University of Georgia

ADVANCING RESEARCH WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT

The CVI houses instrumentation that facilitates the study of the immune system and vaccines. 

FLOW CYTOMETER

The CVI provides cytometry services to investigators for cell sorting. Our instrument is located in room 1559 of the CVI at 119 Carlton St.

FACSAria Fusion 

Equipped with 4 lasers (Violet, Blue, Yellow, and Red) and exclusively operated by our BD FACSAria Fusion Operator.

  • Up to 13 colors sorting for immunophenotyping
  • Sorting and analysis of CFP, GFP, YFP, mRFP, mTomato, CFP and mCherry gene expression proteins
  • DNA analysis using standard dyes (Hoeschst, DAPI, PI, 7-AAD, etc.)
  • Cells can be sorted into 15ml falcon, 5ml FACS tubes and Eppendorf, or single cell sorting into 6, 24, 48, 96, or 384-well plates for culture and slides
  • Biohazardous cell sorting for BSL2 samples is feasible

Further information can be found below:

CVI Cellular Sorting Policies

Rates and Scheduling

Billing will be charged in 30-minute increments.

FY25 CVI Sorting Charges

UGA   
CVI Investigators:  		UGA   
(non-CVI) Investigators:  		Non-UGA Investigators:
Hourly Rate$100$100$150

There is an Outlook calendar for the FACSAria Fusion schedule. Upon the first sort request, access to this calendar will be granted.

Researchers interested in using the FACSAria Fusion resource should complete the following request form and submit to Celia Saney ([email protected]) to schedule a consultation.

CVI Cellular Sorting Request Form

Contact Us

Center for Vaccines & Immunology
Center for Vaccines & Immunology

(706) 542-1212

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