# Flow & Image Cytometry Shared Resource

> **NIH NIH P30** · ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP · 2022 · $213,305

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT 
The mission of the Flow and Image Cytometry Shared Resource (FICSR) is to provide contemporary advanced 
flow cytometric analysis and sorting services, as well as imaging services at cellular and subcellular levels of 
resolution in a cost-effective, user-friendly and scientifically rigorous environment. A major strategic goal of the 
resource is to provide custom methods development services in a variety of labor-intensive, highly-specialized 
techniques. Development of methodology is often empirical in nature and cannot be easily obtained from 
outside sources. During the reporting period, FICSR has acquired new instrumentation, increased capacity, 
established new services, expanded educational programs, and engaged the Shared Resource Advisory 
Committee to develop a strategic plan that will enable us to continue to meet the rapidly evolving research 
needs of CCSG members. FICSR served a total of 134 Roswell users, of which 111 (93%) were CCSG 
members. There are three types of research investigators who use the FICSR. Level 1 users are those who 
are proficient in the techniques and know the instruments’ capabilities. For these investigators, the majority of 
our user base, the resource provides oversight and consultation. Level 2 users depend exclusively on the 
expertise of the resource staff to provide sample preparation, data acquisition, data analysis and its 
interpretation. Level 3 users include investigators who are new to flow and/or image cytometry or who are just 
beginning to consider new applications of this technology to address their research questions. Here the 
resource staff may perform pilot experiments to determine what would be a useful approach. The Specific Aims 
of the FICSR are: 1) To provide Roswell Park CCSG members access to cost-effective flow and image 
cytometry technology which is maintained according to a quality assurance program that follows regulatory 
agency guidelines and which meets the functional demands of their research programs; 2) To educate Roswell 
Park CCSG members on new developments in flow and image cytometry technology, their application and 
implementation pertaining to their specific research areas; 3) To enhance inter- and intra-programmatic 
collaborations by providing an educational and user-friendly environment in which FICSR personnel assist 
users with experimental design, execution, and analysis of their experiments commensurate with the user’s 
level of proficiency in the field. The resource offers services not provided by any other facility in the Buffalo 
region and the fees are among the lowest in the nation. The main objective of the FICSR is to stay on pace or 
ideally ahead of the cytometry needs of the CCSG user base. Thus, the resource leadership will continue close 
interactions with CCSG members to determine their needs and will also monitor the emergence of new 
technologies and analytic tools.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10398049
- **Project number:** 5P30CA016056-45
- **Recipient organization:** ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP
- **Principal Investigator:** Kai Fu
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $213,305
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-06-16 → 2024-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10398049

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10398049, Flow & Image Cytometry Shared Resource (5P30CA016056-45). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10398049. Licensed CC0.

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