Instruments and services
Ordering supplies
FCCF list of recommended tubes and reagents | |
BD Biosciences | Antibodies, buffers and other flow cytometry reagents. BU users can order BD products through Fisher catalog to receive 10% discount and free shipping (don’t expect overnight shipping). |
Biolegend | Antibodies, buffers and other flow cytometry reagents. BU/BMC users are eligible for up to 25-35% discount, please email us for the quote code. |
Thermo Fisher (now owns Life Technologies/Invitrogen/Molecular Probes/eBioscience) | Fluorescent dyes, antibodies and other flow cytometry reagents. BU/BMC users should order products through Terrier Marketplace/Life Technologies catalog (NOT Fisher Scientific) to receive a discount (varies, 10-30%). |
Beckman Coulter | Antibodies |
Online tutorials and courses
BD “Introduction to Flow Cytometry” | This course is a prerequisite for FCCF New User Training | |
BD Webinars | Archive of webinar recordings | |
Cytek Biosciences | Webinars on spectral cytometry | Webinars on spectral cytometry |
Molecular Probes/Invitrogen Webinars | Archive of webinar recordings | |
FlowJo video tutorials FlowJo pdf tutorials and datasets |
Basic and advanced tutorials and sample data sets |
Flow cytometry e-books
“Flow Cytometry – a Basic Introduction” by Michael G Ormerod (free e-book) |
“Practical Flow Cytometry” by Howard Shapiro (free e-book) |
Current Protocols In Cytometry (BU login required) |
Web tools, spectrum viewers and fluorchrome charts
BD Biosciences Spectrum Viewer | FCCF’s favorite Spectrum Viewer for antibody-conjugated fluorochromes and common dyes and fluorescent proteins |
Thermo Fisher Spectraviewer | In addition to common conjugates, this viewer shows a great variety of dyes, proteins, pigments and probes |
Cytek Full Spectrum Viewer | Spectral panel design tools including Similarity and Complexity Index calculator |
BD Relative Fluorochrome Brightness | Lists most recent BD dyes including Brilliant Violet and Brilliant UV Sirigen fluorochromes |
Fluorochrome chart | Lists most common fluorochromes, their excitation and emission and optimal filters sorted by brightness intensity |
Biolegend Instrument Guide/Fluorophore Selector | A great tool for listing colors for particular instruments/configurations. |
X3 Conference room
Room reservation calendar (please email us to have your event added) |