Axiovert 200M
  • Inverted stage, multichannel acquisition, time lapse, Z-stack

• Zeiss Z1 Axio Observer Confocal Spinning Disk Microscope
  • Temperature and humidity control options for live cell imaging 
  • High-speed camera 50fps, humidified, heated inserts, tiling, multiposition, Z stacks, advanced image-processing tools