Flow Cytometry - Partners AIDS Research Center

Last modified 07-14-08

Welcome to the PARC FACS home page.

We are located on the 5th floor of CNY 149 in the Charlestown Navy Yard. Please use the menu options to the left to learn more about our different offerings.

News

All of our digital instruments now run Diva 6.1.1.

Accounts

To use any of our instruments, you must first create an account. Please email Michael Waring and include the following information:

your name
a grant number for billing
the PI on the grant
your telephone number
information about the samples you are interested in running (type of sample, number of parameters you wish to measure, etc)

You will also be required to attend a training class before your account will be activated. Please visit the Training page for more information.

Rates

The following services are provided to members of the CFAR and MGH communities:

User-run analysis is billed at $50 per hour for all users.
Operator-run cell sorting is regularly billed at $120 per hour.
PARC and CFAR members receive a discounted rate of $90 per hour for operator-run cell sorting.
PLEASE NOTE: There is no user-run sorting.
Flow Cytometry classes are available at the rate of $75 per person.

To arrange payment, please email Michael Waring at mwaring@partners.org.

Scheduling Instrument Time

Each instrument has an online calendar to reserve time. The link for each calendar can be found by clicking on the desired instrument in the menu to the left.

Additional Information

For additional information, please contact:
Michael Waring	Marcus Altfeld, MD, PhD
Flow Core Facility Administrator	Flow Core Facility Director
Partners AIDS Research Center	Partners AIDS Research Center
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital
Building 149, 13th Street	Building 149, 13th Street
Charlestown, MA 02129	Charlestown, MA 02129
617-643-0891 phone	617-724-2461 phone
617-726-5411 fax	617-724-8586 fax
mwaring@partners.org	maltfeld@partners.org