# Flow Cytometry Shared Service

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · 2020 · $67,223

## Abstract

5.0 Abstract: Flow Cytometry Shared Service 
The mission of the Flow Cytometry Shared Service (FCSS) is to offer state-of-the-art instrumentation and 
technical expertise to UMGCC members to assist in the conduct of cancer biology research. The facility 
provides full-scale, state-of-the-art flow cytometry services including sample acquisition, data analysis, 
fluorescent cell sorting, experimental planning, and pre- and postexperimental consultation in support of NCI- 
sponsored research. The FCSS also assists investigators in the flow cytometry components of pilot grants 
supported by the NCI P30 funding and provides training on analytical instrumentation to users. The user 
training is designed to permit investigators to independently acquire samples and perform data analysis. The 
FCSS is committed to the dissemination of novel flow cytometry–based technologies through continuous 
education of UMGCC investigators. The FCSS has proved to be a key supporter of UMGCC and has 
supported over 50 UMGCC labs (out of more than 70 labs), leading to more than 90 peer-reviewed 
publications in the past 5 years. The FCSS has facilitated a wide range of basic science studies and has also 
had an important impact on clinical research efforts. 
In 2014, the FCSS supported 66 Cancer Center members spanning all 5 research programs (26 percent of all 
UMGCC members), with 42 of them (64 percent of UMGCC users) having peer-reviewed funding. The FCSS 
supports many cancer-related publications annually, with several in high-impact journals including Nature 
Communications, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the 
United States of America, and Blood.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9984988
- **Project number:** 5P30CA134274-13
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE
- **Principal Investigator:** Xiaoxuan Fan
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $67,223
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2008-08-08 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9984988

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9984988, Flow Cytometry Shared Service (5P30CA134274-13). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-29 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9984988. Licensed CC0.

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