# Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Facility

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · 2020 · $336,246

## Abstract

Project Summary 
The Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Facility was established by the Abramson Cancer Center in 1980, and 
has been continuously approved and funded by the NCI Cancer Center Support Grant since 1981. In the last 
competitive renewal, this Shared Resource received an “exceptional” merit evaluation. The Facility is 
recognized as one of the largest and most comprehensive academic flow cytometry shared resources in the 
United States, offering access to a broad range of analytical and sorting cytometers, expert consultation, and 
an extensive educational program. Jonni Moore, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, has 
directed the Facility since 1990. She has a doctorate in immunology and is a noted worldwide expert in both 
the application of high dimensional flow cytometry and shared resource operation. The technical staff is 
managed by Charles Pletcher, MCI, who has been with the Facility since 1987. He brings over 25 years of 
extensive technical instrumentation and application experience to the Facility. The staff of the Facility is 
comprised of experienced technologists, each with an average of 12 years experience, who offer ACC 
members access to cutting edge cytometric technology, as well as expert support in experimental design and 
data evaluation. During the current project period, the Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Facility remained one 
of the most frequently used CCSG-funded Shared Resources of the Abramson Cancer Center, and continued 
to experience growth. ACC members accounted for 110 of the 265 researchers (41%) who used the Facility 
during the reporting period (10/01/13-09/30/14), the vast majority of whom (102/110) have peer-reviewed 
funding. CCSG support represents 10% of the proposed Facility budget with the remaining funding coming 
from charge backs, additional grant support and Institutional support. The success of the Shared Resource 
during the project period has been facilitated by the addition of instrumentation, recruitment of staff, expansion 
of training programs and the increased interest in cytomics within the ACC membership.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9836812
- **Project number:** 5P30CA016520-44
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
- **Principal Investigator:** JONNI S. MOORE
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $336,246
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9836812

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9836812, Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Facility (5P30CA016520-44). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9836812. Licensed CC0.

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