Core Facilities
Core Facilities
The Department of Cancer Biology and the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center are home to the Flow Cytometry Core Facility and the Cellular Therapy Center Core Facility.
A comprehensive list of available core facilities can be found on the Office of Research Services core facilities web page
FLOW CYTOMETRY CORE FACILITY
Phong Le, PhD, Flow Cytometry Facility Director
ple@luc.edu
Bert Ladd, Flow Cytometry Facility Manager
rladd@luc.edu
CBCC Room 212
Lauren Martin, Flow Cytometry Specialist
lmartin18@luc.edu
The Flow Cytometry Core Facility is in Room 212 of the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center. Investigators, students, and staff can be trained to operate the analyzers independently, or request staff-operated analyzer and cell sorter appointments by emailing rladd@luc.edu. Consultation and analysis available for an additional charge.
See our full website for information on services and pricing.
EQUIPMENT IN THE LAB
- LSRFortessa Conventional Cytometer – 4 lasers (405nm, 488nm, 561nm, 633nm) & 15 fluorescent channels
- Novocyte Quanteon Conventional Cytometer – 4 lasers (405nm, 488nm, 561nm, 637nm) & 20 fluorescent channels
- Cytek Aurora Spectral Cytometer – 5 lasers (355nm, 405nm, 488nm, 561nm, 640nm) & 64 fluorescent channels (up to 40 simultaneous fluorophores)
- Amnis ImageStreamX Mark II Imaging Cytometer – 3 lasers (405nm, 488nm, 642nm) & 6 fluorescent imaging channels
- FACSAria Conventional Cell Sorter – 4 lasers (405nm, 488nm, 561nm, 633nm) & 15 fluorescent channels
- Cytek Aurora CS Spectral Cell Sorter – 5 lasers (355nm, 405nm, 488nm, 561nm, 640nm) & 64 fluorescent channels (up to 40 simultaneous fluorophores)
- PC Workstation for Data Analysis – FlowJo v10
CELLULAR THERAPY CENTER FACILITY
The Cellular Therapy Center (CTC) is a clean room facility meeting cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Processes) standards that enable cellular based processing to be performed following the highest standards for product development and clinical trials. The facility occupies 1200 ft on the lower level of the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, and is served by dedicated controlled environmental systems to assure continued maintenance of the strict cGMP standards, and in keeping with FDA guidelines and regulations. The facility has three primary operational Class 10,000 laboratory suites. Each suite is fully equipped and use is dedicated to a specific laboratory to avoid potential cross contamination.
Contact the facility at 708-327-1241 for more information.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
In addition to formal core facilities, the Department of Cancer Biology provides shared facilities and equipment for use by our investigators. Please contact the listed faculty member for information, availability and to set up training. To ensure personnel safety and proper maintenance of these important resources, documentation of formal training will be required prior to use. Cost for all reagents and consumables is the responsibility of the user.
