Links

User Groups

Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories
Huge, sprawling site with loads of information. Includes tutorials, reference materials, current protocols, and more. Home to the General Cytometry Email List, an international mailing list for flow cytometry users.

New England Cytometry Users Group
Regional cytometry users forum.

International Society for Analytical Cytology
ISAC is the professional organization for scientists utilizing multidisciplinary, advanced technology for the measurement of cells and cell processes.

Basic Information

Practical Flow Cytometry, Fourth Edition
Free online text version of Howard Shapiro's textbook.

Mario Roederer's Compensation Perspective
Excellent guide to compensation, how to do it, and why it's so important. Includes a quiz, many diagrams, and a short no-fail recipe for proper compensation every time.

Wikipedia: Flow cytometry
Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia. Link goes to their entry on flow cytometry.

How a Flow Cytometer Works
A brief introduction to the history, science, and engineering behind flow cytometry from Science Park at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Fluorochrome Tables

Table of Fluorochromes
Table of common fluorochromes. Includes excitation and emission wavelengths, MW, and some notes on use.

BD Fluorescence Spectra Viewer
Applet viewer provides spectral visualization of excitation and emission peaks for many common fluorochromes. Estimates percent overlap for compensation in FACScan fluorescence channels.