From: Moore, Julie (uzm5@cdc.gov)
Date: Thu Aug 06 1998 - 13:12:59 EST
Dear mailing list participants: I have a question that will require a little bit of background info, so please bear with me. We are malaria immunology researchers and do much of our work at our field station in western Kenya. Although we have most of the equipment (albeit dated and labor-intensive) to perform most immunology assays, our set-up is crude; thus, we frequently are faced with power outages and wage a constant war against dust and dirt. We are planning to add flow cytometry capabilities to our laboratory, and are faced with the choice between a FACScan (complete with year 2000 compliant Mac and software) and a FACSCalibur; a sorter will be included with either package. Having had no experience at all with the FACSCalibur, we are excited at the prospect of having four color analysis capabilities, but may be overlooking difficulties with operation and maintenance of this machine that would not be an issue with the FACScan. We would greatly appreciate any and all comments related to both of these machines, and would especially welcome any comments from those individuals with field-based experiences. Thank you in advance. Julie Moore, Ph.D. Division of Parasitic Diseases National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chamblee, GA 30341 Phone: 770-488-4948 Fax: 770-488-4454 Email: uzm5@cdc.gov
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