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Flow Cytometry Facility

The Flow Cytometry Facility measures physical and chemical characteristics of cells, rapidly acquiring data on tens of thousands of unique cells.  This technology has applications in numerous fields including molecular biology, pathology, immunology, virology, plant biology and marine biology.

FACILITY CONTACT INFORMATION

Manager: Shawn Rigby
Room#: 1117 Molecular Biology Building

Rates

Fees for service.  Open to Iowa State University, other academic institutions, and external companies.

Getting Started

How to submit your samples to the Flow Cytometry Facility.

Services Available

Expert Staff. Advanced Instrumentation.
A trusted partner for your research needs.

Available to the Iowa State University research community and to scientists across the globe.

No charge
consultation

40+ years of combined cytometry experience

Expertise in a wide
range of biological systems including
plant DNA content

Our flow cytometry knowledge applied to your research project

Assay Spotlight

Plant DNA Content

The Flow Cytometry Facility has performed ploidy and DNA content analysis on a vast number of plant species for researchers around the world. From desert derived wild samples to commercial breeding programs the Flow Cytometry Facility has years of expertise available to clients who are interested in endoreduplication, genome size determination, and ploidy level.

Service Spotlight

Chromosome Sorting

Iowa State University offers researchers the unique capability to sort chromosomes, available only at a few research institutions in the region.The ability to sort individual chromosomes facilitates understanding chromosome structure which is vital to determining the function of genes that reside within them. Following purification, DNA and proteins can be extracted from the sorted chromosomes for genomics and proteomics studies.

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