Centrifuges
- Beckman Avanti JE centrifuge with JA20, JA10 and swinging bucket rotors (Nick Achille x73119)
- Beckman Optima XE-90 ultracentrifuge with Type 70.1Ti, VTi65.2 and SW32Ti rotors (Maurizio Bocchetta x73136)
- Beckman benchtop TL-100 ultracentrifuge (Mitch Denning x73358)
Histology
- Molecular Devices Arcturus XT laser capture microdissection instrument with LED illumination, epi-fluorescence illumination and autoscan XT (Nancy Zeleznik-Le x73368)
- Leica CM3050-3 cryostat (Nancy Zeleznik-Le x73368)
Imaging / Microscopy
- Invitrogen iBright CL1000 imaging system (Wei Qui x78191)
- BioRad ChemiDoc fluorescence and chemiluminescence detection system ((Nancy Zeleznik-Le x73368)
- Li-Cor Odyssey infrared imaging system (Mitch Denning x 73358)
- BioRad TC20 automated cell counter (Wei Qui x78191)
- Nikon Diaphot inverted fluorescent microscope with Olympus DP21 camera (Mitch Denning x73358)
- Olympus BX53 fluorescent microscope with attached Hamamatsu ORCA-Flash4.0 LT camera; Olympus dual-headed AX80 microscope with Olympus DP21 2MP camera (Wei Qui x78191)
In Vivo Studies
- Euthaniz EZ-3500 multi-animal anesthesia (Wei Qui x 78191)
- Visual Sonics Vevo 770 high resolution in vivo ultrasound imaging system (Clodia Osipo x 72372)
- Vetamc vaporizer / anesthesia unit
- Perkin Elmer IVIS Spectrum animal image with camera (Steve Kregel x72431)
- Rad Source RS2000 X-Ray Bio iRad 50 Hz irradiator (Jiwang Zhang x 73343);
- Drew Scientific Hemavet 950FS system (Nick Achille x73119)
Molecular Biology
- Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer (Nick Achille x73119)
- Diagenode Bioruptor Pico automated sonicator (Nick Achille x73119)
- Synergy H1m hybrid multi-mode microplate reader (Valerie Chai x73298)
- Fisher Nanodrop 1000 Spectrophotometer (Maurizio Bocchetta x73136)
- Fisher Nanodrop 2000c Spectrophotometer (Nick Achille x 73119)
- Life Technologies QuantStudio 6 real-time PCR System, 96-well Fast (Nick Achille x 73119)
- Applied Biosystems QuantStudio system (Nick Achille x 73119)
- Amaxa Nucleofector (Nick Achille x 73119)
- Invitrogen – Thermo Fisher Neon electroporation system (Jiwang Zhang x73343)
Other
- Dark room with Alpha Tek AX300 Film Developer (Maurizio Bocchetta x73136)
- Walk-in cold rooms (4 degrees Celsius) for storage and performance of experiments that must be conducting at low temperatures
- BioSpherix C-Shuttle Hypoxia System
- Packard Top Count Microplate Scintillation Counter (Nancy Zeleznik-Le x73368)
- Beckman Scintillation Counter for vials (Mitch Denning x73358)
- New Brunswick Shaker (Nancy Zeleznik-Le x73368)
The Department of Cancer Biology and the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center are home to the Flow Cytometry Core Facility and the Cellular Therapy Center Core Facility.
A comprehensive list of available core facilities can be found on the Office of Research Services core facilities web page
FLOW CYTOMETRY CORE FACILITY
Phong Le, PhD, Flow Cytometry Facility Director
ple@luc.edu
Bert Ladd, Flow Cytometry Facility Manager
rladd@luc.edu
CBCC Room 212
Lauren Martin, Flow Cytometry Specialist
lmartin18@luc.edu
The Flow Cytometry Core Facility is in Room 212 of the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center. Investigators, students, and staff can be trained to operate the analyzers independently, or request staff-operated analyzer and cell sorter appointments by emailing rladd@luc.edu. Consultation and analysis available for an additional charge.
See our full website for information on services and pricing.
EQUIPMENT IN THE LAB
- LSRFortessa Conventional Cytometer – 4 lasers (405nm, 488nm, 561nm, 633nm) & 15 fluorescent channels
- Novocyte Quanteon Conventional Cytometer – 4 lasers (405nm, 488nm, 561nm, 637nm) & 20 fluorescent channels
- Cytek Aurora Spectral Cytometer – 5 lasers (355nm, 405nm, 488nm, 561nm, 640nm) & 64 fluorescent channels (up to 40 simultaneous fluorophores)
- Amnis ImageStreamX Mark II Imaging Cytometer – 3 lasers (405nm, 488nm, 642nm) & 6 fluorescent imaging channels
- FACSAria Conventional Cell Sorter – 4 lasers (405nm, 488nm, 561nm, 633nm) & 15 fluorescent channels
- Cytek Aurora CS Spectral Cell Sorter – 5 lasers (355nm, 405nm, 488nm, 561nm, 640nm) & 64 fluorescent channels (up to 40 simultaneous fluorophores)
- PC Workstation for Data Analysis – FlowJo v10
CELLULAR THERAPY CENTER FACILITY
The Cellular Therapy Center (CTC) is a clean room facility meeting cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Processes) standards that enable cellular based processing to be performed following the highest standards for product development and clinical trials. The facility occupies 1200 ft on the lower level of the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, and is served by dedicated controlled environmental systems to assure continued maintenance of the strict cGMP standards, and in keeping with FDA guidelines and regulations. The facility has three primary operational Class 10,000 laboratory suites. Each suite is fully equipped and use is dedicated to a specific laboratory to avoid potential cross contamination.
