Hours of Operation:
The CACF is currently open between 9am-5pm Monday through Friday but appointments are scheduled from 10-12 and 1-5pm. Trained users needing access to the facility during off hours should contact the CACF to make special arrangements. There is an analysis station set-up for all user access.
Scheduling:
Please contact Mary Price at mprice1@tulane.edu to schedule appointments.
All new users must download, print, and fill in the Account Authorization Form , and bring it to the Facility with the signature of the principal investigator.
Scheduled Appointment Policy
- Please try to be on time. If you are going to be late for your scheduled appointment contact the facility. Any appointments that are 15 minutes late will begin to be charged for the remainder of the appointment.
- If you do not contact the facility and are late for your appointment, you will be charged from the beginning of booked time.
- If you are late for a scheduled time, please note that your analysis or sort appointment will be strictly enforced to accommodate those signed up after you.
- If you fail to show up for a scheduled appointment, you will be billed for the full time.
Cancellations
If you need to cancel, try to do so at least 24 hours in advance to avoid any charges for time, you can do it by email or by phone (please leave a message if the phone is not answered). If you cancel less than 24 hours prior to your scheduled time, you will still be billed for 1 hour of setup time. If you fail to show up for a scheduled sort, you will be billed for the full time.
Please notify Core personnel immediately if any information changes before your scheduled appointment.
For Aria / LSR II / Array Users:
All users are requested to contact the facility at least two business days in advance for cell analysis or sorting. It is recommended to check the availability of the instrument before starting your experiment in order to ensure that samples will be run on time. Please contact the facility as soon as possible if any changes to your scheduled time is needed.
For BD Pathway 855 users:
All users must submit a Pathway Protocol Information sheet and a 96 Well Plate template to the Cell Analysis Core prior to scheduling an appointment for the BD Pathway 855. Core personnel will review the completed Pathway Protocol Information sheet and contact users with instrument availability based on core personnel scheduling.
First time user?
Please contact Mary Price, prior to scheduling so that you can be assured that the facility is prepared to meet your needs and to expedite any special requests. Explain what you hope to achieve and we will help you to decide what instrumentation would most suit your needs. A brief consultation on experimental design to discuss controls needed and an introduction to sample preparation is required.
Feedback and Acknowledgments:
We welcome any feedback from users of the Cell Analysis Core Facility. Please email any comments or suggestions directly to mprice1@tulane.edu or pdeinin@tulane.edu. Also, you may supply core related feedback to Rhonda Thetonia, Ph.D., LCRC Associate Director of Scientific Administration,at rthetonia@lcrc.info.
It would be appreciated if any publication which includes results of data produced from the CACF include a mention of the Cell Analysis Core Facility in the acknowledgement section and that a copy of the paper is provided to the facility for reference.
