Flow Cytometry
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The core facility Flow Cytometry at the Institut Jacques-Monod was given the label of "reference facility" by the RIO (Réunion Inter Organismes) national network in 2002.
The core facility Flow Cytometry at the Institut Jacques-Monod has been assessed and found to meet the requirements of ISO 9001 by AFNOR Certification. The certificate is valid from 2009-12-30 until 2012-12-29.
Flow cytometry can be used to measure various characteristics of elements in suspension as they travel at high speed, one by one, through one or more laser beams. These elements can be cells and bacteria, and also subcellular components: nuclei, mitochondria, chloroplasts, chromosomes, etc.
With this technique it becomes possible to quantify the size, granulosity and intensity of fluorescence of the elements analysed. The technique is both analytical and preparational, since certain flow cytometers – « sorters » - physically separate the intial suspension into 2 or even 4 sub populations of cells depending on the criteria chosen by the investigator.
Supervisor: Nicole Boggetto, Research Engineer CNRS.
Last modified 03/14/2011