# Flow Cytometry

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · 2020 · $133,689

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The Flow Cytometry Shared Resource (FCSR, formerly called the Optical Biology Shared Resource or
Opticore) provides access to state-of-the-art flow and tissue cytometry, cell sorting, and single cell genotyping
and qPCR for the UC Davis Cancer Center community. Flow Cytometry Shared Resource equipment and
personnel are available at two locations: one at the Davis campus (Tupper Hall) and one on the Sacramento
campus (Institute for Regenerative Cures). The FCSR is led by Ms. Bridget McLaughlin (Technical Director),
and Mr. Jonathan Van Dyke (Technical Manager), with faculty oversight from Dr. Barbara Shacklett (Scientific
Director), and a 13-member Scientific Advisory Committee. The Specific Aims of the FCSR shared resource
are to: provide state-of-the-art cell sorting and analytical cytometry; provide consultation about appropriate
experimental design and data analysis; provide education about routine as well as cutting-edge cytometry
applications; facilitate interactions among researchers using these techniques; and stimulate development of
new approaches for cancer research. FCSR staff members provide Cancer Center investigators with training in
experimental design, operation of instruments, and analysis of data. Cell sorting services are provided by
technical staff, but the goal is to have other instruments (i.e., analytical cytometers and the qPCR analyzer)
operated by researchers whenever possible. In addition to individualized training for users, the FCSR offers an
annual, week-long flow cytometry course during the summer in partnership with the UC Davis Biotechnology
Program. Finally, the FCSR develops collaborations with leading investigators in flow cytometry nationwide to
bring developing technology and new applications to UC Davis. In the past 5 years the FCSR assisted a total
193 Investigators; of those, 103 are Cancer Center members. The FCSR serves all Cancer Center Programs;
the programs in Molecular Oncology, Comparative Oncology and Cancer Therapeutics have the largest
number of FCSR users (>25 per program). Notable accomplishments in the past five years include the
awarding of an NIH S10 instrumentation grant to purchase a new high-speed cell sorter (2015); award of an
S10 grant to purchase a Fluidigm BioMark single cell gene analysis platform (2013); and award of an S10
grant to purchase a BD Fortessa analytical cytometer (2010).

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9993295
- **Project number:** 5P30CA093373-18
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
- **Principal Investigator:** Barbara L. Shacklett
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $133,689
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9993295

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9993295, Flow Cytometry (5P30CA093373-18). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9993295. Licensed CC0.

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