# Siteman Flow Cytometry

> **NIH NIH P30** · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $242,923

## Abstract

SITEMAN FLOW CYTOMETRY (SFC) SHARED RESOURCE: PROJECT SUMMARY
In the current project period, Siteman Flow Cytometry (SFC) has grown to meet the increasing needs for flow
cytometry from Siteman Cancer Center (SCC) members. SFC now offers 10 flow cytometry analyzers from 8-
27 colors and four cell sorters from 10-22 colors. All analyzers, all data workstations, and one self-service cell
sorter are available 24/7. The remaining three cell sorters are operated by proficient staff Monday through Friday,
from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, with flexibility. In the current project period, SFC has prioritized customer education
and training, especially in experiment design and process. Rather than focusing merely on the operation of
instrumentation and software, the education helps users become much more apt to achieve success the first
time when facing a new level of flow cytometry multiplexing. SFC is heavily involved in the development
partnerships with flow cytometer manufacturers, intending to reach 60 parameters for quantitative analysis using
spectral flow instrumentation and 50 parameters for cell sorting, within the next two years. These partnerships
with industry have consistently helped SFC obtained substantial pricing accommodation on new instrumentation.
This has, in turn, reduced the cost basis of the assets for SFC customers and has increased value to the users
by ensuring they have access to cutting-edge technology. SFC’s focus on and ability to maintain and repair its
own instrumentation leads to minimal down time and instant response to problems that inevitably occur in all
fluidic instrumentation. This repair and maintenance effort extends capacity and utilization and the ability to
forego several service contracts also reduces cost basis and adds value to SFC’s users.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10021370
- **Project number:** 2P30CA091842-19
- **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** TIMOTHY J. EBERLEIN
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $242,923
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10021370

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10021370, Siteman Flow Cytometry (2P30CA091842-19). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10021370. Licensed CC0.

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