Contact the facility at 708-327-1241 for more information.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
In addition to formal core facilities, the Department of Cancer Biology provides shared facilities and equipment for use by our investigators. Please contact the listed faculty member for information, availability and to set up training. To ensure personnel safety and proper maintenance of these important resources, documentation of formal training will be required prior to use. Cost for all reagents and consumables is the responsibility of the user.
Centrifuges
- Beckman Avanti JE centrifuge with JA20, JA10 and swinging bucket rotors (Nick Achille x73119)
- Beckman Optima XE-90 ultracentrifuge with Type 70.1Ti, VTi65.2 and SW32Ti rotors (Maurizio Bocchetta x73136)
- Beckman benchtop TL-100 ultracentrifuge (Mitch Denning x73358)
Histology
- Molecular Devices Arcturus XT laser capture microdissection instrument with LED illumination, epi-fluorescence illumination and autoscan XT (Nancy Zeleznik-Le x73368)
- Leica CM3050-3 cryostat (Nancy Zeleznik-Le x73368)
Imaging / Microscopy
- Invitrogen iBright CL1000 imaging system (Wei Qui x78191)
- BioRad ChemiDoc fluorescence and chemiluminescence detection system ((Nancy Zeleznik-Le x73368)
- Li-Cor Odyssey infrared imaging system (Mitch Denning x 73358)
- BioRad TC20 automated cell counter (Wei Qui x78191)
- Nikon Diaphot inverted fluorescent microscope with Olympus DP21 camera (Mitch Denning x73358)
- Olympus BX53 fluorescent microscope with attached Hamamatsu ORCA-Flash4.0 LT camera; Olympus dual-headed AX80 microscope with Olympus DP21 2MP camera (Wei Qui x78191)
In Vivo Studies
- Euthaniz EZ-3500 multi-animal anesthesia (Wei Qui x 78191)
- Visual Sonics Vevo 770 high resolution in vivo ultrasound imaging system (Clodia Osipo x 72372)
- Vetamc vaporizer / anesthesia unit
- Perkin Elmer IVIS Spectrum animal image with camera (Steve Kregel x72431)
- Rad Source RS2000 X-Ray Bio iRad 50 Hz irradiator (Jiwang Zhang x 73343);
- Drew Scientific Hemavet 950FS system (Nick Achille x73119)
Molecular Biology
- Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer (Nick Achille x73119)
- Diagenode Bioruptor Pico automated sonicator (Nick Achille x73119)
- Synergy H1m hybrid multi-mode microplate reader (Valerie Chai x73298)
- Fisher Nanodrop 1000 Spectrophotometer (Maurizio Bocchetta x73136)
- Fisher Nanodrop 2000c Spectrophotometer (Nick Achille x 73119)
- Life Technologies QuantStudio 6 real-time PCR System, 96-well Fast (Nick Achille x 73119)
- Applied Biosystems QuantStudio system (Nick Achille x 73119)
- Amaxa Nucleofector (Nick Achille x 73119)
- Invitrogen – Thermo Fisher Neon electroporation system (Jiwang Zhang x73343)
Other
- Dark room with Alpha Tek AX300 Film Developer (Maurizio Bocchetta x73136)
- Walk-in cold rooms (4 degrees Celsius) for storage and performance of experiments that must be conducting at low temperatures
- BioSpherix C-Shuttle Hypoxia System
- Packard Top Count Microplate Scintillation Counter (Nancy Zeleznik-Le x73368)
- Beckman Scintillation Counter for vials (Mitch Denning x73358)
- New Brunswick Shaker (Nancy Zeleznik-Le x73368)