About Us
The University of Kentucky Flow Cytometry and Immune Monitoring Core Facility offers state-of-the-art flow cytometry cell analysis, high-speed sorting, and immune functional analysis to the research community at UK and has been in continuous operation since 1983.
The Flow Cytometry and Immune Monitoring Core Facility (FCIM) is dedicated to supporting high-quality research utilizing flow cytometry techniques in both basic and translational studies. We provide our users with access to cutting-edge equipment, along with technical and scientific expertise for comprehensive analysis of immune responses. Our facility follows standardized and optimized SOPs and study protocols to ensure reproducible, high-quality results for our collaborating investigators in a cost-effective way.
Our skilled staff at FCIM can help your research by:
- Providing training and assistance in analytical flow cytometry.
- Provide technical consultation and support with the experimental design, execution and flow cytometer data analysis.
- Assist users with high-speed cell sorting to obtain pure population for downstream studies.
- Provide training and assistance in multi-analyte detection assays using multiplexing Luminex technology or Isoplexis technology.
- Provide training and assistance in Metabolic assays using Seahorse XF technology.
- Provide technical and scientific expertise in comprehensive analysis of immune responses in pre-clinical animal studies and translational human research.
- Provide technical and scientific expertise in Immune biomarker discovery and analysis in blood and tissues.
- Provide technical assistance in the human blood processing to isolate high-quality PBMCs and plasma/serum samples for downstream studies.
For more services offered at FCIM, please contact facility Staff at FCIMcore@uky.edu.
FCIM is more than a fee-for-service provider. We are dedicated to helping our users generate high-quality research data. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions or information.
