Staff
For questions about our services and requests for training, acquisition and sorting, contact the core at uncflowcyto@med.unc.edu
Ramiro Diz, Ph.D. Director Core Administration (919) 966-7812 Dr. Diz has a great deal of experience in flow cytometry. He completed his Ph.D. and Postdoctoral training at UNC before another post doc at Texas A&M. Most recently he worked as a flow cytometry specialist for ThermoFisher Scientific serving as a senior consultant for new product development. Ramiro will be overseeing operations in the core as well as new equipment evaluation and implementation.
Janet Dow, M.S., SCYM(ASCP)CM*, Research Specialist Janet oversees BSL2 cell sorting on the FACSAria II. She operates the LSRFortessa, Attune NxT, ImageStreamX, Symphony S6 and Melody . She trains clients in the usage of the LSRFortessa, Attune NxT, ImageStreamX and Melody. Primary contact for billing questions.
(919) 966-1530
Ayrianna Woody Research Specialist Ayrianna joined the core in October 2019. She is available for cell sorting on the FACSAriaII, Symphony S6 and Melody as well as analysis on the Attune NxT, Fortessa and Aurora. She trains clients in the usage of the Attune NxT, Fortessa, ImageStreamX, Aurora and Melody. (919) 966-1950
Roman Bandy Research Specialist Roman joined the core in May of 2022 and comes to UNC from Stanford University Flow Cytometry Core. He is available for cell sorting on the FACSAriaII, Symphony S6 and Melody as well as analysis on the Attune NxT, Fortessa and Aurora. He trains clients in the usage of the Attune NxT, Fortessa, Aurora and Melody (919)966-1530
Marie Iannone, M.S., Senior Research Scientist Director, LCCC Mass Cytometry Facility, Oversees Helios CyTOF operation.
(919) 445-2745