Staff
Nancy Fisher, Ph.D., Director Core administration (919) 966-7812
Janet Dow, M.S., SCYM(ASCP)CM*, Research Specialist Janet oversees BSL2 cell sorting on the FACSAria II. She operates the LSR II/LSRFortessa, iQue Screener PLUS, Attune NxT, ImageStreamX, MoFlo XDP and Aria III . She trains clients in the usage of the LSRII/LSRFortessa, iQue Screener PLUS, Attune NxT, ImageStreamX and Aria III. Primary contact for billing questions.
(919) 966-1530
Ramiro Diz, Ph.D. Technology Director Dr. Diz is an expert in all things flow cytometry. He completed his Ph.D. and Postdoctoral training at UNC before annother 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. (919) 966-1530
Avinash Kollipara, Ph.D. Dr. Kollipara is a panel design expert and will be helping with core applications including cell sorting on a part time basis in addition to his research in the immune response to Clamidyia. Dr. Kollipara is available for BSL1 and BSL2 cell sorting.
Ayrianna Woody Ayrianna joined the core in October 2019. She is available for BSL1 cell sorting on the Aria III and MoFloXDP as well as analysis on the Attune NxT and LSRII/Fortessa. She trains clients in the usage of the Attune NxT. (919) 966-1530
Marie Iannone, M.S., Senior Research Scientist Director, LCCC Mass Cytometry Facility, Oversees Helios CyTOF operation.
(919) 445-2745
Theresa Duffy, B.S., Accounting Technician II (919) 966-3910
* Note: ‘SCYM(ASCP)CM’ denotes Specialist in Cytometry by the American Society for Clinical Pathology.