Useful Flow Cytometry Links
SPECTRAL VIEWERS:
BD Biosciences: http://www.bdbiosciences.com/research/multicolor/spectrum_viewer/index.jsp
Invitrogen: http://www.invitrogen.com/site/us/en/home/support/Research-Tools/Fluorescence-SpectraViewer.html
Note: the main difference between these are the specific reagents that each company sells.
eBioscience FluorPlan: http://www.ebioscience.com/resources/fluorplan-spectra-viewer.htm customizable to various instrument configurations and multiple laser lines.
Fluorophore Guide:
BD Multicolor Fluorochrome Guide: http://www.bdbiosciences.com/documents/Multicolor_Fluorochrome_Guide.pdf
Dartmouth staining index guide showing relative brightness of various fluorophores on several different instruments: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dartlab/index.php?page=anti-cd8-stain-index
TUTORIALS:
Things you should know about Autofluorescence! Autofluorescence: Causes and Cures
MUST-SEE webinar from Kelly Lunsten at Biolegend on understanding Fluorophores and Panel Design: http://www.biolegend.com/brilliantviolet_webinar
Introduction to Flow Cytometry:
http://probes.invitrogen.com/resources/education/tutorials/4Intro_Flow/player.html
From Beckman website: https://www.beckmancoulter.com/wsrportal/wsr/support/training-education/research-webinars-conferences/index.htm
- For CyAns and Summit Software:
http://www.coulterflow.com/bciflow/theory.php
http://www.bdbiosciences.com/support/training/itf_launch.jsp
- More general flow cytometry basics:
www.invitrogen.com/site/us/en/home/support/Tutorials.html
USEFUL ARTICLES AND LINKS:
If you are new to cell sorting experiments, see our page on Practical Cell Sorting - a guide for investigators
For experienced flow cytometry users, check out Ryan Duggan's blog from the University of Chicago Flow Cytometry lab: http://ucflow.blogspot.de/ - there are great discussions about Annexin gating, MFI, log transformation, compensation and more!
Other BD Website tutorials for Flow Cytometry overview:
http://www.bdbiosciences.com/support/training/self_paced.jsp
Interpreting flow cytometry data: a guide for the perplexed. Herzenberg et al. 2006 Nature Immunology 7:681 http://www.nature.com/ni/journal/v7/n7/full/ni0706-681.html
Introduction to Fluorescent Proteins: Nikon MicroscopyU article with spectral profiles of common fluorescent proteins: www.microscopyu.com/articles/livecellimaging/fpintro.html
Flow Cytometry – A Basic Introduction
http://flowbook.denovosoftware.com/
Beckman Coulter Webinar Series:
http://www.coulterflow.com/bciflow/webinar.php
Purdue Flow Cytometry www.cytometry.purdue.org
Join the Purdue Flow Cytometry List Serve to get in on the chatter of current flow issues and concerns by users over the globe.
Giving a seminar: additional teaching slides at:
http://www.isac-net.org/
Several good primers on flow cytometry are provided by instrument and antibody manufacturers:
www.bdbiosciences.com/support/training/itf_launch.jsp
www.bdbiosciences.com/support/training/self_paced.jsp
www.invitrogen.com/site/us/en/home/support/Tutorials.html
Another primer is Michael G Oremond's Flow Cytometry - A Basic Introduction:
METHODS
Current Protocols in Cytometry - we have a facility subscription, so let us know if you need any methods from this site.
http://http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0471142956
OTHER TOOLS
On-line lymphoid slide ruler: It is a quick and easy way to review what markers should be positive and negative for numerous disease states involving T, B and NK cells.
http://www.coulterflow.com/bciflow/slideruler.php
