About

Iain Fraser Cytometry Centre (Core Facility)

RRID:SCR_022315

The Iain Fraser Cytometry Centre (IFCC) is a multi-user cytometry facility approved for both GMO and BSL2 work. Our mission is to provide researchers with access to state-of-the-art instrumentation, supported by expert scientific and technical guidance in flow cytometry. We work closely with researchers to deliver innovative flow cytometry solutions tailored to the needs of diverse fields, including environmental science, water quality, food safety, plant and animal research, as well as preclinical and clinical studies. The IFCC gratefully acknowledges the following funding sources for equipment acquisitions: Dr Iain Fraser, University of Aberdeen, Saving Sight for Grampian, SULSA, Friends of Anchor, and The Gordon and Emily Baxter Foundation.

 

Access Terms and Conditions: 

  • Users must have an active IFCC iLab account;
  • All experiments must comply with the biosafety regulations, IFCC and University Policy;
  • Only Core Staff can train users on the instruments;
  • Samples must be transported in a double-sealed container and capped tubes used. This protects both the samples and the public.
  • Before you leave IFCC, please switch the instrument off if required. The policy of keeping instruments “ON” or “OFF” depends on the time of the day and scheduled bookings

 

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I book machine time, training, or sorting?

    1. To Book on the iLab instrument Calendar: Click, hold, drag and let go of the left-click button of the mouse, then follow the on-screen instructions.
    2. University Out-of-Hours Usage: Don't hesitate to contact IFCC staff regarding out-of-hours usage (only for experienced users).
    3. Staff Instrument-based Assistance: Contact cytometry@abdn.ac.uk.

Core Staff Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.

What Instruments do you have?  

BD LSR Fortessa, Attune NxT with 96/384 well plate HTS system, Dual Camera Amnis ImageStream MKII with 96 well plate loader, Beckman Coulter CytoFlex SRT, BioPlex 200, GentleMACs dissociator, and FlowJo analysis software.

What Services do you offer?

The core has a dedicated tissue culture suit and wet bench laboratory facilities to support wet bench work pipelines for your experimental needs. 

The Facility operates on a fee-for-use basis following university recharge policies. Access to the IFCC facility is provided to University of Aberdeen faculty and staff, external academics, for-profit companies and commercial scientists through fee-for-service, project basis, partnerships, and collaboration.

Note: Fluorescent Activated Cell Sorting (FACS): The cell sorter is core staff-operated only. All experiments must be discussed and scheduled with IFCC staff in advance.

 

Costings and Quotations: 

Prices are banded based on the Financial Source. Rates are listed per hour with the final billing costings adjusted based on the Facility’s charging policy.

Any quotation is an estimate based on information provided by the client regarding project requirements and is only valid for 30 days.

Actual cost may change once all project elements are finalized or negotiated.

Internal prices apply to University of Aberdeen staff and students where funding has been awarded to the UOA. Please enquire if funding is external as additional charges, including VAT, may be applicable. If you are internal and applying for a grant, please email cytometry@abdn.ac.uk stating the funder, proposed start date and details of services required to obtain a quote’

 

Acknowledgement Policy: 

1)We respectfully suggest investigators cite the Iain Fraser Cytometry Centre if the research they are reporting used our services to design, conduct, or analyse their research, including fee-per-seervice.

2)Plese include our Research Resource Identifier as: RRID:SCR_022315

  • In all publications
  • In grant applications using IFCC facility-generated pilot data
  • In presentations (e.g. lab seminars)
  • In posters (e.g. presented at a conference)

3)The facility should be informed of the publicatoon or work presented

Example scenarios for acknowledgement (*)

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*Table adapted from the publication policy commpiled by Dr. Natasha Stephen, Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre

 

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Iain Fraser Cytometry Centre
Centre
 
+44(0)1224-437597
 
cytometry@abdn.ac.uk
 
University of Aberdeen
 

Available Equipment and Resources

► Cell Isolation (1)
► Cytometry Instruments-IMS-2.54 (4)

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