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Flow cytometry on-campus service fees:

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  EPICS XL  MoFlo  MoFlo  MoFlo LSR II FACS Canto
Analysis Analysis Sorting   Single Cell Sort Analysis   
Setup Fee   N/A $20 $30 $40 N/A N/A
Unassisted* $35/hr N/A   N/A   N/A   $35/hr  $35/hr
Assisted $60/hr $60/hr $60/hr $60/hr $60/hr $60/hr

Sample Preparation - Technician time will be billed at $20.00 per hour, use of fluorescence microscope and cell culture facility including standard reagents are included in the fees listed. Custom reagents will be billed at cost.

A minimum fee will be assessed equal to 1 hour of use plus any setup fee or one hour less than the amount of time reserved, plus an setup fee, whichever is greater.

Cancellation of Appointments

. No charge for appointments canceled > 48 hours in advance.

. Appointments cancelled < 48 hours but > 24 hours in advance will be billed 1/2 hour of use.

. Appointments cancelled < 24 hours in advance will be billed the minimum fee (see A above).

*Unassisted means that facility personnel are not required to run samples or monitor sort. Facility personnel will set up the instrument (MoFlo), perform QC and be available for troubleshooting.

** Unassisted means that Facility personnel are not required to run samples or monitor sort. Facility personnel will set up the instrument, perform QC and be available for troubleshooting during normal working hours.

Typhoon 8600 single laser imager: $15 for first 30 minutes of use and $.20 per minute of use thereafter performs phosphorimaging, chemiluminescence measurements, and multi-color fluorescence

Bio-Rad Multiplex Suspesion Systems: $100/96-well plate.

This is an abridged list of our service prices and subject to change at any time; please contact Dr. Barbara Pilas, Director of Flow Cytometry, at (217) 244-0559 or pilas@uiuc.edu for information on prices and other issues related to your project.

(If you are an off campus customer,please complete the off-campus user form)

Facility users other than State of Illinois institutions are subject to a 25.3% indirect cost rate for federally funded projects.  For off-campus projects exceeding $5,000 a contract must be negotiated through University of Illinois Grants and Contracts.  For further information contact Dr. Mark A. Mikel (217.244.0144, mmikel@uiuc.edu), Associate Director of the Biotechnology Center.


Flow Cytometry Facility
Barbara Pilas, Ph.D - Director
231 Edward R. Madigan Laboratory, 1201 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-0559     FAX: (217) 244-0446      Email: flowcyt@uiuc.edu

Last edited: <Augus30, 2006 21